New research by the Fossil Free Politics campaign reveals a concerted lobbying effort by the fossil fuel industry during Covid-19 to win concessions for climate-damaging energy schemes, gain access to bailout funds, and weaken environmental standards. This is undermining climate action, the EU Green Deal and green recovery. Bailing out fossil fuels is giving a …
Civil society concerns on EU critical raw materials plan
234 civil society organisations and academics from across Europe and the world are expressing deep concerns with the direction being taken by the European Commission in its new communications on Critical Raw Materials, in this open letter. Reacting to the Commission’s plans published on Friday 4th September, the signatories urge the Commission to realign strategies …
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Commission turning a blind eye to new GMOs
88 civil society and farmers organisations from across Europe are today warning the EU Commission is turning a blind eye to new GMOs and demanding EU health and food safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides keeps new GMOs regulated, in an open letter. The controversial new generation of food genetic engineering techniques should be subject to EU …
NGO proposal for EU legislation on business and human rights
All around the world, businesses are responsible for human rights abuses and environmental harm, as underscored by the recent COVID-19 crisis. Businesses must not be allowed to close their eyes to the impact of their business decisions on other actors in the chain. Voluntary measures have proved to be vastly insufficient, as recognised by the …
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Meeting request on CAP alignment with EU Green Deal
Together with a coalition of NGOs, we wrote to the European Commission to request a meeting to ensure the Common Agricultural Policy is brought in line with the climate, environmental and biodiversity commitments of the European Green Deal.
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On the inside: how the gas industry infiltrates EU decision-making on energy
A critical flaw in the design of an EU law on energy infrastructure has helped the fossil fuel industry pocket over €1 billion in EU taxpayer funds for gas projects, according to new analysis from Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Action Europe. At least 60% of all European Commission funds allocated …
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