Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a team of climate change scientists to determine how much gas Europe can afford to use in its future energy mix. The scientific study ‘Natural Gas and Climate Change‘ by Professor Kevin Anderson and Doctor John Broderick of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research reveals the urgency with which …
The Agrifood Atlas
The Agribusiness Atlas is a unique collection of facts and infographics that show the dramatic impacts of the global food system being rapidly monopolised by ever-fewer, ever-larger corporations at every stage of the food chain. This alarming trend poses risks to consumer choice, jobs and working conditions and food production in the future, warn the …
Briefing: the legal case to block Bayer-Monsanto
This is a summary briefing of new research led by Ioannis Lianos, Professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy and Director of the Centre for Law, Economics and Society (CLES) at University College London (UCL), which concludes that even on a narrow reading of EU competition law, the merger between Monsanto and German ‘life …
Letter to Agriculture Commissioner Hogan on meat consumption
After European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan commited to investing in promoting meat consumption in Europe and promoting European beef in foreign markets, Friends of the Earth Europe and eleven other organisations urged him to reconsider – given that promoting meat consumption is in direct contradiction with the European Union’s objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Monitoring Europe’s fossil fuel subsidies
Despite multiple climate action commitments the EU budget and European public banks continue to finance fossil fuel production and consumption across the EU and internationally. This study shows the scale of the problem with the EU providing an annual average of €4bn in fossil fuel subsidies through its budget, development and investment banks and funds. …
3 key steps towards a future free from plastic pollution
Plastic is one of the fastest-growing pollutants in the world. However, real solutions already exist to the plastic pollution crisis. Ahead of its proposed Plastics Strategy, and together with the Rethink Plastic alliance, we’re calling on the European Commission to show global leadership with an ambitious strategy and binding legislation.
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