Across the world people are already being hit hard by climate change. Some communities are being evacuated to avoid the rising oceans, while droughts and record-breaking floods made worse by climate change are devastating the lives of people across the planet. 2015 was the warmest year on record and saw global sea levels reach their …
Policy Briefing — Land Under Pressure: global impacts of the EU bioeconomy
A number of existing and emerging EU policies and initiatives to green plastics, packaging, fuels and more through plant-based sources are at risk of backfiring with big social and environmental impacts. Substituting fossil-based products for plant-based ones is the core idea of the ‘bioeconomy’, which is promoted by the EU, governments and industry, with the …
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Land Under Pressure: global impacts of the EU bioeconomy
A number of existing and emerging EU policies and initiatives to green plastics, packaging, fuels and more through plant-based sources are at risk of backfiring with big social and environmental impacts, according to this new report. Substituting fossil-based products for plant-based ones is the core idea of the ‘bioeconomy’, which is promoted in the EU …
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Energy efficiency: why we need a higher target for 2030
This short briefing shows how ambitious energy savings targets can save lives, tackle energy poverty and boost climate action. In Juncker’s own words: “A binding 30% objective for energy efficiency by 2030 is to me the minimum if we want to be credible”.
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Energy efficiency: improving air quality and energy security
This short briefing shows how ambitious energy savings targets can save 225,000 lives across the EU – and lead to huge savings on health and pollution control costs.
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No public money for industrial meat farming – letter to EU Agriculture Commissioner Hogan
Our open letter to EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, expressing concerns regarding his commitment to invest in promoting meat consumption in Europe and promoting European beef in foreign markets. The letter was co-signed with Slow Food, the European Environmental Bureau, Compassion in World Farming, Eat Better, Humane Society International, Greenpeace EU, SAFE, Friends of the …
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