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Dirty deals: How trade talks threaten to undermine EU climate policies and bring tar sands to Europe

This briefing demonstrates how corporate lobby groups are using trade threats, and particularly the EU-US trade talks as a vehicle to attack, weaken and delay important environmental regulation still in the making. The Fuel Quality Directive has already being delayed and potentially weakened threatening EU climate policies and an influx of tar sands to Europe.

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Heading South: The dash for unconventional fossil fuels in Argentina

This new research finds that, in a new frontier for shale gas, big energy companies such as Chevron, Shell and Total are ‘heading south’ to drill in Argentina, including in protected natural areas. This dash for unconventional fossil fuels is taking place at the expense of the interests of local communities, workers and the environment. The …

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The EU Bioenergy land footprint

Land the size of Poland and Sweden combined, will be needed to produce crops and wood for Europe’s bioenergy needs by 2030, this new research reveals. The analysis by Vienna University of Economics and Business for Friends of the Earth Europe shows how Europe’s consumption of crops and wood for transport fuel, heating and electricity …

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Annual review of 2013

The Friends of the Earth Europe network was invaluable in championing the message of social and environmental justice in 2013. This report introduces some of these achievements, from the Friends of the Earth Europe office, our member groups across the continent, and our youth network, alongside financial records and some more in-depth coverage of some …

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