en castellano / em portugués / auf deutsch / en francais / in Dutch No more toxic trade deals between the EU and Latin American countries We, the undersigned organisations from Latin America and the European Union, stand united in rejecting the EU-Mercosur trade deal. We call on policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic …
Don’t be fooled by the Hydrogen Hype
This briefing on the hydrogen hype sets out why hydrogen is nothing more than a smoke and mirrors tactic from the fossil fuel industry.
Burning issues: forest fires and human rights abuses on the surge in Brazil
Deforestation in the Mercosur region has been a source of friction in the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, and one of the main reasons for stopping the ratification process during Bolsonaro’s mandate. Despite some improvement on environmental protections since Lula’s come back, the conditions to conclude a sustainable trade deal with Mercosur are still …
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Shaping a fossil-free Europe
This briefing sets out why and how we can secure a future that is free from fossil fuels and gas in particular.
The story of campaigners who took on corporate giants – and won
“Communities can fight back and say no.” Nick Omonuk. In May 2024, the European Union took a significant step towards greater corporate accountability. The new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) introduces new rules for big corporations to identify and mitigate risks to human rights and the environment in their chain of activities. The new …
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New GMOs: Slipping through the safety net
The European Union is in the process of introducing a new legislation that would exclude most of the “new generation” of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – seeds, plants and foods developed through new genomic techniques (NGTs) such as gene editing – from its existing GMO regulations. The draft law significantly weakens the approval process for …
