Information from the Biotechnology Programme of Friends of the Earth Europe
Network news – March 2012
Dear FoEE groups, Welcome to the first network news of 2012, and welcome to our new website. Download the newsletter on the right, and then take your time to have a look around – we hope you like them both. Regards, Sam, Fran, Stine and Celia
Why we need an EU-wide binding target for energy savings
Today, energy savings is a purely voluntary policy that European countries have largely ignored. Friends of the Earth groups around Europe are calling for binding EU energy saving targets, and strong and social policies at the local and national level to ensure that every country contributes to saving energy.
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Bringing the voice of people to EU decision makers
This guide has been written to help Friends of the Earth groups, and other groups working on environmental and social issues, to understand how and when to engage with EU institutions, in order to make campaigning activities more effective. Understanding how institutions of the European Union work, and which powers they have, is a first …
Who benefits from GM crops? The great climate change swindle
Claims that genetically modified (GM) crops can solve hunger remain unproven, while a new claim has recently emerged that GM crops will be one of the solutions to combatting climate change. On the basis of these claims,the industry is lobbying hard at the UN’s climate change negotiations, in order to have GM crops and industrial …
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In 2011 European decision makers can make banks sustainable
A report looking at the role Banks and other financial institutions play in allocating financial resources, drawing importance on banks actively assessing and managing their impact on social and environmental sustainability in order to serve, rather than harm the public interest.
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