17/10/14
Indonesia on the front line
Europe has failed to see the whole picture on biofuels – turning a blind eye to the impacts of biofuel production on people and the environment in pro …
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01/10/14
Briefing: GM food and the EU-US trade deal
Negotiations on a transatlantic trade deal between the European Union and the United States threaten the EU’s ability to regulate imports, authorisati …
24/09/14
Briefing: The role of the European Parliament 2014-2019 in moving Europe to resource efficiency
Incoming Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who will be elected in May 2014, will have in their hands the potential to make the EU more resour …
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24/09/14
Briefing: The four footprints
Pressure on the world’s resources is rapidly increasing, as people’s living standards rise in many poorer countries across the world, while those in r …
24/09/14
Briefing: Seven ways Europe can use fewer resources
The European Commission started developing the EU’s resource efficiency agenda by including it as one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy – its …
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15/09/14
Briefing: Fiddling the numbers on the 2030 energy efficiency target
New information from an Access to Documents request shows that the real costs of a 2030 efficiency target may be much lower than those published by th …