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A large number of forest fires have been discovered on Indonesian plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. Despite new evidence that both companies violate their own ‘no deforestation’ policies, major U.S. and European investors have not taken significant steps to address these problems, according to a new report released today. …
Global palm oil companies fail to prevent Indonesian firesRead more
The European Commission today launched its revised proposal to tackle resource use and waste in Europe. The reworked Circular Economy Package is weaker than last year’s axed proposal, according to Friends of the Earth Europe, and lacks the solid foundations required to address Europe’s overconsumption of resources and its global impact. The previous proposal was …
Based on leaked drafts of the European Commission’s revised waste and resource legislation – the Circular Economy Package – this briefing report analyses the key points involved and the expectations of Friends of the Earth Europe for the proposal. After last year’s Package was controversially shelved, the Commission has promised to release the proposals in a …
Circular Economy Package leaks – ambition or inaction?Read more
Following the revelations and wider implications of the dieselgate emissions scandal, European organisations sent this open letter to the Presidents of the European Institutions calling for EU action to protect citizens from air pollution and the manipulative and fraudulent behaviour of carmakers. The groups, including Friends of the Earth Europe, expressed their objections to recent …
European organisations call for EU action on VW scandalRead more
One year since the entry into office of the current European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, environmental groups issued this statement criticising the EU executive for a paralysis in policymaking on issues related to the environment. CEE Bankwatch Network, Climate Action Network Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, and the Health …
Environmental organisations deplore ‘lost year’ for environmental protectionRead more
There is land embodied in everything we consume – our food, our electronic devices, our clothes. With Europe having one of the highest consumption rates in the world, where are we getting all this land from and what impacts is it having on people and planet? Europe’s land footprint is significantly larger than the continent …
