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The European Parliament today voted to approve the new European Commission, marking the start of a new political phase for the European Union. The Green 10 alliance of leading environmental organisations calls on President Juncker and his team of Commissioners to give European citizens, and their future generations, a healthy, inclusive and environmentally sound place …
Concerns remain over Juncker Commission’s commitment to environmentRead more
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 producer countries.
Activists tell EU decision-makers of impacts on people, forests and climate This week, two Indonesian activists came to Brussels to speak to MEPs and policymakers to highlight the devastating impact that EU biofuels policy is having on their country. Deforestation and land grabbing Indonesia has some of the most biodiverse rainforest in the world. Yet …
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 resource efficient. Decisions made during their mandate have the possibility to make Europe a resilient continent to resource price fluctuation and increases, create half a million jobs in Europe, …
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 richer countries already use large amounts of resources. This is leading to volatile & increasing prices for key resources, and is creating negative environmental & social impacts like deforestation and high food …
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 10 year overarching plan launched in 2010. This briefing outlines the seven key steps that the EU can take to use fewer resources and ensure that we live in a …
Briefing: Seven ways Europe can use fewer resourcesRead more
