Civil society organisations today blamed governments at the Committee on World Food Security for defending the biofuels industry rather than the people pushed into hunger by biofuels policies. These organisations believe that expert evidence, which clearly showed that biofuels targets aggravate food price volatility and increase hunger, was ignored. Governments acknowledged that biofuels crops compete …
Biofuels limit not enough to prevent hunger and deforestation
The burning of biofuels in Europe will continue to increase and cause food price hikes and climate emissions after the European Parliament today failed to vote for tougher restrictions on their use. In a vote in Strasbourg on legislation to limit the quantities of ‘food based’ biofuels in renewable energy transport targets MEPs voted to …
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Conference: Targeting a more resource efficient Europe
On the 5th November, Friends of the Earth Europe will hold a conference at Eurocities in Brussels to look at the role of targets in bringing about a reduction in the resources we use in Europe. Europe is using more of the planet’s minerals, metals, forests, fuels, land and water than ever before. The European …
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Europeans forced to drive with more rainforest-destroying biofuels
Europe’s drivers are being forced to fill their tanks with increasing amounts of rainforest-destroying palm oil, with reliance on the controversial biofuel set to rise even further, new figures released today show. According to the data, palm oil use has increased much more than predicted and is now at 20% of the biodiesel mix. The …
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The EU Biofuel Policy and Palm Oil: Cutting subsidies or cutting rainforest?
This study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for Friends of the Earth Europe finds that Europe’s drivers are being forced to fill their tanks with increasing amounts of palm oil, with reliance on the controversial biofuel set to rise even further. According to the data, palm oil use has increased much more than …
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‘Feed people not cars’ biofuels protest
The madness of food being used to fill cars as biofuels, rather than being used to feed people, was illustrated by campaigners in Brussels today who attempted to fit as many people as possible – dressed in giant corn on the cob costumes! – inside a Mini. Flanked by large banners demanding ‘No food for …