Brussels, 15 October – EU chiefs must follow through with plans to slash biofuel use, Friends of the Earth Europe warned today as crucial decisions on biofuels policy reform are taken by European Commissioners in Brussels. The warning comes on the eve of World Food Day, against the backdrop of a looming food crisis – …
The role of company reporting in resource efficiency
A new briefing published today aims to highlight the substantial gains companies can make by improving their use of resources. The recommendations come as the European Commission prepares to publish new draft legislation on Non Financial Reporting by companies (expected by the end of 2012). Friends of the Earth Europe considers that this is a …
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Biofuels reform can wait no longer – letter
The future of green transport must not include socially and environmentally unsustainable biofuels, a coalition of environment and development campaign groups have said today in a letter to EU energy chief, Günther Oettinger. The letter, from Friends of the Earth Europe and nine other organisations, is in response to the European Commission’s draft proposal [1] …
Over 4000 demand reduction in Europe’s land use
In Europe, we are currently consuming an area of land one and a half times the size of our continent. This amount is increasing and as a continent Europe is putting more and more pressure on the limited land the planet has left. This is pushing up food prices, driving land-grabs, contributing to climate change …
Biofuels reform ‘a messy, insufficient compromise’
After 21 months of delay, the European Commission has drafted a framework to reform EU biofuels policy and the massive carbon emissions caused by expanding agriculture for biofuels. The draft policy [1] aims to address so-called ‘indirect land use change’ (ILUC) where agriculture has to expand to accommodate biofuels demand. This happens at the expense …
Europe’s biofuels plans driving social and environmental destruction
Brussels, Belgium, November 8, 2010 – Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69 000 square kilometres of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, a new study reveals today [1]. The report finds that an area over twice the size of Belgium …
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