20/12/21
How big business gets control over our food
New briefing reveals why big biotech’ lobbying tactics on new GMOs threatens biodiversity, farmers’ autonomy a …
17/11/21
Uproot EU deforestation strategy to protect all ecosystems and people
The EU’s long-awaited proposal to combat deforestation lacks important protections for people and planet. …
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08/11/21
COP26 action on fossils undermined by corporate courts
Any progress achieved at COP26 this week to reduce fossil fuels could be fatally undermined by a secretive cor …
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04/11/21
Friends of the Earth Europe joins call to COP26 organisers: address elephant in the room.
138 European civil society organisations have written an open letter to leading decisionmakers at COP26, urgin …
29/10/21
Why is the EU absent in UN negotiations on binding human rights rules for business?
The significance of the EU’s absence during UN treaty negotiations on binding human rights rules for business.
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27/10/21
How the Energy Charter Treaty derails climate action
An obscure treaty European governments have created, the Energy Charter Treaty, could massively undermine coun …
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