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Trade and Globalisation
The EU plays a key political role in international trade. With transnational corporations influencing the EU's trade agenda, and the untransparent and undemocratic nature of the WTO and bilateral trade agreements, FoEE keeps a close eye on decision-makers to ensure the development of a fair, sustainable and democratic global trading system. |
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Car fuel efficiency
Cars account for around 12% of total European emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - the principal greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. In 2008, the European Parliament is discussing a proposal for an EU regulation setting CO2 emission standards for passenger cars. We are urging the EU to agree on tough targets for reducing the fuel consumption of new cars. |
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Million Europeans against nuclear power
Thanks to the incorrect
claim that nuclear power does not contribute to climate change,
the nuclear machine (industry and supporters) has been encouraged
to rear its ugly head again. In more and more European countries
plans for a nuclear comeback are under discussion, and in Finland
the first new reactor in Western Europe since 1991 is under construction. |
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Europe's
future Constitution
A new Constitution for Europe should be agreed during 2003. FoEE is working with
other environmental groups to ensure sustainable development and the environment
figure as top priorities for the new Europe. |
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Food
and Farming:
Time to Choose!
Europe's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remains a major cause of environmental
and social destruction giving incentives to highly intensive large scale farming.
FoEE's campaign aims to channel the necessary public support for urgent CAP reform. |
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EU
Vote Watch Campaign
In June 2004 Europe voted for a new European Parliament. FoEE's EU Vote Watch
website allows everyone to see how each individual parliamentarian, from the
previous Parliament, voted on important environmental issues. |
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In the run up to the Earth
Summit in Johannesburg last August, FoE mobilised people around
the world to send a strong message to politicians: give priority
to people and the environment. FoE advocates global rules that
bring corporations to account. |
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Sustainable Societies
FoEE has been heavily involved in
developing the Sustainable Development Strategy of the EU. The goal remains to
ensure that sustainable development and environment are given priority in EU
policy making. |
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Environmental Impacts of the Israel-Hizbullah war, 2006 |
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Earth is participating since the early days to the European and
World Social Forum, and works actively on a further integration
of the environmental concerns into the alter-globalisation debate. |
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Bite
Back - WTO/GMO Trade Dispute Campaign
George Bush, backed by the US biotech industry, is using the WTO to force genetically
modified food and farming into European and world markets. Through Citizen's
Objections, FoEE demands that the WTO dismiss the complaint and not undermine
people's right to say no. |
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In Lebanon in mid July 2006,15,000-30.000 tons of heavy fuel spilled into the Mediterranean Sea after Israeli warplanes bombed an oil-fuelled power plant of located directly on the coastline about 30 kilometres south of Beirut. Friends of the Earth Europe pushed for the EU and the United Nations to help clear up the mess. |
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Safer
Chemicals Campaign
Almost anything you buy - soap, a computer, perfume, furniture - will contain
a mixture of substances produced in a chemical factory. More and more research
is suggesting that some chemicals are threatening our health with a new kind
of pollution. Draft legislation (known as REACH - Registration, Evaluation
and Authorisation of Chemicals) is in danger
of being too weak to properly protect consumers and the environment. |
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Mediterranean
Programme
FoEE has built a MedNet group which includes Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France,
Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. This group
works closely with regional and local governments to promote sustainable development. |
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