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EU use of Critical Raw Materials – how to make sure it's fair for people and forests

Today, the European Commission updated its list of the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) it needs to power the green and digital transitions, and issued a legislative proposal and a Communication for how it will source them.

There are...

16/03/2023

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EU law on deforestation: Policy makers prioritise trees over people

This morning European Union (EU) policymakers finished negotiating a new Regulation that aims to prevent agricultural goods tainted by deforestation from being imported into the EU market. While this is an historic first, the law...

06/12/2022

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The European Commission leaves the door open for industry to regulate removing carbon - and ignores reality

Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on carbon removals – activities and products that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Fern believes it is not just ineffective but harmful.  

A central...

30/11/2022

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EU settles for a paper target to increase carbon absorption in its forest and land

The European Parliament, Council and Commission have concluded their negotiations on the EU regulation that sets the climate ambition and accounting rules for the land and forest sector - the Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry...

11/11/2022

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European Parliament's biomass proposal ignores realities of the climate crisis

The proposal maintains some incentives that encourage energy companies to burn forests

14/09/2022

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European Parliament champions Indigenous Peoples’ rights in landmark deforestation law

The European Parliament has heeded calls by Indigenous Peoples, NGOs and European Union (EU) citizens by voting for Indigenous Peoples’ rights to be upheld in the EU’s landmark Regulation on deforestation-free products.

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13/09/2022

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EU Member State positions could have a profoundly negative impact on forests

Overnight, EU energy and environment ministers agreed on their positions on two files that are crucial for the fate of EU forests: the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry...

29/06/2022

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EU Ministers acknowledge importance of upholding international human rights standards to end deforestation, but more action is needed

European Union Environment Ministers today adopted their opinion on the deforestation-free regulation proposed by the Commission in November 2021.

28/06/2022

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Poll: Europeans don't buy industry scaremongering on food prices, and are more likely to vote for MEPs that support a stronger deforestation-free law

Despite food and agriculture industries’ misinformation campaign to delay anti-deforestation legislation, the European public doesn’t buy their excuses. Seven out of 10 people surveyed in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain...

27/06/2022

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Commission’s trade sanctions proposal falls short

Today, the European Commission released a proposal for improving the implementation and enforcement of environmental and labour provisions in the European Union’s (EU) Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). For the first time, the...

22/06/2022