Scientists raise the alarm over recent EU climate policy proposals Almost 200 climate, forestry and environmental scientists, including many from Finland and Sweden, have sent an open letter to…
ICAO biofuel plans are a Trojan horse for palm oil Nearly 100 NGOs have condemned the UN’s aviation agency’s plans to dramatically scale up use of biofuels in planes. The NGOs say that the…
Commission comments on palm oil offer hope: Now EU should deliver on deforestation The European Commission’s response to the Parliament resolution on palm oil and deforestation of…
News in Brief October 2017 NIBs On 3 October 2017, the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution urging the EU to increase its 2030 climate targets and to devise a strategy to bring…
Białowieża forest struggle is symptomatic of a greater ill As Polish authorities disregard national protests and international pressure to stop logging, activists face increasing hostility in order…
Blog: Aviation industrys carbon offsetting plans keep flying into trouble Keeping global warming below 1.5°C - which the Paris Agreement strives to – means fundamental changes for industries from…
Forests and climate will suffer from Council’s decision EU Environment ministers today bowed to pressure from a small nucleus of nations led by Finland, and opted for damaging new carbon accounting…
Sacrificing South America’s forests on the altar of EU market access The first trade talks between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of nations - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and…
Guest Blog: Are European taxpayers funding land grabs and forest destruction? The central aim of European Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) is to foster growth and reduce poverty. Yet in…
Loophole after loophole, is LULUCF Regulation limping toward a dead-end? The European Parliament’s plenary vote, 13 September 2017, on how EU nations account for emissions from their land and forest…
