Due diligence… but not just yet With the delay of two legislative proposals on deforestation and sustainable corporate governance, accountability has been pushed back. Two European Commission…
Sweden’s industrial forestry model is inflicting damage on its migrant workforce as well as nature 5 June 2023 Written by: Siim Kuresoo Europe’s only Indigenous People, the Sámi, have paid…
Duped Every year an estimated 5,000 migrant seasonal workers come to Sweden to do the back-breaking work of clearing landscapes and planting trees. They make up 85 – 90 per cent of the workforce and…
Durban Declaration on Carbon Trading. Representatives from people’s movements and organizations worldwide gathered in South Africa from 4-7 October 2004 to help forge a global people’s movement for…
Dutch court ruling on climate change could improve climate policies globally The Hague Court of Appeal made a precedent-setting ruling on 9 October 2018, providing a global example for engaged…
Dutch government to decide on biomass sustainability criteria In December 2014, the Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, presented the Dutch Parliament with a set of…
Dutch Parliament suspends biomass subsidies The Dutch Parliament is challenging the wisdom of burning biomass for energy, voting on 2 February in favour of a resolution to suspend subsidies for…
Dutch scientists’ message on biomass should be heard throughout EU The Netherlands has much to fear from climate change and rising sea levels, but is the worst-performing country in Europe on…
Dutch struggle over biomass is heating up Since last year, the Dutch government has come under fire over its climate and energy policy. The main issue: a total phase out of coal and biomass…
