Friends of the Earth Netherlands has announced that it will take British–Dutch multinational oil and gas company Shell to court if it does not immediately act on demands “to stop its destruction of the climate” which, if won, could significantly limit the company’s investments in oil and gas around the world.
There are lots of good reasons to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, but in the end, it may never get built because there are a lack of customers rather than because of protests and lawsuits.
Environmental organizations such as Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth have signed a joint letter to the UK Prime Minister warning the UK government against watering down its climate change and environmental policy commitments, following the release of photographed documents suggesting the Government would “scale down” environmental measures in an effort to smooth post-Brexit trade deals.
Today a coalition of environmental groups opposing Trump’s Keystone XL pipeline decision responded by filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of State.
A new report investigating the role of European citizen-owned renewable energy projects has concluded that over half of EU citizens could be generating their own renewable electricity by 2050. New research carried out by independent research and consultancy firm CE Delft for several European environmental organizations investigated and analyzed the … [continued]
A new report has revealed the numerous multi-million dollar bonuses awarded to Australian and international fossil fuel company executives who are able to explore and expand fossil fuel reserves — reserves which are unburnable under any legitimate two-degrees climate scenario. Australia-based environmental finance campaigners Market Forces, an affiliate of Friends … [continued]
Advice submitted to the UK government by its own Climate Change Committee has come under heavy fire, and been labelled as “desperately disappointing.” The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) was due to provide updated recommendations to the UK government this week following in the wake of the climate accord struck … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath We know the technology already exists to power whole continents with 100 per cent renewable energy, but what about the money? According to a new report from Friends of the Earth International, this exists too. It’s just a matter of mobilising it. The … [continued]
Originally published on Real Feed-In Tariffs. By Dr David Toke Below is a copy of a letter I have sent to Simon Bullock, the Senior Energy Campaigner of Friends of the Earth Dear Simon, Thank you for news of FOE’s activities, which are most welcome. However, I am struck by … [continued]
If at this moment you were to ask me, What’s in a name? I would say, everything. At its recent board meeting in South Korea, the “Green Climate Fund” (GCF) refused an explicit ban on fossil fuel projects. As a result, the fund which was set up as part of UN … [continued]
