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We have just launched: http://www.meatclimate.org/, on which the report The Livestock Industry and Climate – EU makes Bad Worse can be found on eight different languages. Toivo from Sweden, Jennifer from Spain, Herma from Germany/Belgium and och Zdenek from the Czech republic. Indeed very good atmosphere, with activists from Spain, Czech republik, Germany, UK, Sweden and the…

 Welcome to the launch of the report The livestock industry and the climate – EU makes bad worse in four new languages: Dutch, Spanish, German and Czech. Previously also in Swedish, English, French and Croatian.   Also launch of the brand new webpage www.meatclimate.org.   European Parliament, PHS 1C051, 14.00–15.00 on Wednesday, 4th of March…

On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the climate resolution “2050 – The future begins today.” I had negotiated for the Left group, GUE/NGL, and for some time prospects looked good. When the climate committee approved the resolution in December, we made the EU’s emissions limits stricter, requiring a 40% reduction in emissions by2020 and an 80%…

The EU parliament has concluded that meat consumption contributes to climate change. That is the finding after todays adoption of the climate resolution, ”2050 – The future begins today” (rapporteur: Florenz). Nevertheless, the parliament declined to demand that measures be taken to lower meat consumption. The resolution concerned how the EU will act to combat climate…

Stockholm, December 20, 2008 I hereby express my outrage against the atrocities committed by police forces in Suluk Bongkal, Riau, Indonesia. On December 18, 2008 a group farmers were attacked by a large group of police and hired thugs. Gun shots and teargas were fired against the farmers. Two helicopters were used in the attack,…

Brussels 13/12/08 Agreement between the EP and Council on EU ETS Today around lunchtime the European Parliament and the Council struck a deal on how to reform the EU Emission Trading Scheme. – Unfortunately we have missed the chance to create a well functioning trading system but at least the result of the deal means…