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Shell’s appeal confirms its lack of commitment to tackling climate change

THE HAGEUE/AMSTERDAM, 20 JULY 2021 Shell's decision to appeal sends the "wrong signal" according to Milieudefensie’s ...

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50 years of fighting for environmental justice

Our 50th Anniversary is an opportunity to assess our contributions to environmental justice, learn from our history, ana...

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New report details Big Polluters’ next Big Con

Amsterdam, 9 June 2021 – In the midst of virtual discussions of the UN climate treaty, a new report shines a light on ...

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“How we took on one of the world’s biggest polluters and won”

In a monumental victory for our planet and climate justice, a Dutch court has held a corporation liable for causing da...

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Historic victory: judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions.

The Hague, 26 May 2021 - For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous clim...

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Covid-19: The peoples’ path from crisis to recovery

What impact has the Covid-19 pandemic had on the peoples, communities and allies that Friends of the Earth works with? H...

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13 years is too long for victims of Shell’s oil spills to wait for justice.

On Friday 29th January 2021, justice prevailed for the people of the oil-soaked Niger Delta. After a thirteen-year strug...

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Justice at last – Dutch court orders Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spill harm.

"Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle again...

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Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth win oil pollution case against Shell in historic ruling

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Organisations urge Biden Administration to do more on climate than merely rejoin Paris Agreement

President Joseph Biden is expected to take the United States back into the Paris Agreement on Inauguration day (20 Janua...

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Shell awaits judgement as historic climate case hearings conclude in the Hague.

AMSTERDAM, 17 December 2020 - The business model of one of the world's biggest oil companies, Shell, hangs in the balanc...

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Five years on, the Paris Agreement is a reminder that the root causes of the climate crisis remain unaddressed.

12 December 2020 marks the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, in which 197 countries agreed t...

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Taking Shell to court: groundbreaking Dutch climate litigation case begins.

AMSTERDAM, 30 November 2020 - The groundbreaking Dutch climate case against Shell reaches the courtroom this December, w...

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Condemnation of the assassination of Mama Fikile Ntshangase in South Africa

Friends of the Earth International condemns the killing of Mama Fikile Ntshangase, shot in her home in Mtubatuba, KwaZul...

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Oil company Total back in Court for human rights violations in Uganda

On Wednesday 28 October, 10:30 am, the appeal hearing against oil giant Total will start in Versailles Court of Appeal, ...

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Global coalition releases liability roadmap for governments to Make Big Polluters Pay

WORLDWIDE – Today, a global coalition released a “liability roadmap”: a first-of-its-kind tool outlining how local...

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Gas Rush, Human Rights Abuses, Climate Devastation, Insurgent Attacks, Covid Hotspot

Cabo Delgado needs our support and solidarity. The gas industry is ravaging the northernmost region of Mozambique, as tr...

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COVID-19 crisis is a wake up call for system change

Friends of the Earth expresses its deep concern and solidarity as the world faces the COVID-19 crisis, which is already ...

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Dutch court opens Shell climate case to public showdown

AMSTERDAM, 8 April 2020 — The spotlight will now be firmly on the Shell climate case, instigated by Friends of the E...

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Total abuses in Uganda: French High Court of Justice declares itself incompetent in favour of the Commercial Court

January 30, 2020 - The Nanterre High Court has handed down its decision on the summary proceedings brought by Friends of...

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Unprecedented bushfires in Australia and flooding in Indonesia: the devastating extremes of climate impacts

"We’re in a state of anxiety, shock and grief. Many of our staff, volunteers and the communities we work with have l...

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COP25 closing comments: A small victory, with an even bigger fight ahead

Sunday 15 December, Madrid, Spain: COP25 negotiations are finally over in Madrid, after going into extra time. 

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Total in court for human rights violations in Uganda: Historic hearing in France under the duty of vigilance law.

The organizations are suing the oil giant on account of its activities in Uganda. Over two years of investigations have ...

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Climate talks ‘out of touch with reality’ as rich countries seek to gut Paris Agreement

Madrid, Spain, 13 December 2019: Prospects for vulnerable communities in the global South look dire, as wealthy countrie...

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COP 25: Resurgence of carbon markets threatens people, politics and planet

2 December 2019, Madrid, Spain As the international climate talks open today in Madrid, Spain, the world faces the re-e...

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Shell’s reply to court summons in historic climate case shows its stubborn refusal to stop destroying the climate

AMSTERDAM, 12 November 2019 Today Friends of the Earth Netherlands received Shell’s long awaited response to the lega...

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Oil company Total faces historic legal action in France for human rights and environmental violations in Uganda.


Paris, 23 October 2019 Today Friends of the Earth France, Survie,  AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the Earth Uganda and ...

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Mobilize, resist, transform: Friends of the Earth groups among millions mobilizing for climate justice across the world

The world’s streets came alive with the footsteps and voices of climate protestors, from 20-27 September 2019, as mill...

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We have a decision to make: Change the system or face climate catastrophe


Finally, it seems that the urgency of the climate crisis has become impossible for decision-makers — especially in the...

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Amazon wildfires are a wake-up call for the world

The wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest - predominantly in Brazil, but also in Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru - are no...

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In solidarity with the Narmada valley struggle in India

Friends of the Earth International recently expressed deep concern at the growing humanitarian crisis in the Narmada val...

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People Power in Action: Women leading Palestine’s energy transformation

Many people in Palestine live with extreme energy scarcity. Due to Israeli occupation since 1967, local communities hav...

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A journey through the oil spills of Ogoniland

Over two decades after Shell was first called out for it’s destruction of the Niger Delta, oil still contaminates the ...

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Friends of the Earth Netherlands submits legal summons in historic climate case against Shell

The Hague, April 5, 2019 - Today Friends of the Earth Netherlands will deliver a court summons to Shell to legally compe...

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Civil society rises up as fossil fuel companies and climate deniers block progress at COP24 Katowice climate talks

Katowice, Poland, 14 December 2018: As the UN climate talks go into their final hours in Katowice, progress on the ‘Pa...

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Frontline community leaders challenge Shell at UN climate COP24

Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018: Today, communities directly impacted by Shell’s abusive practices spoke out as fos...

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COP 24: Time is running out. We must build an alternative energy future for the people

Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018: As the UN climate talks open this week - Friends of the Earth International launches ...

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Celebration and resistance: Friends of the Earth mobilizes in global Week of Action for climate justice

As scientists published their clearest warning yet about the consequences of failing to act to stop climate change, Frie...

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‘This is a climate emergency’: Global mobilization against dirty energy as IPCC warns of climate catastrophe if warming continues

8 October 2018, Amsterdam and globally: Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched its Special Report ...

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It’s time to mobilize for a new international energy system that works for people and planet

In October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release its landmark 1.5 degrees report - likely to s...

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People Power in action: Communities in England say ‘No to fracking’

Working side-by-side with communities threatened by fracking, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland i...

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Global Climate Action Summit: Jerry Brown promotes false climate change solutions while people power shines

San Francisco, 10 September 2018: California Governor Jerry Brown’s so-called Global Climate Action Summit is yet anot...

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The magnitude of the planetary crisis requires action of a similar size; the solution is system change

We are facing deep-rooted climate, social and environmental crises. The current dominant economic system cannot provide...

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Rising tide of court cases threatens Shell’s polluting business model

Twenty years ago, Shell made a prediction. In a scenario-planning exercise, the fossil fuel company prophesied a series ...

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Shell rejects Friends of the Earth Netherlands’ climate demands, forcing court action

Amsterdam, 29 May – Shell yesterday rejected in writing Friends of the Earth Netherlands’ demands that the company a...

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These eight scandals prove Shell’s long history of contempt for people and planet

The biggest companies in the world are often implicated in environmental and human rights abuses. Yet these crimes go un...

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Shell faces historic legal action in the Netherlands for its failure to act on climate change

Amsterdam, 4 April 2018: Friends of the Earth Netherlands announces that it will take Shell to court if it does not act ...

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The People vs. Shell

We took Shell, one of the biggest climate polluters in the world to court for causing climate change and we WON! This is...

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Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue

It is with great sadness and anger that we received the news of the murders of Datu Victor Danyan as well as seven membe...

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COP23: Friends of the Earth International mobilizes for climate justice

From 4-17 November 2017, Friends of the Earth representatives from around the world came together at the COP23 climate t...

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Climate Impacted Peoples: untold stories of drought, floods, hurricanes, dirty energy and walls against free movement.

Seas are rising and many people forced to migrate in the Pacific islands, a fracking company takes a fancy to a drought ...

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People power at its best: Friends of the Earth groups around the world mobilize to demand climate justice and end to dirty energy

In an explosion of spectacular mobilizations and a frenzy of social media between 13-15 October 2017, Friends of the Ear...

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Feeding our peoples and building the movement to change the world

Declarations from La Via Campesina, VII International Conference  

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People Power in action: Uniting against oil exploration in Togo

In 2012 oil was discovered off the coast of Doevi Kope, Togo. If the oil is drilled it will affect not only Doevi Kope b...

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People Power in action: Communities unite against coal mining in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest coal exporters. In 2015, the country mined over 460 million tonnes of coal. To...

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Why we need to stand as one globally to combat climate change.

Thousands Mobilize for Climate Justice   2017 has seen a succession of devastating hurricanes, floodi...

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No to nuclear impunity: Remembering the Kyshtym disaster in Russia

On the 60th anniversary of the third worst nuclear disaster in history, people are still suffering and critics are being...

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In solidarity with those affected by recent hurricanes and disasters caused by the neoliberal capitalist system

Climate Justice for Latin America, the Caribbean and peoples of the world.

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Celebrating Australia’s fracking ban

Communities lead the way in protecting their land, water and climate.

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Does AIIB’s Energy strategy include coal financing?

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), launched in January 2016, is an influential new player in the future of...

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Trump pulls out of the Paris climate agreement, making US a Rogue State on Climate

Donald Trump has announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change under t...

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The Asian Development Bank must end its 50 year addiction to coal

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meeting in Yokohama Japan this week marks its 50th anniversary. Yet there is...

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The dirty energy system is an illegitimate system

A failed system The global energy system is powering climate change, making up two thirds of global greenhouse emission...

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Fighting back against dirty energy, false solutions and climate change

Dirty Energy system devastates lives Our energy system - the way we produce, distribute and consume energy - is broke...

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The debate about a massive new UK nuclear project is a distraction

British electricity users will pay £81 billion for electricity from the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in its fi...

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Getting the Green Climate Fund we fought for

June - 2016 Karen Ornstein, deputy director of economic policy of Friends of the Earth US attended the meeting of the bo...

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Chernobyl + 30

Chernobyl on 26 April 1986 is forever etched in our global memory. Today, 26 April 2016, marks 30 years since the Cherno...

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On Fukushima 5 year anniversary, FoEI says, Don’t Go Nuclear

Today marks 5 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Friends of the Earth Japan is marking this occasion b...

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WTO rules against renewable energy and jobs in India – Friends of the Earth reaction

Geneva, Switzerland, February 24 2016 - Today the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled against India’s National Solar ...

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Wales: Plans for six million tonne coal mine persist despite community objections

Last summer, thousands of supporters of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland helped Alyson and Chris...

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TransCanada’s Keystone XL suit illustrates problem with TPP, trade deals

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS/ WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2016 -- Canadian pipeline company TransCanada gave notice Wednesday t...

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Outcome appeal against Shell: victory for the environment and the Nigerian people – Friends of the Earth Netherlands

Amsterdam, December 18, 2015 - Four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth Netherlands/ Milieudefensie welcome today�...

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Friends of the Earth International Assessment of the Paris Agreement

Despite the very favourable reception given by some, Friends of the Earth International believes that the Paris Agreemen...

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People power gathers momentum even as politicians fail in Paris

Actions and mass protests gathered pace around the world in the last two weeks, stealing the spotlight from the Paris cl...

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Civil society actions escalate as Paris climate talks enter final phase

With another round of climate talks closing soon and a fair and just deal as far away as ever, civil society organizatio...

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Phony remedy to the climate crisis rejected…. at least for the next four years.

Many delegates from developing countries at the climate talks in Paris have been pushing hard to scrap text about carbon...

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Paris Climate Summit: Not enough progress by half

PARIS, FRANCE, December 5 – The Chairs of the ADP (Durban Platform for Action) have just handed over negotiating docum...

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’Stop the haze’ : Friends of the Earth Indonesia protest at Paris climate talks

Activists from Friends of the Earth Indonesia/WALHI held an action at the international climate talks in Paris today, ab...

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UN Climate Talks are “a Rigged Game”, Climate Justice Groups say in action

Young Friends of the Earth Europe together with other climate justice youth groups, organised an action at the UN climat...

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Beyond Obama and Hollande – the headlines that could have been

The United Nations climate talks started today in Paris. Heads of state of almost one hundred fifty countries started th...

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FoE Russia: Ten Reasons Why Climate Initiatives Should Not Include Large Hydropower Projects

Large hydropower projects are often propagated as a “clean and green” source of electricity by international financi...

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Richest 782 people could power half the world with 100% renewable energy

PARIS, FRANCE, November 23, 2015 – The personal fortunes of the 782 wealthiest people on the planet, many CEOs of majo...

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Position paper of Russian NGOs regarding the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11) in Paris, 2015

Russian environmental NGOs are concerned about the unacceptably slow pace of the preparation of the new UN climate agree...

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Pinocchio Climate Awards 2015: voting opens for dirtiest corporate Pinocchio

The companies most guilty of undermining climate action are exposed today in the Pinocchio Climate Awards. Cash from big...

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Friends of the Earth Cameroon: Environmentalist faces heavy sentence in Cameroon

Mr. Nasako Besingi, Director of the NGO Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) was sentenced on November 3 ...

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Unfair deal under discussion at last UN meeting before Paris negotiations

Rich countries – those most responsible for climate change – are putting us on course for irreversible and more deva...

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Another dirty energy domino falls as Engie swears off new coal investments

French Minister of the Environment Ségolène Royal announced today that energy giant Engie will stop investing in  coa...

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Friends of the Earth Nigeria to Nigerian Government: ‘Revoke AGIP operating licence’

This text is based on a special report by Friends of the Earth Nigeria

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Evictions, urban cleansing, and Climate Talks in Paris

Adèle, Clémence and Angie, three climate activists living in Paris, wrote this piece for Young Friends of the Earth Eu...

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Documentary highlights how mining and burning coal affects South Africa

Through first-hand testimony The Bliss of Ignorance investigates South Africa's complex relationship with one of the cou...

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Pope says climate crisis is a matter of justice – reaction

18 June 2015 – Today, responding to the publication of Pope Francis’ papal encyclical on the environment [1], Friend...

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UN climate talks close with insufficient progress

BONN, GERMANY, 11 June 2015 – As two weeks of UN climate talks come to a close here today, Friends of the Earth Intern...

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Join a growing movement to confront the challenges of climate change

Friends of the Earth wants you to join a growing movement to confront and overcome the challenges of climate change. The...

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Governments recognise air pollution’s threat to human health

Geneva, Switzerland & Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1 June 2015 – The world’s governments took an important st...

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FoE Japan: Urgent request to halt vetting procedures to restart nuclear reactors and review new nuclear safety standards instead

Public statement to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority in response to the Fukui District Court injunction against rest...

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New radio show focuses on environmental struggles around the world

Growing Voices is Real World Radio’s new English language program that features a specific case of an environmental st...

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Friends of the Earth Croatia S.O.S. Adriatic: NO oil drilling!

FoE Croatia/Zelena akcija has officially launched a campaign against oil drilling in the Adriatic, together with others ...

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Can we afford 30 more years of coal exploitation?

Where does the myth that coal is still necessary come from? It comes from the lobbying and influence of those corporatio...

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Friends of the Earth France: Global Divestment Day

Ten months before the Paris climate conference, international civil society has decided to target investors and financi...

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Friends of the Earth Nigeria: Shell compensation for Bodo

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has agreed to pay US$83 million in compensation to the...

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