Sep 10, 2013 EnergyEU set for landmark vote on future of biofuels MEPs to decide on transport limits for crop based biofuels with hunger, indirect land use change and carbon emissions topping agenda
Sep 3, 2013 EnergyEU biofuels policy will push ‘thousands’ of Africans into poverty Actionaid cites interviews with Sierra Leone villagers who say they have lost land and food to companies focused on growing biofuels for Europe
Nov 25, 2013 PoliticsWarsaw climate pact: Greenpeace, WWF & Oxfam reactions Reaction from Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam, the Climate Insitite and other NGOs to the end of the COP19 climate summit
Aug 15, 2013 EnergyBiofuels could increase UK motor costs by £224 million per year ActionAid report says biofuel costs are likely to send petrol bills spiralling, but producers disagree
Jun 21, 2013 NatureClimate adaptation planning ‘could have prevented’ Uttarakhand deaths Local expert tells RTCC lives could have been saved if government had enforced rules banning construction of buildings on flood plans
May 9, 2013 PoliticsClimate finance: the elephant that’s not even in the room Lack of progress on climate finance flows could fatally undermine attempts to broker a global deal in 2015
May 3, 2013 EnergyWhy biofuels are not a sensible solution to climate change Anders Dahlbeck from ActionAid argues biofuels are threatening world climate and hunger goals and should be carefully regulated
Sep 18, 2012 EnergyOxfam & ActionAid welcome EU biofuels clampdown Industry to fall in line as EU halves biofuel target from edible feedstocks in wake of price spikes and fuel versus food debate.
Aug 22, 2012 FinanceGreen Climate Fund board meets for first time amid controversy over transparency Clause allows board members to silence civil society as groups raise fears over openness of flagship climate finance vehicle.
Apr 26, 2012 EnergyEU “will not abandon” biofuels in face of renewed criticism Bloc continues to see role for the technology in its fight against climate change despite claims linking it human rights abuses and concerns over food prices.
Apr 26, 2012 EnergyDo biofuels have a sustainable future? As a leading NGO calls on the EU to turn its back on biofuels over food price and human rights fears, is there a sustainable path for the industry?
Feb 3, 2012 EnergyNew report says biofuels will add £100bn to fuel bills Research follows EU climate commissioner’s call for caution on future of biofuel.