Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law
According to Climate Home News, Finland has passed a law to support one of its most ambitious climate change targets ...
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COP26: Soya giants lobbied against forest protection
Greenpeace Unearthed has found that trade groups representing some of the world’s biggest soya traders lobbied the EU to weaken ...
Food brands challenge deforestation rules in new bill
The Guardian reports that documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show companies and trade associations representing household brands have ...
UK supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott
Sky News reports that UK retailers have renewed their threat to stop buying products from Brazil as the South American ...
EU’s used cooking oil demand leads to deforestation
Fake used cooking oil to meet EU demand could be causing deforestation, according to a new report, which calls for ...
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa
Reuters reports that Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) of forest in its cocoa-growing regions in 2020, an environmental group ...
Due diligence on deforestation to become UK law
The UK will make it illegal for supermarkets and restaurants to sell products linked to illegal deforestation. The Environment Bill ...
Multinationals seek stronger deforestation laws in the UK
Food multinationals say the UK government’s plan to end deforestation doesn’t go far enough, in a letter coinciding with the ...
Firms urging tougher deforestation rules
The BBC reports on an open letter to government over a new law forbidding big firms to use produce from illegally ...
Retailers and food companies threaten boycott over Amazon
British retailers including Asda, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, alongside agrifood businesses and food producers have signed an open letter ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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