Environment
Nick Dearden: Tricks of the trade
Liam Fox is planning bargain-basement trade deals for Brexit Britain – but Labour policy promises to deliver trade justice and democracy for the many. Read here
Food Production
Environment
The Irish Times: EU critical of ‘severe’ weaknesses in Ireland’s fisheries controls
This is the lovely thing about the EU. So many beautiful laws concerning car emissions, taxes, workers’ rights, financial regulation, etc., but so full of loopholes (especially when it is about profits) that no one […]
Climate Crisis
The Guardian – The unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change
In Europe we shall have the same problem as people in Africa and the Near East are confronted with the devastation of climate change. Read here
Environment
The Guardian – Monsanto trial: judge rejects bid to overturn landmark cancer verdict
This is very mixed news. When things get tough for transnational corporations, the American justice system gets going. Besides, Germany´s pharmaceutical transnational Bayer still has the Trump administration, the Republicans, and of course the Supreme […]
EU politics
Griffin Carpenter – The accidental privatisation of marine life
How the way we manage our fisheries is undermining our chances of sustainability Griffin Carpenter is economic modeller specialising in environmental policy and natural resource management. His current work focuses on the socio-economics of European […]
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: The one good thing about Brexit? Leaving the EU’s disgraceful farming system
One could add the EU´s disgraceful global warming policy, or its disgraceful economic policy, or its disgraceful tax policy, or its disgraceful refugee policy, or……. Read here
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Soothing fears about a post-growth world
Last week Foreign Policy published an article I wrote titled “Why growth can’t be green.” It stirred a lively online discussion – and of course attracted dissenters. Among them was one Noah Smith, who penned […]
Environment
The Telegraph: France becomes first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides killing bees
It is that simple. Read here
Environment
The Guardian: Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man’s cancer
In November 2017 the EU permitted glyphosate to be used for a further five years in the Union. This was achieved due to Germany changing its vote in favour, which is little wonder as the […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Biosafety in Danger – How industry, researchers and negotiators collaborate to undermine the UN Biodiversity Convention
Documents released to Corporate Europe Observatory following a Freedom of Information request reveal how pro-biotech lobby platform Public Research Regulation Initiative (PRRI) unites industry, researchers and regulators in ‘like-minded’ groups to influence crucial international biosafety […]