Dutch debate on "Responsible Soy"

Two weeks ago, Corporate Europe Observatory and India FDI Watch published a report that revealed how the negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and India had been hijacked by business interests. The EU Commission has responded to the report by rejecting the allegations, claiming that there was no business bias in the trade talks.

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The EU's emissions trading system has fundamental flaws and is failing to deliver the carbon cuts needed, campaigners told a debate in Brussels (Tuesday) ahead of the start of UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa.

And an MEP warned the debate that industry lobbying was damaging the EU's position on climate change, accusing BusinessEurope of failing to represent the views of its members who are calling for tougher targets.

A new report by Corporate Europe Observatory details how industry lobbied allies within DG Enterprise, to delay DG Clima's plans to ban dodgy offsets from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Industrial gas projects currently account for more than 80% of the credits bought by European polluters to offset carbon emissions under the EU ETS. But evidence suggests that many of them do not infact represent extra cuts in emissions.

Alors que les états membres de l’Union Européenne (UE) analysent les conséquences environnementales du développement du gaz de schiste par la fracturation hydraulique, des négociations sont en cours pour un Accord Économique et Commercial Global (AECG) entre le Canada et l’Union Européenne. Controversé, ce dernier permettrait aux investisseurs de contester la décision des gouvernements de réguler ou d’interdire la fracturation.