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Investigation: EU subsidises Europe’s most polluting livestock farms
CAP payments fund factory farms leaking ammonia into air and water Subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are supporting some of Europe’s most polluting livestock farms, a…
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Investigation: How CAP promotes pollution
Subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are supporting some of Europe’s most polluting livestock farms, a Greenpeace investigation has revealed. Over half (51%) of the farms examined…
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Letter to EU presidents on animal farming
Europe’s farming system heavily favours industrial agriculture and intensive meat and dairy farming. We wrote to EU Commission President Juncker, EU Council President Tusk and EU Parliament President Tajani –…
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Letter to EU Commissioners on the future of CAP
Environmental NGOs, farmers, food movements and animal welfare groups wrote to EU Commission First Vice-President Timmermans, and Commissioners Günther Oettinger, Jyrki Katainen, Karmenu Vella and Phil Hogan to voice concerns…
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Environment and health concerns ignored by EU agriculture ministers
A statement by European agriculture ministers on the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) ignores the impacts on public health and the environment, according to Greenpeace. The text comes ahead of…
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Halve meat and dairy production to protect climate, nature and health
Global meat and dairy production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris climate agreement on track, says a new…
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Bee-killing pesticides dangerous even when used in greenhouses, new research
Proposed EU restrictions on neonicotinoids would allow use in greenhouses Brussels/Exeter – Bees and other wildlife are exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides even if they are used only inside greenhouses, a…
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Study: dangers of neonicotinoid use in greenhouses
Will the use of neonicotinoids in greenhouses continue to present a risk for bees and other organisms? The European Commission has proposed a ban on three neonicotinoids – imidacloprid,clothianidin and…
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EU farming reform plan overlooks impact of meat sector, Greenpeace
Brussels – On the eve of a major reform of European Union farming rules, the European Commission has glossed over the growing environmental and health impact of the industrial meat…
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Commission takes major step to ban three bee-harming pesticides
Governments must close remaining loopholes The European Commission has proposed a ban of three neonicotinoid pesticides known to harm bees and other species, except for use in permanent greenhouses, according…