FOE INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is a federation of autonomous organisations from all over the world. Our members, in over 70 countries, campaign on the most urgent environmental and social issues, while working towards sustainable societies. FoEI currently has five international programs: Climate Justice and Energy; Economic Justice, Resisting Neoliberalism; Food Sovereignty; Forests and Biodiversity; and Resisting Mining, Oil and Gas.
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INTERNATIONAL Friends of the Earth International statement on Ukraine 16 Mar, 2022
https://www.foei.org/friends-of-the-earth-international-statement-on-ukraine/ Friends of the Earth International strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Our member groups around the world are horrified to witness the growing impact on civilians and the environment. Friends of the Earth International calls for demilitarisation and disarmament on both sides of this conflict, as well as globally. Wars and conflicts are fuelled worldwide by the dependence on fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources and are often caused by competition for them. We must urgently get out of this dependence and ensure a just Friends of the Earth International’s vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world based on societies living in harmony with nature. Our solidarity goes out to all those who suffer from and oppose this unjust war. We demand an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian invasion forces. It is important to remember that this attack did not come from the Russian people, but from Russian leaders. We call for peaceful and respectful communications and condemn hate speech that targets entire nations.
Alarm that IPCC WGIII report on climate mitigation accepts overshoot of 1.5°C and relies on unproven technofixes that won’t curb runaway climate change 04 Apr, 2022
https://www.foei.org/ipcc-wgiii-reporton-climate-mitigation/ The IPCC’s findings have become a political battleground. Climate justice campaigners fear that climate scientists’ core message – that we must make an urgent just transition away from fossil fuels to limit the risk of runaway warming – is being undermined by the legitimisation of a 1.5 degree overshoot in modelled scenarios, and pathways that include unproven and speculative technologies to supposedly cool the planet later down the line.
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Chain Reaction #141
December 2021