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Greenwashing: A Corporate Strategy That Endangers Marginalised Communities
06 Feb 2025 06:44 GMT
Climate change is one of the major concerns in the contemporary world. Organisations like the UN made various rules for companies around the world to deal with climate change. Those rules are to use more environmentally friendly and sustainable methods to …
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Brazil’s biofuel - boom or climate bust?
15 Nov 2024 07:07 GMT
… of decarbonisation levels and encouraging biofuel production with greater environmental impacts … , Coruipe, Adecoagro, Katzen, Millenium, Brasil BioFuels (BBF), and Agropalma, represent some … approach not only infringes on human rights but also poses a risk …
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Indonesia vs. European Union: Palm Oil and Biofuels Dispute at WTO Panels
24 Oct 2024 04:08 GMT
… -reaching implications for the global biofuels market and environmental sustainability. The … deforestation risk compared to other biofuel crops (European Commission, 2020). The … reports of illegal deforestation and human rights abuses in palm oil-producing …
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Editorials: Denying human rights
07 Jun 2024 11:48 GMT
… — demand that we deny basic human rights. This phony story has been … immigration problems by foreclosing basic human rights. That’s un-American.
Congressional … Thursday during a debate on biofuels. Moderator was Dave Price of …
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From Palm to Olive: The Global Journey of Oil Crops Through the Lens of Conservation and Human Rights
11 May 2024 03:41 GMT
For years, there has been a debate about the environmental impact of oil crops, such as palm oil and soy.
Some people believe that these crops are inherently bad for the environment, while others believe that they can be grown sustainably.
A recent report …
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Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels
13 Sep 2024 13:15 GMT
… it argues that demand for biofuels driven by political mandates exacerbates … moment to strengthen sustainability criteria, human rights protection and reporting,” she added … RED-compliant crop-based biofuels?” Noyon asked. “Biofuels should be encouraged, if …
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The Dirty Business That’s Stopping Climate Change
31 Jan 2025 21:13 GMT
… corruption or, in some cases, human rights abuses. Through a shell company … turning corn into an inefficient biofuel would take food directly out …
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Outlook for Trump Administration Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Regulation, Enforcement & Litigation
31 Jan 2025 00:45 GMT
… and petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, hydropower, and critical … in future plastics treaty negotiations.
Human Rights and Forced Labor
The U … and potential adverse impacts to human rights and the environment with respect …
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“Conflict in Gaza is of great concern to us”: Jaishankar at Human Rights Council
27 Feb 2024 08:17 GMT
… the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, Jaishankar said, “The conflict … Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, the Global Biofuel Alliance, and promoted initiatives such … .
He even congratulated United Nations Human Rights Council President Omar Zniber on …
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Europe’s biofuels addiction is threatening human rights in Peru
13 Feb 2024 08:17 GMT
… European demand in the biofuel market, with sometimes devastating … sustainability criteria for advanced biofuels. Specifically, the EU … full respect of all human rights through the whole value … sustainability criteria for advanced biofuels, and stop this “ …