environment
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19-Jun-2019 Originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog
Connecting the Dots: Insane Trade and Climate Chaos
The connection between global trade and the climate crisis is clear. Much of global trade is unnecessary and wasteful - and yet, somehow, it continues to be profitable.
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28-May-2019 Arc2020
Part 1 EU-Mercosur trade deal | the Bolsonaro era
Unrestricted import of Argentinian beef or Brazilian soya could prove to be not only a major environmental risk, but also politically risky in poor, rural areas of Poland or East Germany.
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22-May-2019 Politis
Réponse massive de la société civile internationale à la Journée mondiale d’action #AntiChevron
Plus de 260 organisations, réseaux, syndicats et mouvements sociaux au niveau mondial, représentant plus de 280 millions de personnes, se sont mobilisés pour dénoncer l’impunité de Chevron en Équateur.
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22-May-2019 Tele Sur
Global anti-Chevron day objects corporate crimes and impunity
Thousands of demonstrators across all five continents have joined the International Anti-Chevron day to peacefully protest and display global crimes committed by the transnational company against human rights and the environment.
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12-May-2019 Euractiv
Malaysian minister: ‘Palm oil is a deal-braker for EU-ASEAN trade relations’
Malaysian minister warned that Malaysia would adopt retaliatory measures to penalise European products if the ban goes ahead as planned. Furthermore, the ASEAN will not sign a partnership agreement with the EU unless palm oil is allowed again.
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10-May-2019 Mongabay
Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses
A new report by more than 20 NGOs is calling on the EU to include provisions in trade agreements now under negotiation, such as the EU/MERCOSOR agreement, that would fully protect forests and indigenous rights.
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2-May-2019 Mining Watch
New report exposes mining companies suing Latin American countries where communities defend land and environment
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, and more.
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26-Apr-2019 Science
Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
Brazil, home to one of the planet’s last great forests, is currently in trade negotiations with its second largest trading partner, the European Union (EU). We urge the EU to seize this critical opportunity to ensure that Brazil protects human rights and the environment.
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23-Apr-2019 Human Rights Watch
China: ‘Belt and Road’ projects should respect rights
The Chinese government should ensure the projects it finances or engages in under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) respect human rights, said Human Rights Watch.
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18-Apr-2019 New Security Beat
The “push” factor: Central American farmers, free trade, and migration
Landless, subsistence, and small-scale farmers bear the brunt of the influx of competitive crops and price shocks that came with trade liberalization through CAFTA.
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18-Apr-2019 New Straits Times
Malaysia might continue suspending FTA talks with EU and EFTA
Malaysia may continue to suspend FTA talks with the EU and EFTA until the issue of unfair and discriminatory practices against palm oil is resolved.
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15-Apr-2019 La Izquierda Diario
¿Qué es el TPP- 11 y por qué genera tanto rechazo?
Chile | Durante los días martes y miércoles de esta semana la Cámara de Diputados discutirá la ratificación del acuerdo.
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10-Apr-2019 Reuters
Indonesia, Malaysia send letter protesting EU palm oil curbs
The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia sent a letter of objection to the European Union criticizing its decision to no longer consider palm oil as a green fuel and threatening the bloc’s ties with the countries.
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5-Apr-2019 Stop Corporate Power
Affaire Chevron en Amazonie équatorienne: la décision de la Cour suprême du Canada ferme la porte à la fin de l’impunité
The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples´ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and End Impunity regrets the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the case of Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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5-Apr-2019 Stop Corporate Power
The case of Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon: the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada closes the doors to end impunity
The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples´ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and End Impunity regrets the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the case of Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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5-Apr-2019 The American Prospect
Trump’s damaged NAFTA deal
USMCA bears many resemblances to NAFTA, which has been cited as a driver of low-wage corporate outsourcing.
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4-Apr-2019 No al TTIP
Caso Chevron en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: la corte suprema de Canadá cierra las puertas al fin de la impunidad
La Campaña Global para reivindicar la Soberanía de los Pueblos, desmantelar el poder corporativo y poner fin a la impunidad, lamenta el fallo de la Corte Suprema de Canadá sobre el caso Chevron en la Amazonía ecuatoriana y reitera la urgente necesidad de establecer un Tratado Vinculante de las Naciones Unidas sobre empresas transnacionales y los derechos humanos.
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4-Apr-2019 The Irrawaddy
Myitsone dam is now a sovereignty issue
Public opposition to the controversial Myitsone Dam project is gaining momentum ahead of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming visit to China.
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28-Mar-2019 Open Democracy
Chevron vs Ecuador: international arbitration and corporate impunity
The infamous story of the environmental pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Chevron-Texaco – which has come to be known as the "Ecuadorian Chernobyl" - is entering a new phase.
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28-Mar-2019 Estrategia
Eurodiputados: no al TLC con Mercosur si Brasil sigue con políticas contra el ambiente y los indígenas
Europarlamentarios socialdemócratas, del bloque de izquierda y de los verdes señalaron a Anna Cecilia Malmström su preocupación por las negociaciones comerciales en curso entre la Unión Europea y Mercosur, ante las políticas del gobierno brasileño contra el medio ambiente y los pueblos originarios.
