Together with activists and organisations from all over the world, Friends of the Earth Malta was in Glasgow to support the movement towards a socially just and environmentally sound future. During various activities such as protests, workshops and assemblies we emphasised our vision and demanded that: Malta and the EU must do their fair share...
What is it about? Humans cause climate change. This is an issue that has become a part of everyday life in some way or another on both a local and a global scale. We see the climatic impacts in other countries on the news; we hear about how we must choose plastic-free options and reduce...
This November marks the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is to be held in Glasgow. The COP is normally convened every year, and it represents the foremost opportunity for all the heads of state from around the world to come together and attempt to come to agreements on coordinated responses to the climate...
For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organisations the court in The Hague ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10...
General Background We have lived in a society which, in the past, has been careless of the environment and the consequences of our actions can be clearly noticeable today, from the world-known “Global Warming” issue to the shortage of energy-producing resources. Moreover, air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world, causing...
