FoE Malta is dismayed to see the ban on shared e-scooters, which represents the latest casualty in the field of shared mobility in Malta. Over the past year and a half, we have witnessed the main shared mobility providers in Malta exit the playing field: first car sharing operator GoTo announced their departure in September 2022,...
Have you heard about the corrupt Electrogas deal and the fossil gas pipeline that might replace the LNG tanker? The proposed Melita TransGas pipeline between Sicily and Malta, estimated to cost €400 million, would lock Malta in a dirty fossil fuel future for decades to come. This goes completely contrary to the renewable energy transition...
In collaboration, three local NGOs – Rota, Moviment Graffitti and Friends of the Earth Malta – have prepared the below response to the approval of the Msida Creek Project. We condemn the decision taken by the Planning Authority on the 12th of October, 2023 regarding the Msida Creek Project. The Msida Promenade with its surrounding...
Last week, Friends of the Earth Malta submitted their comments and feedback to the draft National Policy for the Deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy. Malta has one of the lowest RES shares in the EU, so there is a strong need to ramp up efforts, to reduce fossil fuel dependence and increase energy security. Given...
Today, 130 civil society organizations from more than 40 countries have launched a statement calling on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to end finance to all fossil fuels, including gas. The EBRD is currently preparing a new Energy Sector Strategy 2024-2028, which is expected to be published by the end of the...
Amidst a heatwave with temperatures above 40 °C for days, and debilitating power cuts across the Maltese Islands, the message that climate change is here, now, has – finally – sunk in. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the climate impacts that experts have been warning us about for years are already happening,...
As part of our climate campaign, we have been working on a report compiling information about Malta’s energy system and its climate impacts, the proposed Melita TransGas pipeline, and a vision for a future without fossil fuels. The report was compiled and written by Dr Suzanne Maas (Climate Campaign Coordinator at Friends of the Earth Malta)...
In May, we organised a screening of the documentary ‘We the Power’ and a discussion on Community Energy together with the Marsaskala Residents Network, at Jacob’s Brew cafe in Marsakala. We were joined by Victor Fiorini from the Malta Co-operative Federation, alongside residents from Marsaskala and other interested citizens for a discussion on the prospects...
Congratulations to our teachers who have completed the Climate Early Teacher training and become Climate Change Ambassadors for their schools! During the project, we had 5 trainings with school teachers. In the first session, we discussed Climate Change and responsibility followed by a painting activity about appreciating our beautiful earth! The painting activity is part...
The Bike About project seeks to increase the use of bicycles as part of our NGO work, to promote cycling and bicycle use amongst our volunteers, youth group and community, and to teach people the skill of cycling and bicycle repair.
