The project will develop knowledge for specialists working with youth on climate worry and its mental and social effects, providing the necessary tools to recognise climate-related anxiety and distress in young people and help them manage and alleviate it.
Since the EU will not finance purely fossil fuel infrastructure any longer, the Melita TransGas Pipeline was rebranded as a ‘hydrogen-ready’ pipeline. However, experts state it is not that straightforward to make gas infrastructure suitable for hydrogen transport. It is a much smaller molecule and needs at least 3 times more energy to be transported...
In the first weeks of December, world leaders have come together once again to discuss climate action at the global climate change conference. This year, the conference takes place in the heart of oil and gas extraction: the United Arab Emirates. All the more reason for us to raise our voices and say loud and...
Nearly 50 participants delved into the real Story of Plastics, discussing fears, hopes, and actions essential for addressing the plastic crisis. The documentary screening of The Story of Plastic and panel discussion on November 17th were organized together with student organisations at the University of Malta as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction....
Overall, we are glad to see the development of this Air Quality Plan for a main urbanized area of Malta and are happy to see the inclusion of environmental and health NGOs in the process of formulating this document. However, while a number of good measures are proposed, the measures need to have an overarching...
In collaboration, three local NGOs – Rota, Friends of the Earth Malta, and Moviment Graffitti – have prepared the below response to the National Cycling Strategy consultation document. While the document contains several good measures, the scope and depth of the document is not proportional to the years spent working on developing a National Cycling...
Corruption, assassination, and environmental destruction are keywords associated with the Electrogas power station and the Melita TransGas pipeline that Malta Government is proposing. Friends of the Earth Malta and The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation have launched a video as part of their campaign opposing the pipeline project. It uncovers the unsettling reality of the Electrogas...
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...
