Climate
COP30: new deal on climate action reached, but no fossil fuels roadmap
UN climate talks in Brazil resulted in a modest agreement to increase financial support for countries most affected by extreme weather linked to climate change. However, but offered no roadmap to phase out fossil fuels or to strengthen insufficient emissions reduction commitments.
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Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels
Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry continues to insist it is part of the solution to climate change.
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Commission backs use of farmland for aviation fuel production
In a bid to cut the climate impact of flying, the European Commission says agricultural land can be used for aviation biofuel production, providng it does not interfere with food and feed production or damage soils. But questions have been raised over whether sufficient safeguards are in place.
