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2 May 202228 April 2022

Evolution Music Unveil The World’s First Bioplastic Vinyl Record

It will be launched during Music Declares Emergency’s Turn Up The Volume week 2022...

12 January 202210 January 2022

EU paves way for renewable and low-carbon gases to replace fossil fuel

The European Commission on Wednesday (15 December) unveiled a package of gas legislation that aims to steer Europe away from fossil gas towards more sustainable energy sources, like renewable and low-carbon hydrogen

Erneuerbare und kohlenstoffarme Gase als Ersatz für fossile Brennstoffe

Die Europäische Kommission hat am Mittwoch (15. Dezember) ein Paket von Regelungen zur Gaswirtschaft vorgestellt, das Europa von fossilem Gas weg und hin zu nachhaltigeren Energiequellen wie erneuerbaren Energien und kohlenstoffarmem Wasserstoff führen soll

11 November 202124 November 2021

New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packaging

New vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public

11 August 20216 August 2021

Schwedens Umgang mit Waldgebieten: Land der übernutzten Wälder

Schweden will der erste fossilfreie Wohlfahrtsstaat werden. Nur: Die riesigen Waldgebiete werden jetzt für Biotreibstoffe gerodet

3 August 20219 September 2021

Forestry and carbon sinks: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

This article is part of our special report Forestry and climate change. The complex role of forests in regulating the Earth’s climate is set to become one of the most contentious issues in the upcoming revision of Europe’s energy and climate laws.

26 April 20219 September 2021

Chemical recycling now at the center of national plastics debate

The provisions around chemical recycling in the Break Free legislation have drawn significant focus from bill opponents

15 September 202010 September 2020

On the EU’s menu: the Common Agricultural Policy

Faced with a combined climate, health and biodiversity crisis, MEPs need to be held accountable when interfering with science

17 June 202012 June 2020

UK associations call on government to ban oxo degradable plastics

As the UK is now in the process of revising legislation on the use of plastic packaging, now is the time to act

7 April 20202 April 2020

Synthetic palm oil being brewed like beer gets Bill Gates’ investment

C16 Biosciences has just received a 20 million dollar 'series A' investment round from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund

6 April 20206 April 2020

Ananas, Eukalyptus, Pilze: Diese Stoffe machen die Mode nachhaltiger

Kleider aus Algen, Pilzen oder saurer Milch zeigen, dass es möglich ist, haut- und umweltfreundliche Stoffe herzustellen

30 March 202025 March 2020

Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas becomes the first producer in the world to fully comply with organization’s environmental standards

Company has already finished production of the first batch of Greenpeace’s new t-shirt collection and will continue the production later this year

Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas erfüllt als erster Hersteller weltweit voll und ganz die Umweltstandards der Organisation

Unternehmen hat die erste Bestellung von Greenpeaces neuer T-Shirt Kollektion bereits produziert, weitere Bestellungen sind geplant

12 February 20209 September 2021

The chemical cure?

The final piece of the recycling jigsaw, or a toxic pseudo-solution? David Burrows reports on chemical recycling

20 November 201915 November 2019

PBPC addresses misleading bioplastic statement from Greenpeace

Greenpeace’s coverage of bioplastics fell short. PBPC took out its red pen to correct the record and add context to a number of their contentions

19 September 201919 September 2019

Climate change, forest management and bio-plastics take center stage at the World Bioeconomy Forum held in Ruka, Finland

The 2020 event has already been set for September 23-25 and will once again be held in Ruka

24 June 201918 June 2019

50 million hectares destroyed as companies disregard zero deforestation pledge

During the 10 years of corporate commitments to end deforestation - an area the size of Spain - is set to be destroyed for commodities

Greenpeace-Report beleuchtet Abholzung für Alltagsprodukte

Die Umweltschutzorganisation fordert Gesetze statt Selbstverpflichtung

11 February 20196 February 2019

Bioökonomie muss nachhaltig werden

Aktionsforum Bioökonomie sieht Importe von Biomasse aus dem globalen Süden kritisch, ohne damit Rücksicht auf Ressourcenverbräuche zu nehmen

27 July 201825 July 2018

Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited crops

Currently, strict rules mean only one GM crop, a variety of maize, is grown in Europe and while the EU allows the import of others they are exclusively used as animal feed

18 June 201814 June 2018

All that glitters is not gold: Mighty Hoopla promotes eco-friendly alternative

AIF launched ‘Drastic On Plastic’ campaign and any glitter will be banned from 61 independent music festivals

15 June 201813 June 2018

GMO adversaries get enclosed from all sides

New agriculture strategies will make it harder once more for GMO adversaries to maintain a head-on opposition

2 May 201826 April 2018

Greenpeace: Risk management tools cannot solve ‘unsustainable’ CAP system

Public policies should not embrace risk management tools that cement the current ecological and economically unsustainable agri-food system

23 April 201819 April 2018

Greenpeace steigt bei Öko-Siegel aus – Was rettet den Wald wirklich?

Reicht das FSC-Siegel für nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft aus? Christoph Thies von Greenpeace im Streitgespräch mit FSC-Geschäftsführer Uwe Sayer

9 April 20185 April 2018

Greenpeace International to not renew FSC membership

Greenpeace no longer has confidence that FSC alone can consistently guarantee enough protection

FSC responses to Greenpeace International statement

Greenpeace International choose not to renew its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) membership

25 January 201823 January 2018

Genetic engineering serves sustainability

It is high time for a reappraisal of genetic engineering from the viewpoint of sustainability, the main concern of some NGOs – so that we can also separate the important issues from the unimportant ones

1 August 201731 July 2017

Microbeads ban: Government to outlaw microplastics in cosmetic products

Any kind of 'rinse-off' personal care and cosmetic products are affected, but not 'leave-on' make-up or sunscreen after industry complaints about the cost

27 June 201726 June 2017

Oslo airport imports biofuels from California, greens doubt benefit

The jet fuel blend sold for planes in Oslo now has 0.2 percent biofuels in the test project

10 February 20178 February 2017

Break Free From Plastic Movement: European Commission Plastics Roadmap not leading anywhere

Break Free From Plastic Movement believes that the EU Strategy on Plastics needs to face up to the scale of the plastics problem

5 October 20161 October 2016

Greenpeace blockades IOI palm oil refinery in Rotterdam port

Protest follows report linking company’s suppliers in Indonesia to deforestation, forest fires and human rights abuses

14 July 201612 July 2016

110 Nobelpreisträger werben für Grüne Gentechnik

Wissenschaftler erheben zudem schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Umweltorganisation Greenpeace

107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs

The letter asks Greenpeace to cease its efforts to block introduction of a genetically engineered strain of rice

10 February 20169 February 2016

Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sector

New poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe

10 December 20159 September 2021

Umstrittene Technik CCS – So wird die Kohle nicht sauber

CO₂-Abscheidung- und Speicherung (Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)) erfüllt die in sie gesetzten Hoffnungen nicht

4 November 201530 October 2015

Cutting Out Textile Pollution

Cleaning up one of the world’s dirtiest industries will require new technology and more

22 October 201519 October 2015

Nachhaltigkeit: zwischen Theorie und Praxis

Wann sind Herstellung und Anwendung eines Kunststoffs oder einer anderen Substanz überhaupt nachhaltig?

25 September 201524 September 2015

Genetic modification: widening gap between public perception and industrial reality

Increasing number of 'natural' products are being manufactured by the intermediate of GMOs

3 September 20152 September 2015

Bioökonomie: Eine neue Form der Geschäftemacherei?

Die Verwertung biologischer Ressourcen soll unter dem Primat der Bioökonomie bisher nicht gekannte Ausmaße erreichen

4 May 20151 May 2015

New trade body launched to support biobased and biodegradable industries in the UK

NNFCC's new agreement with FNR and the creation of the BBIA to support the rate of development in the sector throughout the whole of the EU

6 November 20145 November 2014

‘Smart Breeding’: biotechnology innovation that looks to the future but delivers today

Greenpeace report showing MAS as a save alternative to GE

Greenpeace: Revolution in der Pflanzenzucht

Es gibt eine sichere Alternative zu Gentechnik – eine, die zudem erfolgreicher ist: „Smart Breeding“. Greenpeace-Biologe Dirk Zimmermann über die Methode und den neuen Report dazu.

28 October 201427 October 2014

Plastikbranche: Das Kompost-Komplott

Die Industrie feiert biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe als Mittel gegen Plastikmüll. Die Realität ist eine ganz andere

22 August 201421 August 2014

‘Big Green’ lobby wants to cut 2 of 3 forestry oversight branches

U.S. Forest Service declined to endorse FSC standards over those of the SFI and ATFS

8 July 20147 July 2014

Campaign highlights biodiversity cost of plastic bags

The 3^rd July marked the International Bag Free Day, but most of the world continues to use light-weight plastic bags, deemed the most harmful to the environment

23 June 201422 June 2014

US wants ‘science’ to settle GMO debate in trade deal with EU

EU retailers hardly stock any GM food because of widespread consumer resistance

23 November 2010

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