NEW: PAVING THE WAY FOR AGROFUELS
EU POLICY, SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA, AND CLIMATE CALCULATIONS

As criticism of agrofuels grows, the European Commission, various EU governments and international bodies are now developing ‘sustainability’ criteria and standards for their use, but it is unlikely that any set of criteria can mitigate against the large-scale impact of agrofuels. This report summarises EU policy making on agrofuels to date.

NEW: AGROFUELS - TOWARDS A REALITY CHECK IN NINE KEY AREAS

A new paper published by Carbon Trade Watch, in conjunction with nine other organisations from Germany, Indonesia, Spain, Denmark, the UK and Argentina, sets out critical concerns regarding the rapid expansion of the agrofuel industry.

This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken to tackle climate change. Promoting more effective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies.

El monocultivo de eucalipto ha provocado un impacto devastador en las personas y el planeta. La historia de Brasil está profundamente enraizada en la dictadura militar, la opresión y una larga historia de destrucción.

El pueblo brasileño continúa con su lucha contra el monocultivo de eucalipto, en continua expansión. Actualmente, los brasileños se enfrentan a una enorme deuda, una economía en recesión y un mundo globalizado sometido al 'lavado verde'.

Esta lectura abre un espacio para un debate que raramente es planteado por la elite encargada de la toma de decisiones, y retorna las cuestiones de la supervivencia a su origen: la tierra.