Maria Novita Saragi from YFoE Russia “Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don’t have the strength to fight it.” Said George R.R. Martin, the American writer who wrote the phenomenal series Game of Thrones. The …
The People vs Arctic Oil: Historic climate trial ends
Today was the last day in court where three environmental organisations – including Natur og Ungdom/Young FoE Norway – have taken on the Norwegian government for opening up new areas in the Arctic to oil drilling. The plaintiffs have been arguing that drilling for new oil violates the Norwegian Constitution and contravenes the Paris Agreement. …
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Never trust a COP
Whilst political decision makers have been failing to respond to the urgency of the climate crisis during negotiations at COP 23, young people have challenged them from inside and outside the climate conference halls. COP 23, the UNFCCC international climate change negotiations, took place in Bonn, Germany in early November 2017. The talks were presided …
YFoE Norway sues government over Arctic oil drilling
A landmark court case kicks off today, as a historic people-powered lawsuit against the Norwegian government for granting new licenses to drill for oil in the Arctic Barents Sea reaches the courts. The plaintiffs, Natur og Ungdom/Young Friends of the Earth Norway and Greenpeace Nordic, argue that the decision contravenes the Paris climate agreement and violates …
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Opinion: Model Climate Negotiation Game
Léa Oval At the beginning of October, I took part in a Model Climate Negotiation game designed by the MIT in Norway. People from countries around the world took part, including India, Fiji, Kenya, the United Kingdom, Zambia, Syria, Norway, Ethiopia just to name a few. The game simulated the annual discussions at the …
Glyphosate – The ultimate killing machine?
Written by Juliana Okropiridse (YFoE Austria), put into proper English by Aidan Ring (YFoE Ireland) One of the most commonly used active ingredients of plant ‘protection’ products [1] may finally be about to get withdrawn from the EU marketplace as it should have been a long time ago. Yes, I’m talking about Glyphosate, …
Days of Action for Global Justice
On 13th-16th October activists, groups and communities across the world mobilised for climate justice and food sovereignty. YFoE groups took action in a variety of ways, from spraypainting stencils in the streets to decorating statues in city centres. Some groups organised film screenings and discussions on key issues such as land grabbing and gas extraction. …
Roundup the Roundup! Part two: Tackling Glyphosate
See part one of this blogpost on the risks of glyphosate! Awareness over the impacts of glyphosate on humans, animals and the environment has grown slowly, but steadily in the last two decades. By now a lot of organisations around the world campaign against the use of this ingredient in herbicides for agriculture and gardening. …
There will be no climate justice without freedom of movement for all!
Following a cross-regional event between YFoE Africa and YFoE Europe that took place in Brussels in July, members of both networks worked together to draft this letter to member states of the EU. In it we highlight the injustices and barriers faced by people from the Global South coming to Europe and explain why this …
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Roundup the Roundup! Part one: What is glyphosate?
Our agri-activism volunteers in Wales are getting stuck into campaigning against harmful agricultural practices. Costas Kaloudis tells us about why they are fighting the herbicide glyphosate in particular. My first blogpost about my agri-activism placement at Caerhys farm in Wales is different than I expected. Many learnings and experiences I have had here are worth …