Tag: WWF

A new report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on EU climate policies condemns what it sees as a "standstill in long-term strategies". It cites in particular a decline in support for renewable energy sources in the course of the financial crisis.

This week marks two anniversaries of global green campaigning groups that could scarcely be more different, while holding almost identical aims.

Humans currently consume 20% more natural resources than the earth can produce, according to a WWF report. But the 'ecological footprint' concept underlying the study is disputed by many specialists.

The WWF called on the EU and national governments to improve land-use to reduce the risks of future flooding.

International companies will be able to report on their reductions of greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a new uniform accounting and reporting standard. This standard, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), was developed over a three-year period and presented by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It will be launched in Brussels on 26 October.

EU fisheries ministers agreed to drastic cuts of fishing quotas in order to conserve threatened fish stocks for the future