• SHOULD FRESH PRODUCE IMPORTS INTO EUROPE BE BANNED? THE FAIRMILES CONSORTIUM IS BROADENING THE DIALOGUE NEEDED FOR GREATER CLIMATE JUSTICE.

    • 13/05/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    SHOULD FRESH PRODUCE IMPORTS INTO EUROPE BE BANNED? THE FAIRMILES CONSORTIUM IS BROADENING THE DIALOGUE NEEDED FOR GREATER CLIMATE JUSTICE. The event, which took place both online and in person in Brussels on Tuesday 30 April, brought together more than 200 representatives from retail, food companies, NGOs and government to explore the following issues: The impact of airfreighted fresh horticultural products from developing countries. Climate justice considerations for companies’ net zero strategies To ban or not to ban: should we… +
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  • Fairmiles.org: partnerships for climate justice

    • 29/01/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    Responding to COP28’s call for a “just transition”, the Fairmiles consortium explores an equitable approach to achieving “Net Zero”. Climate change is real and requires an urgent, radical response if we are to adapt to the significant threat it poses to our planet. However, as pressure mounts on companies to act, there is a growing risk that corporate ‘net zero’ strategies – which aim to reduce emissions by cutting imports or airfreight of food – may negatively impact less economically… +
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