Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit

A statement by Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth U.S. urging U.S. President Obama and European Commission President Barroso to prioritize environmental and health protections over corporate interests during their summit in Brussels.

• Friends of the Earth expresses concern that EU-U.S. trade negotiations may weaken environmental and health safeguards to benefit multinationals and agri-business, specifically regarding GM crops, chemical safety, and food safety. The organization warns that an investor rights clause could allow foreign companies to sue governments, potentially hindering the ability of states to regulate or ban fracking for shale gas.
• The organization calls for President Obama to block the Keystone XL pipeline and for President Barroso to implement the EU's Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) with a specific value for tar sands. They argue that tar sands are among the dirtiest fossil fuels in commercial production and that failure to act could see European imports of tar sands rise from approximately 4,000 barrels per day in 2012 to over 700,000 barrels per day by 2020.
• Friends of the Earth criticizes the 'EU 2030 package' for climate and energy targets as being dangerously inadequate. They claim the U.S. and EU are pursuing a corporate-driven agenda of deregulation and dirty energy rather than focusing on community-owned renewables and energy efficiency.

APA

Fox, A. (2014). Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2014-03-eu-us-summit-friends-of-the-earth-statement/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit. Friends of the Earth, 2014. https://foe.org/news/2014-03-eu-us-summit-friends-of-the-earth-statement/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Fox |first1=Audrey |title=Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=26 March 2014 |url=https://foe.org/news/2014-03-eu-us-summit-friends-of-the-earth-statement/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{fox2014friends, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2014}, month = mar, url = {https://foe.org/news/2014-03-eu-us-summit-friends-of-the-earth-statement/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }