Publications
Take-off in the wrong direction
February 2012. Trends and consequences of the rapid development of aviation biofuels, as shown by the impacts of jatropha cultivation on local people in Central Java The aviation sector’s response to its growing greenhouse gas emissions As climate change becomes more and more urgent, aviation’s ever-increasing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is under scrutiny. The aviation industry has primarily responded by promoting and investing in what they see as the solution: biofuels. In Europe, the avia- tion industry plans to use about two million tonnes of biokerosene in 2020, representing some three percent of the kerosene used in Europe. Airline companies frame the use of biofuels as a way of decreasing fuel and CO2 costs in the future. It also gives them a green image. However, this study shows that the industry’s plans for new ‘green’ fuels are trig- gering effects that harm the climate, people and nature.
Agrofuels in planes - heating the climate at a higher level
February 2012. Aviation has been widely identified as an important and growing driver of climate change1 responsible for 4.9% of global climate forcing emissions. Airlines routinely refer to the fact that at current levels of demand, aviation accounts for ‘only’ 2% of global CO2 emissions. In Europe, aviation accounts for 3.5 % of European CO2 emissions2.
Factsheet Timeline courtcase Shell
October 2011 - Victims of oil pollution from Shell installations in Nigeria, in conjunction with Milieudefensie, have started legal proceedings against Shell Nigeria and Royal Dutch Shell plc (the parent company) in the Netherlands. Three cases of oil pollution in three different villages are being brought before the court in three separate legal cases: the cases of Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo. In this factsheet Milieudefensie describes the progress of the cases in chronological order and attempts to sketch the further course of the proceedings.
Counting the cost
3 oktober 2011 - Shell heeft de afgelopen tien jaar bijgedragen aan het schenden van mensenrechten in Nigeria door gewapende milities in dienst te hebben, blijkt uit dit rapport van een internationale coalitie van non-gouvernementele organisaties, waaronder Milieudefensie. Het rapport 'Counting the costs' onthult hoe de stelselmatige financiering van gewapende groepen door Shell in de periode van 2000 tot 2010 heeft bijgedragen aan ernstige conflicten. Ook hebben door Shell ingehuurde overheidstroepen zich schuldig gemaakt aan het schenden van mensenrechten van de lokale bevolking, door moord en martelingen.
