Overview
Lobbying Costs
131,000€
Financial year: Jun 2013 - May 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Friends of the Earth Trust (FoE EWNI)
EU Transparency Register
659756417806-83 First registered on 24 Jun 2015
Goals / Remit
We stand for:
A beautiful world - We depend on the planet, so let’s keep it in good shape.
A good life - A healthy planet is one that works for people too.
A positive relationship with the environment - Acting together for the planet and everyone who lives on it.Main EU files targeted
Climate
Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020
Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community.
COM/2011/0112 A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
Energy efficiency
Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC)
The Commission’s 2050 Energy Roadmap (COM/2011/885 final of 15 December 2011)
Renewables
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
Biodiversity
The Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora)
Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC)
Environmental Liability Directive (Directive 2004/35/EC)
Agriculture
Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
Communication on Sustainable Food
European Strategy on Sustainable Protein Plant Production
Biofuels
Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC
Resources
European Commission’s Resource Efficiency Roadmap (COM(2011) 571)
Land as a Resource Communication
Communication "Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe" COM(2014) 398 final/2
Extractive industries
2014/70/EU: Commission Recommendation of 22 January 2014 on minimum principles for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (such as shale gas) using high-volume hydraulic fracturing
EU Funds
Cohesion Policy 2014-2020
Trade:
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, CETA, Investor-State Dispute settlement mechanismAddress
Head Office
1 st Floor, The Printworks
139 Clapham Road
LONDON SW9 0HP
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 5 25% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 May 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Samuel Lowe 26 Jun 2015 24 Jun 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Craig Bennett (CEO)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Craig Bennett (CEO)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Friends of the Earth Europe - https://www.foeeurope.org/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jun 2013 - May 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
131,000€
Other financial info
Donations includes legacies of approximately 1467000
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
Subject of main interest representation activities since the last update:
- Agriculture: Agrofuels, Common agricultural policy (CAP), GMOs and biodiversity
- Climate justice and energy efficiency
- Resource use: resource consumption, resource efficiency
- Economic justice: corporate accountability, extractive industries, financial regulation, lobbying transparency and ethics regulation
Examples of legislative pieces we have been lobbying on in 2014 include:
- Climate justice and energy
Energy efficiency Directive (procedure 2011/0172(COD))
EU 2030 climate and energy targets, including the European Commission's White Paper COM(2014) 15
Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 (procedure 2011/2095(INI))
Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RES Directive 2009/28/EC)
Fuel Quality Directive ( Directive 2009/30/EC)
European Commission Environmental assessment framework to enable a safe and secure unconventional hydrocarbon (e.g. shale gas) extraction
Environmental climate and energy assessment framework to enable safe and secure unconventional hydrocarbons extraction, COM(2014) 23 final
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU of the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, COM(2012)0628 – C7-0367/2012 – 2012/0297(COD)
Local and regional authorities' perspective on shale/tight gas and oil (unconventional hydrocarbons), Committee of the Regions, ENVE-V/034
- Food and agriculture
REGULATION (EU) No 1305/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 december 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
REGULATION (EU) No 1306/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008
REGULATION (EU) No 1307/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 december 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
COMMISSION REGULATION No 619/2011laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed as regards presence of genetically modified material for which an authorisation procedure is pending or the authorisation of which has expired
- Resource use: Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (COM(2011) 571) / procedure 2011/2068(INI))
- Transparency: Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission on the establishment of a transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation
- Code of Conduct for MEPs
- Transparency and balance structure of the experts groups
-Corporate Accountability: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups /* COM/2013/0207 final - 2013/0110 (COD) */ Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by large companies and groups
- Trade: Negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the United States
Meetings
Meetings
None declared