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Climate finance: You asked, the EU listened

In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change. Thanks to your efforts, the EU opened up with a new annual report, the ‘Fast Start Finance Report’. During the Cancun talks, they published the first of these reports, which gave extra details about the €2.2 billion the EU mobilised to combat climate change throughout 2010.

Top farmer left in poverty by unfair trade

In 1995, Mr M. Dhanapla, a father-of-three from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, won a presidential award for the best paddy farmer. Now he has to take other jobs to make ends meet

Greenbelt: Hands up for climate justice

Indie-rock heavyweights Athlete, award-winning Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and Israeli peace-activist Jeff Halper, joined hundreds of others at the Greenbelt Festival this August bank holiday weekend in putting their hands up for climate justice

CAFOD warns government: Do not end legal protection for victims of UK multinationals

New laws will make it impossible for people in poor countries to seek justice in British courts for human rights breaches by UK multinationals.

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