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Reports
Throughout its forty year history, Friends of the Earth has done extensive policy analysis and reports for all of our campaigns. Below, you can find an archive of policy reports. Select the project (in parenthesis) to filter reports by project-area. If you have any difficulty locating any reports, please contact our publications manager.
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Crude beginnings: An assessment of China National Petroleum Corporation’s environmental and social performance abroad (Economics for the Earth)
This report looks at the environmental and social aspects of China National Petroleum Corporation’s overseas investments. CNPC is one of China’s leading oil companies, is the parent company of publicly listed PetroChina and Kunlun Energy, and has operatio
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Steam Generator Failures at San Onofre (Climate and Energy)
Report examines steam generator problems at the San Onofre nuclear reactors. Recommends that the need for a thorough root cause analysis requires no early restart of reactors.
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San Onofre's steam generator failures could have been prevented (Climate and Energy)
The new analysis by Fairewinds asserts that Edison's shortcuts caused the failures at San Onofre's steam generators
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Durban REDD Update (Oceans and Forests)
Durban aimed to save the market, not the climate
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San Onofre cascading steam generator failures created by Edison (Climate and Energy)
This second analysis on the troubled San Onofre reactors details design changes that could have contributed to equipment degradation.
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The principles for the oversight of synthetic biology (Food and Technology)
This report is the first global declaration from civil society to outline principles that must be adopted to protect public health and our environment from the risks posed by synthetic biology.
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State the Forest Carbon Markets: A Critical Perspective (Oceans and Forests)
This briefing reviews the state of the existing forest carbon market as well as the costs and benefits of a carbon offset approach for developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities to inform policy debates at the Durban climate talks. Des
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Expanding short sea shipping in California: Environmental impacts and recommended best practices (Oceans and Forests)
This report examines the harmful impacts of short sea shipping in California and proposes ways to reduce them.
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Unclear on the Concept (Economics for the Earth)
How can the World Bank Group lead on climate finance without an energy strategy to decarbonize its lending portfolio?
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Nano-silver: Policy failure puts public health at risk (Food and Technology)
This report makes the case that over use of nano-silver as an antimicrobial in an increasing array of consumer products may harm the public.