The cost of biofuels

According to new research, European taxpayers and consumers will pay a high price for the biofuels being added to transport fuels throughout the EU.

By ActionAid UK

Footnotes for Cost of Biofuels briefing

Footnotes for the Cost of Biofuels report.

By ActionAid UK

Time to Face the Facts - Europe must revise its biofuels policies

Biofuels have been put forward as a way to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change. ActionAid believes they will not serve as the solution to either of these challenges. There is increasing evidence that the EU’s reliance on so-called first generation, industrial biofuels to meet its renewable energy targets is instead fuelling land grabs and causing global food price rises and volatility.

By ActionAid

BTP Warrior Pack

By ActionAid

Bonn and Beyond: Negotiating the future of women’s rights in Afghanistan

Ten years on from the military intervention, the international community will gather on 5 December 2011 in Bonn, Germany for a high-level conference on the future of Afghanistan. The stakes for Afghan women could not be higher.

By ActionAid UK

Request for proposals - role of women in local PB - Final 4 Nov

Request for proposals - the role of women in local peace-building.

By ActionAid

On the brink - Who's prepared for a hunger and climate crisis

Accelerating climate change, growing population and rising food prices pose a triple crisis that could lead to a collapse in global food systems. This year’s famine in East Africa provided a terrible preview of how such crises could play out in years to come, with severe drought, conflict over access to water and land, and high food prices interacting to push 13 million people into starvation.

By ActionAid

PR Team Digital Volunteer Oct 2011

Application pack

By ActionAid

No more food crises

The G20 must learn the painful lessons of the 2007-08 food price crisis, which was more devastating for many poor people than the global financial crisis. With the prospect of recurring crises a real danger, it is crucial that the G20 uses its very substantial voice to advance effective preparations such as establishing transparent and well-designed, well-resourced, and well- managed food reserves that can prevent significant disruptions to economies and livelihoods.

By ActionAid

Food for thought How the G20 can help prevent a new food crisis

Global food prices are currently extremely high, reaching the highest ever levels on record during February 2011 and surpassing the heights of the 2007-2008 food crisis. Higher food prices could add millions to the number who go to bed hungry each night or are forced to buy cheaper, less nutritious alternatives. It is imperative that G20 leaders take bold action to invest in fighting hunger and tackling food price volatility.

By ActionAid