*[Enwl-eng] More factory farms?

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      European leaders are planning to sign off on a death sentence to 
nature. They're in final talks on a big agriculture package that would fund 
factory farms for years to come. But we can still stop them.

      SIGN THE PETITION


Would you sign off on a death sentence to nature? Would you sign a deal that 
will kill more bees and birds? That will pollute our water and air? That's 
exactly what could happen if European leaders sign off on plans for how 
we'll farm in Europe for years to come.

The new EU agriculture deal will pay billions to industrial farms, fuelling 
the environmental crisis. Farmers will get money based on how large their 
fields are and how many animals they have. [1] Their farms require massive 
amounts of artificial fertilisers, chemical pesticides, and antibiotics. 
This threatens our health, pollutes the countryside and destroys soil. Many 
small-scale farmers are giving up.

We thought all was lost in October when the European Parliament agreed to 
this deal. But youth activists across Europe have pressured powerful 
politicians to drop it. Executive Vice President of the EU Commission, Frans 
Timmermans, joined them saying: “The agricultural policy is not sustainable 
[and] cannot continue like this." [2]

We don't have much time left to tip the scales: this Saturday youth 
activists will rise up across Europe to put real pressure on the EU 
Commission. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, can still 
withdraw the deal - but she won't do that unless a whole lot of us speak 
out. [3]

            Sign now!


Youth climate activists sparked an important debate on the Common 
Agriculture Policy (CAP) last year and showed how this deal undermines 
efforts to protect the climate and nature. This is our chance to join them.

The EU Commission has the right to propose and to withdraw legal plans. Even 
at this final stage of negotiations, Commission President von der Leyen has 
the power to propose an alternative sustainable and greener package. In her 
words, she has been a champion of climate action. But now she needs to act - 
to ensure this agriculture deal doesn't destroy her good intentions.

Together with activists around Europe we can put pressure on the Commission 
to stop the CAP. It will take a massive, joint effort of all of us. It's not 
often that the Commission has pulled out from a deal. But if there's one 
thing we've learnt over the last year it's that the impossible can become 
possible overnight. Let’s stop this disastrous deal before it’s too late!

            Tell EU Commission President von der Leyen to withdraw the CAP!


It’s when we work together with movements and activists across Europe that 
we bring about the biggest change. Together we helped bring climate 
activists into the European Parliament for a die-in that sparked climate 
action on EU level. Together over 4 years we fought against patents on 
plants and animals -- and won. [4] Together we can move our leaders again.

Thank you,
David (London), Annemarie (Berlin), Mika (Bordeaux) and the entire WeMove 
Europe team



PS: The agriculture deal forces farmers either to intensify their farming in 
order to compete, or to quit farming. Many are giving up: between 2007 and 
2013, three million farms disappeared in Europe. [5] We cannot keep losing 
small farms in Europe. Sign now.



References:
[1] The common agricultural policy, known as CAP, pays subsidies to EU 
farmers. It’s a big deal. It distributes 35% of the EU's budget.
[2] https://euobserver.com/green-deal/150068
[3] 
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/euobs-media/7aa83d256634f1bd5d1ec216481bb453.pdf
[4] 
https://www.wemove.eu/big-win-patents?utm_source=civimail-34693&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210115
https://www.wemove.eu/sites/wemove.eu/files/2019_wemoveeu_annual_report_eng.pdf?utm_source=civimail-34693&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210115
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=534461327106848
[5] 
http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/officialreports/20110308_a-hrc-16-49_agroecology_en.pdf

Resources:
EU misses 2020 biodiversity targets: 
https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-misses-2020-biodiversity-targets-long-shot-eea-report-shows





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From: David - WeMove Europe
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 3:16 PM
Subject: More factory farms?

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