*[Enwl-eng] Anger at delay of deforestation regulation

Tue Oct 14 22:40:25 MSK 2025

"Suggestions that it might not be completed one year later are simply 
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      Anger at delay of deforestation regulation
      "Suggestions that it might not be completed one year later are simply 
unacceptable.”
                        Eoin Higgins

                        Oct 14

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      Hello and welcome to the Ekō newsletter. Today we’re covering the 
EUDR, a ceasefire in Gaza, the White House’s pro-industry policy, and a 
tipping point for the planet.

      Regulation on time

      A long-awaited EU regulation could face another delay—and that 
possibility has multiple stakeholders united in opposition.

      The European Commission is weighing a yearlong delay of the EU 
Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), citing IT system readiness as the reason. 
This comes after a prior yearlong delay that called for giving industry more 
time to come into compliance with the law.

      Left and center-left MEPs are rejecting that logic, noting that the 
commission already had a year to get things sorted. And groups like the WWF 
are rejecting the excuse:

      “We find it astonishing that the EU would not have the resources and 
capability to build and operate the infrastructure required for the 
functioning of the EUDR. This infrastructure should have been in place 
already at the end of 2024 and suggestions that it might not be completed 
one year later are simply unacceptable.”

      This time, they’re joined by unlikely allies—corporations and business 
interests who want to tap down on uncertainty. In a representative example, 
Nestlé, Mars Wrigley, and a number of fellow food companies and their 
suppliers, as well as NGOs, said in an open letter that another delay “puts 
at risk the preservation of forests worldwide, will accelerate climate 
change impacts, and undermines trust in Europe’s regulatory commitments.”

      “For the EU to go back, don’t you think that it’s going to have 
negative repercussions on the farmers and the government and on our 
resources?”—Leticia Yankey, a cocoa farmer in Ghana

      (Reuters) (Mighty Earth) (WWF) (Food Navigator)

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      Ceasefire is the first step

      A fragile peace is taking hold in Gaza. But the ceasefire is only the 
first step, Palestinians and their supporters say.

      As Palestinian prisoners are released and Gazans return to their 
homes, questions remain about what a post-genocide future looks like in the 
territory—and how the people will rebuild. Massive infrastructure projects 
will be needed to return the strip to even an approximation of what it was 
on October 6, 2023.

      Further complicating matters, some reports indicate that Israel may 
have a backdoor built into the deal allowing it to restart hostilities over 
the hostage release (other sources have denied this).

      (AP) (Mondoweiss) (Middle East Monitor)

      Concierge service

      A senior US energy official revealed to the Washington Post that the 
Trump White House is offering fossil fuel companies what amounts to 
“concierge, white glove service” for project approval. The comments from 
Brittany Kelm, National Energy Dominance Council senior policy adviser, came 
in an August edition of the Lobby Shop podcast.

      The White House told the Washington Post that the president’s policy 
of “drill baby drill” would continue.

      “It’s a lot of undoing old policies and getting rid of regulatory 
burdens.”—Kelm

      (the Washington Post)

      Tipping over?

      A report from 160 scientists in 23 countries claims that the world has 
reached a catastrophic climate crisis tipping point—the first of what could 
be a disastrous chain of events.

      The Global Tipping Points report for 2025 found that coral reefs are 
declining, with bleaching a main concern. While some experts questioned the 
outlook on reef health, all agree that more action is needed to protect the 
vital underwater ecosystems.

      It shows the need to cut greenhouse gases aggressively.

      “We can no longer talk about tipping points as a future risk. The 
first tipping of widespread dieback of warm water coral reefs is already 
under way.”—Professor Tim Lenton, University of Exeter Global Systems 
Institute

      (Global Tipping Points) (the Guardian)

      Here’s your campaign of the day

      Women’s tampons and other period products have 40 times more 
glyphosate than the legal limit for drinking water, a new study from PAN UK 
and Women’s Environmental Network has found.

      UK leaders could make a difference—but only if we let them know it’s a 
priority.

      Add your name!

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