MEPs Fiona Hall, Satu Hassi and Linda McAvan together with Friends of the Earth Europe invite you to the premiere of Christopher Walker’s documentary Tar sands – to the ends of the Earth on June 12th at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The documentary follows the efforts by local communities in Madagascar to protect their island from tar sands development. Representatives travel to Canada to experience first-hand the devastating social and environmental impacts of tar sands, before returning to their communities to share these experiences. The film captures their visit to Europe to ask for support from European politicians working on the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive – a policy that could put a stop to tar sands development – and learn about the efforts of the oil industry and Canadian government to influence the policy process.
The screening will be followed by a debate with Commissioner Hedegaard and members of Canadian and Madagascan communities.
Tar sands oil is the most devastating fuel in commercial production today, producing three to five times more climate changing emissions than conventional fossil fuels. The pollution and deforestation from tar sands does irreversible ecological damage, kills wildlife and threatens indigenous communities. The global development of tar sands will magnify the climate crisis, damage the environment and hinder development objectives.
More about tar sands and EU FQD can be found here.
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