Agrofuels Lobby Wins 2008 'Worst EU Lobby' Award

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Channel: Euractiv · 2008 · News & Politics

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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Brazilian sugar barons (UNICA) and energy company Abengoa Bioenergy have all used misleading information in their European lobby campaigns to try and persuade the European Parliament, Commissioners and member states that agrofuels are sustainable.

That's why the won the 2008 Worst Lobbying Awards, handed out by Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl and Spinwatch.

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