Minga protest at Agrofuels Don't Roc(K) protest in Whitehall calling for end to government subsidies for biofuels.
Around a hundred protesters turned up for a demonstration at the DECC in London calling for an end to government subsidies for agrofuels because of their serious harm to communities and ecosystems and contribution to climate change. The 'Agrofuels Don't Roc(K)' demonstration was later joined by demonstrators who had been demonstrating in the 'Global Mobilisation for Mother Earth' called by Andean indigenous peoples, also showing their opposition to agrofuel production. The UK Government is diverting renewable energy subsidies (Renewable Obligations Certificates – ROCs) to subsidise power stations that use 'agrofuels' which are destroying the environment across the world. To make their use economic they give twice the subsidy to fuel produced from overseas palm oil than goes to the equivalent amount of energy from wind - one of our major renewable energy resources. The protest called for these monies to be put to truly green uses and for an end to biofuel folly. The rally was also addressed by a speaker for the 'Global Mobilisation for Mother Earth' who described the problems faced by indigenous peoples in Latin America and the unified action by the peoples - the Minga - "to 'liberate Mother Earth' from the destructive alliance between multinational corporations and local elites", particularly in mining and agrofuel production, and the struggle for "a dignified future for their children and their communities" (quotes from Coordinadora Latino-Americana.)
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Location: DECC, Whitehall Place, London, UK
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