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2014
EU 2030 targets just an..

EU 2030 targets just an opening bid – more carbon cuts required ahead of Paris summit

Press release | October 28, 2014 at 17:10

Luxembourg/Brussels - The EU must step up its carbon target ahead of the climate summit in Paris in December 2015, said Greenpeace commenting on today’s environment Council. Environment ministers met to agree the EU’s position for the...

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2014
NGOs contest €39bn in free..

NGOs contest €39bn in free carbon emission allowances for industry

Publication | December 10, 2014 at 10:30

A coalition of leading environmental organisations has filed a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent decision to continue granting free carbon emission allowances to industries under...

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2013
European Parliament..

European Parliament supports temporary Emissions Trading Scheme fix

Press release | July 3, 2013 at 13:41

Brussels - Greenpeace welcomes today’s vote in the European Parliament to support a stronger than expected fix to the EU’s ailing carbon market, but warns that the plan will have only a temporary effect. Without further structural changes, such...

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2013
Kumi Naidoo accompanies..

Kumi Naidoo accompanies many major NGOs in walking out of the UN climate negotiations

Press release | November 21, 2013 at 15:33

Warsaw – In regards to the massive NGO walk-out today from the UN climate negotiations, Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International said:

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2017
Commission shows narrow..

Commission shows narrow vision on renewable-powered shared mobility, Greenpeace

Press release | November 8, 2017 at 13:00

Brussels – A package of policy measures for the transport sector released by the European Commission fails to deliver an ambitious vision of shared mobility powered by renewable energy, said Greenpeace.

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2017
EU Parliament backs..

EU Parliament backs people-powered renewables but aims too low

Press release | November 28, 2017 at 10:30

The European Parliament’s energy committee voted today to recognise the right of Europeans to produce and sell their own renewable electricity.

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2014
Commission president..

Commission president Barroso sells out on climate and energy policy

Press release | January 22, 2014 at 12:27

Brussels –The European Commission has released a disappointing package of proposals on EU climate and energy policy up to 2030, said Greenpeace. EU governments now need to correct the flaws in these proposals and increase their ambition.

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2014
The Tar Sands Threat to Europe

The Tar Sands Threat to Europe

Publication | January 24, 2014 at 1:14

A study from the Natural Resources Defence Council

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2014
Flood of tar sands imports..

Flood of tar sands imports equivalent to adding 6 million cars to Europe’s roads – study

Publication | January 24, 2014 at 1:33

See our joint briefing on the study at the bottom of this page.

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2014
Request for Internal Review..

Request for Internal Review of Administrative Omission by the Commission to Submit to...

Publication | January 30, 2014 at 10:00

On behalf of Transport & Environment, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe (hereinafter “Applicants”), we submit this request for internal review (RIR) under Article 10 of the Aarhus Regulation1on the Commission’s administrative omission,...