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Greenpeace comment on the European Parliament adoption of the EU economic recovery package
06 May 2009
Frauke Thies, Greenpeace EU energy policy campaigner, said:
“The EU talks about creating green jobs and stimulating green recovery, but the truth is it has earmarked twice as much funding for fossil fuel projects than for renewables, and nothing for efficiency. The coal industry will get €1 billion for carbon capture and storage, an expensive and unproven technology.
“This stimulus package is turned on its head. The Parliament only made cosmetic changes to the initial proposal and has done very little to signal a shift away from our dependency on fossil fuels.”
“The EU talks about creating green jobs and stimulating green recovery, but the truth is it has earmarked twice as much funding for fossil fuel projects than for renewables, and nothing for efficiency. The coal industry will get €1 billion for carbon capture and storage, an expensive and unproven technology.
“This stimulus package is turned on its head. The Parliament only made cosmetic changes to the initial proposal and has done very little to signal a shift away from our dependency on fossil fuels.”
Contact information
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Frauke Thies – Greenpeace EU renewable energy policy campaigner:
+32 (0)2 274 1912, +32 (0)477 79 04 15 (mob.), frauke.thies@greenpeace.org
Mark Breddy – Greenpeace EU communications manager:
+32 (0)2 274 19 03, +32 (0)496 15 62 29 (mob.), mark.breddy@greenpeace.org
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