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Commission funds fossil fuels industry through controversial infrastructure projects
Brussels - The Commission’s list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) includes a number of projects that, under the pretence of facilitating the development of hydrogen technology, risk being just…
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EU handing future hydrogen grid to fossil gas industry
The planning and management of much of Europe’s future hydrogen infrastructure could be left in the hands of the fossil gas industry, after the European…
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Greenpeace installs radiation sensors in Ukraine and calls for EU sanctions against Rosatom
Greenpeace and SaveDnipro have installed sensors to monitor radiation levels in Ukraine
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Europe lost 15,000 km of rail, built 30,000 km of motorway since 1995
Brussels – Since 1995, European countries invested on average 66% more in expanding and refurbishing roads than in railways, new research has found.
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European Central Bank fails at own climate action plan
Brussels/Frankfurt, 26 July 2023 - The European Central Bank (ECB) did not meet its commitments to decarbonise its corporate bond portfolio in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement and abandoned reinvestments by the end of June 2023
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The shocking extent people are encouraged to fly in Europe
A new study of 112 routes in Europe finds that flying is cheaper on average than taking the train, but only because railways don't get the kinds of subsidies and tax breaks that airlines do
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EU and Mercosur leaders ignore the voice of the people to push forward with toxic deal
Hundreds of environmental groups, social movements and trade unions criticise the announcement by leaders in Brussels that they aim to conclude the EU-Mercosur trade agreement by the end of this year.
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EU Parliament backs landmark law to restore Europe’s nature
The European Parliament has voted in favour of legally binding targets to restore degraded natural areas in the EU.
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Zero-energy buildings beat fossil gas in new study of seven Central and Eastern European countries’ energy plans
As the EU prepares to update energy regulations for buildings and national climate and energy plans, a new study commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe shows the benefits of investing in energy efficient homes instead of expanding climate-wrecking fossil gas infrastructure.
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Energy is a human right and should be treated as such!
It's time to ban energy disconnections. People need more than a winter truce. Access to energy shouldn't be a battle in the first place.