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50 NGOs call on EU Commission to stop funding meat and dairy ads
Fifty NGOs wrote to the European Commission to take into account the adverse effects of the current levels ofmeat and dairy production and consumption on the climate, biodiversity, and public…
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NGOs demand shift from air and road travel to rail
Delivering on the European Year of Rail 2021. Letter from 36 environmental groups to EU transport ministers.
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EU must protect journalists from legal intimidation
The 3rd of May is World Press Freedom Day. Greenpeace and 20 other environmental and press-freedom organisations wrote to Commissioner Jourová, asking for an EU law to protect journalists and activists from legal harassment for their work.
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Letter: triggering a rail renaissance for Europe
Open letter by Greenpeace, 2CELSIUS, Back on Track, the European Network to Promote Cross Border Night Trains, Germanwatch, eco union, Instytut Spraw Obywatelskich, Natuur & Milieu, and Réseau Action Climat.
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Last chance to deliver green EU farm policy
The deal that is struck on the EU's farm policy will have huge implications for small farmers, public health, nature and the climate. We wrote to the European Commission, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament’s rapporteurs on the EU's Common Agricultural Policy regulations, ahead of the last negotiation…
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EU must not label gas as green
Along with 225 scientists, finance experts and NGOs, we wrote to the European Commission to criticise their draft rulebook for sustainable finance, which suggests that fossil gas does no harm to the environment
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The EU must not use forests to offset climate inaction
Forest restoration must not be used to offset climate inaction in the agriculture, energy, housing, industrial and transport sectors.
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European recovery plans must be green
We wrote to EU environment ministers urging them to ensure that the Recovery and Resilience Plans they are negotiating with the European Commission:
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The EU must not rely on certification schemes to protect nature
We wrote to European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius asking them to introduce a strong EU law to keep products linked to destruction of forests…
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EU fiscal framework must promote green jobs
The EU institutions have promised a green recovery from the COVID pandemic. However, this will never be achieved if the fiscal rules of the EU continue to impose austerity measures…