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Environment ministers take a chainsaw to EU forest law
European environment ministers have severely weakened the upcoming EU law to protect the world’s forests from European consumption, according to Greenpeace. The ministers’ proposed changes to the draft law that…
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EU Commission sustainability review leaves existing trade deals virtually untouched
The European Commission today published a review of its policy on trade and sustainable development. Today’s announcement by the Commission is a response to long-standing concerns raised by…
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Poll: 1 in 2 Europeans against spending public money on meat advertising
Over half of Europeans agree that public authorities should not fund marketing aimed at increasing meat consumption, according to a poll Greenpeace France commissioned in…
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Earlier EU petrol and diesel car phase-out would save drivers €635 billion on fuel
An earlier EU phase-out date for cars and vans with internal combustion engines would net significant savings for European drivers and hugely reduce greenhouse gas…
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Taxonomy: Putin and polluters lose key vote in EU Parliament
Two key European Parliament committees have voted to cut off a vital flow of cash for Putin’s war machine by rejecting the European Commission’s controversial plan to give fossil gas
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European Parliament kicks out lobbyists for Russia, but their fingerprints remain
Russia could earn billions from the EU's plan to greenwash fossil gas and nuclear energy.
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European airlines not meeting climate commitments
The seven biggest European airline groups are failing to take sufficient measures to reduce their CO2 emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement, according to a new report commissioned…
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Greenpeace comment on partial Russian oil embargo
Brussels – Reacting to the decision by EU governments to introduce sanctions against the purchase and transport of Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Greenpeace EU climate…
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EU Commission’s REPowerEU plan puts energy giants above people
The European Commission’s plan to end the EU’s dependence on energy imports from Russia, REPowerEU, will continue to bankroll conflict, human rights abuses and environmental…
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‘Russian doll’ gas and nuclear lobbying threatens EU energy independence – new research
New research from Greenpeace France shows that Russian energy companies Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosatom used lobbying connections reminiscent of nesting Russian dolls to influence the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy of sustainable investments
