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Proposed EU ban on Russian oil: Greenpeace comment
The answer to Europe’s oil addiction cannot be to simply find new suppliers, but to get to the root of the problem by cutting oil consumption and accelerating the transition to renewable energy.
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New EU law could protect journalists and activists against legal bullying
Journalists exposing human rights abuses or environmental activists campaigning against the destruction of nature may soon have one less thing to worry about, as the European Commission releases a new draft EU law to help prevent legal bullying by corporations, public officials, and powerful individuals.
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EU could immediately cut Russian oil imports by 28% on road to full transport decarbonisation
Greenpeace proposes ten steps to cut EU oil use immediately and keep cutting it
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Russian coal embargo exposes EU reluctance to phase out oil, gas & nuclear
A fifth package of EU sanctions on Russia, progressively banning coal imports but omitting oil, gas and nuclear fuel, exposes a reluctance by several governments to accelerate an energy transition built on energy savings and renewables, said Greenpeace.
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Oil industry pockets €3 billion in EU profits at the pump since invasion of Ukraine
Oil companies have made about €3 billion in profits through the sale of diesel and petrol in Europe since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new research commissioned by Greenpeace CEE shows.
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Polluting factory farms under the spotlight in new EU rules on industrial emissions
The European Commission has proposed for intensive cattle farming to be covered by the Industrial Emissions Directive, and has imposed stricter thresholds on pig and poultry factory farms
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Europe goes despot shopping in misguided response to Putin’s war
As the leaders of the EU’s 27 governments are joined in Brussels by US president Joe Biden to consider a further response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, they seek alternative suppliers to prolong fossil fuels, nuclear energy and industrial farming, and backtrack on measures to tackle the escalating climate and nature crisis, warned Greenpeace.
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Reduce EU meat factory farming to replace Ukraine’s wheat
Brussels – An 8% reduction in the use of cereals for animal feed in the EU would save enough wheat to make up for the expected deficit in Ukraine as…
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Activists install live deforestation counter on EU Council building while ministers meet
Brussels – Six Greenpeace Belgium climbers scaled the facade of the EU Council headquarters in Brussels to display a live counter of the amount of forest destroyed around the world while environment ministers meet to discuss a proposed EU law to tackle deforestation. The counter on the Europa building displayed the number of hectares of…
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EU’s economic rules need to overcome permanent crisis mode
The Manifesto for a Green, Just and Democratic European Economy calls for fundamental reform of EU economic policies to reduce inequalities and accelerate action on the climate and nature emergencies.
