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Big oil must pay for handbrake turn in EU energy systems
The windfall profits that fossil fuel companies have received during the recent energy crisis must be used to rapidly wean Europe off gas, oil and coal
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Ending short flights would cut EU imports of Russian oil by €2 billion
Russia is the largest single supplier of oil to the EU, accounting for around 27% of oil imports to the bloc, meaning one flight in every four is powered by Russian oil
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EU must phase-out gas, not shop around for more
Seeking new sources of fossil gas imports or alternative combustible fuels would still leave Europe vulnerable to energy shocks and accelerate climate breakdown
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Ads for cars and flights could cause twice as much CO2 as Spain
Additional greenhouse gas emissions due to advertising for cars and flights around the world could be as high as double Spain’s annual emissions, according to new research.
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14 protests across EU ask ministers to stop forest destruction
"Around the world, an area of forest the size of a football pitch is destroyed faster than even the best player could kick a ball across it"
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Taxonomy: inclusion of nuclear and gas is “attempted robbery” – Greenpeace
The plan would cause billions of euro to flow away from clean energy like renewables and instead go to nuclear energy and fossil gas, accelerating the climate crisis.
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Pointless ‘ghost flights’ in EU cause climate damage equal to 1.4 million cars
Airlines across Europe are operating empty or near-empty flights in order to retain valuable take-off and landing slots at airports, as required by an EU regulation dating back to 1993.
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Taxonomy greenwashing: activists cover Macron portraits in oil ahead of speech to MEPs
Activists at the European Parliament plunged official portraits of Emmanuel Macron in fake crude oil to denounce the French president’s “climate sabotage.”
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EU Commission’s taxonomy plan is “licence to greenwash”
The European Commission intends to label certain fossil gas and nuclear activities as “sustainable” investments in the EU’s taxonomy of green economic activities, according to a draft communication released late on 31 December 2021.
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EU Commission plans carbon offset scheme for big polluters
The European Commission’s ‘sustainable carbon cycles’ plan, announced today, risks becoming an excuse for big polluters to stall their own climate action, Greenpeace has warned.
