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EU agrees hollow climate law
Under pressure to take part in a climate summit hosted by US president Joe Biden on Thursday with a wrapped up climate law, the EU has agreed an emissions reduction target for 2030 that falls well short of what science requires to stop catastrophic climate breakdown.
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European Year of Rail: five steps to put trains back on track
Environmental groups called for urgent and concrete action to trigger a rail renaissance and accelerate a shift from air and road travel to trains, as the European Union prepares to launch the European Year of Rail on Monday.
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Leak: polluters gut EU green finance rules
Major concessions to polluting industries under new EU sustainable finance rules, leaked on Monday, would stab the EU green deal in the heart, said Greenpeace.
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Paragliding activists land on ECB to expose support for fossil fuels
Brussels/Frankfurt – Activists on paragliders landed on the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday, on the eve of a meeting of the ECB’s governing board, to protest its climate-killing monetary policy. The protest comes in the wake of a new report revealing how the rules governing which assets private banks…
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Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market
Brussels – Products linked to forest and ecosystem destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses continue to access the EU market labelled as ‘sustainable’ by many certifications schemes, according to…
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Revealed: meat sold in Europe driving destruction of Brazil’s Pantanal region
Brussels – European retailers are selling beef and leather linked to the record destruction of one of the world’s largest wetlands, in Brazil’s Pantanal region, a new investigation has revealed.…
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Extending EU fiscal pact ‘escape’ clause is not enough for green and fair recovery
Brussels – The European Commission’s decision to recommend an extension of the escape clause application under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is a step in the right direction, but…
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Commission cancer plan must scrap EU meat ads
Brussels – The European Commission plans to cease funding for promotional campaigns for red meat and processed meat due to links to cancer, according to the Commission’s cancer strategy published…
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EU Commission sleight of hand keeps money flowing to dirty gas
The European Commission’s proposed update of the rules for Europe’s energy networks leaves the dominant role of the gas industry untouched and public money still flowing to dirty gas
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Over 1 million people tell EU to stop funding forest destruction
Brussels – A landmark 1,193,652 people made submissions to the EU’s public consultation on deforestation, demanding a strong EU law to protect the world’s forests. The European Commission received the…
