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Politics trumps science as von der Leyen fiddles EU climate goal, Greenpeace
Brussels – Ursula von der Leyen has backed a revised EU climate goal at her first ‘state of the union’ speech as president of the European Commission, where she outlined the bloc’s priorities for the next year. But the new Commission target to cut emissions by 55% by 2030 falls far short of the cuts…
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New roadmap to decarbonise European transport by 2040
Brussels – New research, published by Climact and New Climate Institute and commissioned by Greenpeace Belgium, offers a roadmap for decision-makers to decarbonise the European transport sector by 2040, powering…
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Activists hack EU Commission HQ with giant image of Amazon fires
Brussels – Five activists scaling the 14-storey facade of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels hung a 30-metre banner mimicking a hole burned through the building, revealing the Amazon in flames, with the message: “Amazon fires – Europe guilty”.
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MEPs back tougher EU 2030 climate target
Brussels, 10 September 2020 – Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee have voted to speed up EU emission cuts by the end of the decade to help avert catastrophic climate breakdown.
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First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop
Brussels - Greenpeace, together with other non-governmental organisations, non-GMO food associations and a food retailer, announced that the first-ever public detection method for a gene-edited crop has been successfully developed and published. [1] The new research refutes claims by the biotech industry and some regulators that new genetically modified (GM) crops engineered with gene editing…
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EU Parliament can rescue transformative recovery plan, Greenpeace
The European Parliament will challenge governments to boost EU plans for a green and just recovery to the coronavirus pandemic, following a preliminary deal reached by EU leaders earlier this week.
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Gag lawsuits are impairing free speech across the EU
Brussels – Gag lawsuits are a widespread phenomenon in Europe, hitting journalists, activists, academics, their organisations, and others, a new Greenpeace EU report finds. Aimed at silencing critical voices, they…
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EU governments pass up opportunity for green and just recovery – Greenpeace
Brussels – As the first face-to-face EU summit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe ended, Europe’s leaders have failed to exclude access to EU recovery funds for…
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EU recovery money should fund green economy, not polluters
Civil society representatives called on European leaders meeting in Brussels today to use taxpayers’ money to fund a just and green recovery, not polluters.
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Just Transition Fund must provide a just, green and fair transition, not line industry pockets — Greenpeace
Brussels, 6 July 2020 – Today the European Parliament Committee on Regional Development
