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Polluters set to cash in as EU summit mulls coronavirus recovery, Greenpeace analysis
As European government leaders meet online on Friday to discuss EU plans for a coronavirus recovery, new Greenpeace analysis has found that polluting industries are expected to benefit from economic stimulus measures.
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ECB injects over €7 billion into fossil fuels since start of COVID-19 crisis
Brussels/Frankfurt - Greenpeace analysis shows that between mid-March and mid-May 2020, as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Bank (ECB) purchased corporate bonds worth almost €30 billion. This included the injection of over €7.6 billion into fossil fuels.
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Patchy at best: EU unveils coronavirus recovery plan – Greenpeace
The European Commission’s €1.85 trillion recovery plan is contradictory at best and damaging at worst, said Greenpeace.
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EU Commission says meat harms climate and nature, but does nothing
Last-minute U-turn on meat advertising reveals internal fights
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Over 1 million people call for green recovery from COVID-19
Green 10 coalition of environmental organisations, Brussels – Over one million people and 100 environmental NGOs across Europe are calling on the European Union to restart its economy by launching the biggest green investment plan the world has ever seen, financed by the bloc’s increased budget and recovery instrument. Tomorrow 15 May, MEPs will decide…
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The EU must scrap the CAP
New farm subsidy system needed for post-Covid-19 Europe Brussels – The European Union must scrap its common agricultural policy (CAP) and start again to build a food and farming system…
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Airline bailouts set to double to €26bn as countries fail to impose binding green conditions
Airline polluters are now seeking more than €26 billion in taxpayers’ money - double the amount of just a week ago - according to the European airline bailout tracker compiled by Carbon Market Watch, Greenpeace and Transport & Environment.
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EU Parliament lead negotiator backs 65% climate emission cuts by 2030
Brussels, 28 April 2020 – Jytte Guteland, the Member of the European Parliament in charge of the new EU climate law, (Swedish, S&D), announced today that she will back an…
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Seize the moment to deliver a green economic transformation, says Greenpeace – First hologram march in the European Capital
*** Action photos and videos will be uploaded here. Brussels, 23 April 2020 – European leaders met virtually today to discuss the EU Covid-19 response and how to raise funds.…
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Polluting European airlines seek €12.8 bn (and counting) in bailouts
European airlines – some of the European Union’s biggest polluters – have sought an unprecedented €12.8 billion in government bailouts since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, without binding environmental conditions, according to data compiled in a new airline bailout tracker published today by Greenpeace, Transport & Environment, and Carbon Market Watch.
