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Deforestation law: the dismantling of the EU Green Deal has begun, but it can be stopped
Greenpeace is calling on the European Commission to withdraw its proposal to delay the EU deforestation regulation, to prevent further damage after MEPs voted to critically weaken the law.
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Spanish flooding: denialism and misinformation can cost lives
The spread of misinformation at moments of crisis can pose serious risks to people's safety. It is important to debunk some of the false claims circulating recently in the wake of the flooding as a result of the extreme rainfall in Spain
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EPP fiddles while forests burn
The European People's Party is seeking last-minute changes that would make a mess of the EU's deforestation law, one of the big wins from the EU Green Deal
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EU green label for fossil gas and nuclear accelerates the climate crisis
New report: Giving fossil gas and nuclear power a green label in the EU’s sustainable investments rulebook will hurt efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to
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Media briefing: the EU and the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia
Greenpeace European Unit media briefing, October 2024
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225 global groups say “Hands off the EU deforestation regulation!”
Global civil society groups urge the European Parliament and national EU governments to vote down the plan to delay the EU's deforestation law by one year
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EU finance ministers let big polluters off the hook
EU finance ministers agreed that public funding is critical to support developing countries facing climate breakdown, but failed to mention the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry and other big polluters to pay up for their role in driving the climate crisis.
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EU’s farmers under pressure to go big or go bust
Europe’s farmers are under pressure to increase their output or go out of business, new Greenpeace EU research into farming data has revealed.
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Go big or go bust – report
An analysis of EU-wide farming data that reveals farmers are pushed to produce more to stay in business.
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“Von der Leyen might as well have wielded the chainsaw herself”, EU forest law delay
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced a one-year delay to the application of a crucial law to protect the world's forests from the impacts of European consumption.