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Three tests for Europe’s climate credibility at June summit
European political leaders attending a crucial summit in Brussels on 20 and 21 June will face three major tests of their commitment to tackle the climate crisis. Test N. 1…
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Leaked: EU strategic agenda fails to back urgent action against climate crisis
A leaked five-year plan setting political priorities for Europe has exposed a stubborn reluctance by governments to take urgent action against the existential climate and ecological crisis, warned Greenpeace.
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Activists challenge EU ministers to tackle impact of transport on climate crisis
Luxembourg, 6 June 2019 — Activists from Germany, Poland, Belgium and Greenpeace Luxembourg are peacefully demonstrating outside a meeting of EU Transport Ministers in Luxembourg with a crashed car and…
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Top EU appointments must reflect voters’ call for climate action, Greenpeace
Brussels, 28 May 2019 – The choices for the EU’s top jobs and the bloc’s immediate priorities should be guided by voters’ calls for urgent climate action, said Greenpeace. EU…
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EU Commission buries climate impact of farming policy, Greenpeace
Brussels – Greenhouse gas emissions from European farming have been rising steadily since 2012, according to a new European Commission report about the climate impact of the EU’s common agricultural policy.…
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EU Elections: High turnout shakes up European Parliament
Brussels – Commenting on a pivotal EU election that will have a major impact on Europe’s ability to preserve fundamental rights and confront the twin crises of climate and ecological…
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EU approves unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics
European ministers have approved much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU at a meeting in Brussels. The new laws to reduce single-use plastics were negotiated between the European Commission, the European Parliament and national governments in December 2018.
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87% of Europeans support new laws to combat global deforestation, new poll
Brussels, 21 May 2019 – An overwhelming majority of Europeans want new laws to ensure that the food they eat and the products they buy don’t drive global deforestation, according…
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Merkel shows support for climate-neutral EU by 2050
Brussels/Petersberg (Germany) – After months of dithering, German chancellor Angela Merkel has shown support for a target to make the European Union climate-neutral by 2050 and asked her government to…
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EU summit: student protesters and Greenpeace activists warn ‘broken climate = broken future’
Sibiu, Romania – Student strikers from all over Europe and Greenpeace activists displayed a giant message ahead of a summit on the future of Europe
