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EU must publish sustainable food system plan
286 organisations urge European Commission president to stick to Sustainable Food System law timeline
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Greenpeace to take European Commission to court over controversial gas and nuclear greenwashing
Greenpeace will take the European Commission to the European Court of Justice over the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU’s Taxonomy
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Media briefing: Greenpeace’s legal arguments against including gas and nuclear in the EU Taxonomy
This briefing provides a short outline of Greenpeace’s request for internal review, sent to the European Commission on 8 September 2022, on the inclusion of nuclear energy and fossil gas in the EU Taxonomy
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EU Parliament lets fossil gas industry write hydrogen rules
Brussels – MEPs voting in the European Parliament’s energy and industry committee (ITRE) on rules for the EU market in fossil gas and rules for the fossil gas transmission network…
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The EU’s gas package must support people, not polluters
Thirty environment and climate groups wrote to MEPs ahead of a key vote on fossil gas in the European Parliament.
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EU failure to protect oceans exposed in projections on Commission HQ
Vast projections of ocean life lit up the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Greenpeace called on Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to deliver on their, so far empty, promises to protect the oceans.
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Private jet emissions quadrupled during 2022 World Economic Forum
Brussels – New analysis commissioned by Greenpeace International shows that 1,040 private jets flew in and out of airports serving the Swiss mountain resort of Davos
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Analysis: tackle wasteful consumption now to alleviate the energy crisis
The EU could save huge amounts of energy this winter by setting mandatory demand reduction targets for gas, electricity and transport energy use
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Time for healthy EU-US competition on climate
The US has passed historic, albeit imperfect, climate legislation – the Inflation Reduction Act. But how do EU officials respond? “Nobody wants a subsidy war” said Margrethe Vestager. Talk about missing the wind farm for the turbines.
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Chainsaws fall silent: EU agrees deforestation law
Brussels – In a world first, companies will have to show that their products have not contributed to deforestation if they want to sell them in the EU, after negotiations…