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Commission delays EU anti-gag law, leaves watchdogs vulnerable
Brussels, 3 December 2020 – The European Commission has published a European democracy action plan (EDAP) which delays any new EU law to end gag lawsuits, also known as Strategic…
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Open letter: NGOs demand urgent action on aviation emissions
More than 30 NGOs sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Council President Charles Michel, urging them to take action…
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Burning gas and trees labelled as ‘green’ in EU Commission’s sustainable investment rulebook
Brussels – The European Commission has opened the door to funding for polluting gas, bioenergy and cars by classifying them as ‘sustainable’ in a draft rulebook on green investments, known as taxonomy.
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GMO status of Cibus SU Canola
In September, an open-source method to detect a gene-edited, herbicide-resistant canoladeveloped by US company Cibus, was published in the scientific journal Foods. SU Canola is not authorised for placing on…
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Why relying on offsets won’t stop climate breakdown
The European Union urgently needs an emission reduction target in line with science that does not rely on an increasingly fragile nature. Accounting tricks that allow governments to compensate carbon increases in forests and soils to achieve their emission reductions will not solve climate breakdown.
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Polluters profiting from pandemic bailouts
How the fossil fuel industry is using the COVID-19 crisis to capture public funds and lock in dirty energy
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EU Commission’s 2030 climate plan trying to negotiate with nature, Greenpeace
A European Commission analysis to back up its climate plans for 2030 has revealed an attempt to fudge its target to cut EU-wide emissions by at least 55%, said Greenpeace, warning that the target also falls far short of what science requires to avoid the worst effects of climate breakdown.
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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
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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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Ending SLAPPs: strategic lawsuits against public participation
Together with over a 100 NGOs, we have published a policy paper on how the EU should end gag lawsuits, also known as SLAPPs.
