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Scrap the CAP: a fresh start for Europe’s food system
We already knew the global food system was broken. Controlled by corporate powers, it drives destruction of natural ecosystems and contributes massively to climate breakdown.
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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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EU Commission must not take climate advice from BlackRock
92 NGOs wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen, and Executive Vice-Presidents Dombrovskis and Timmermans, to urge them to cancel the recently concluded contract with BlackRock Investment Management. This…
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Letter to EU Commission: Democracy is a prerequisite for a green and just recovery
Read the letter to EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen here. In order for the EU to deliver on a green and just recovery, all levels of government must…
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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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How to Join the Light and Shadow Climate Strike
Hundreds of organisations, including Greenpeace are working with Working with Fridays for Future, 2020 Rebelión por el Clima and Alianza por el Clima call to organise a global climate action…
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For a Europe that cares for all
57 civil society organisations wrote to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen about the values that should underpin the recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the attached statement here.
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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.
