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Greenpeace activists bare their lungs for clean air
Commission ordered Member States to explain inaction on dangerous air pollution Brussels – Nine Greenpeace activists baring their lungs on their chests demanded “Clean Air Now” outside a closed-door emergency…
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European Parliament votes to increase renewable energy target
Bad bioenergy still counts towards renewable target Strasbourg – Today the European Parliament voted to increase the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target to 35 per cent. 17 January 2018 Projections…
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Energy ministers give Europeans coal for Christmas
Council adopts preliminary agreement on energy reform package Brussels – European energy ministers have backed coal and other fossil fuels over renewable energy, in the ongoing reform of the EU’s…
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Greenpeace comment on One Planet climate summit
Paris/Brussels – A climate summit hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron on the second anniversary of the Paris climate agreement has ended with a surprise commitment from the World Bank…
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Commission rejects demands of #StopGlyphosate citizens’ initiative
Brussels – The European Commission has issued its formal response to the #StopGlyphosate European Citizens Initiative (ECI). It officially recognised the submission of more than one million signatures on 6…
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Study: dangers of neonicotinoid use in greenhouses
Will the use of neonicotinoids in greenhouses continue to present a risk for bees and other organisms? The European Commission has proposed a ban on three neonicotinoids – imidacloprid,clothianidin and…
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Bee-killing pesticides dangerous even when used in greenhouses, new research
Proposed EU restrictions on neonicotinoids would allow use in greenhouses Brussels/Exeter – Bees and other wildlife are exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides even if they are used only inside greenhouses, a…
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Greenpeace Netherlands leaks EU-Mercosur trade papers
Increase in meat and soy trade would drive deforestation Amsterdam/Brussels – Greenpeace Netherlands has released 171 pages of previously undisclosed documents from secret talks for an EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Soy…
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EU 2030 energy package: community power holds key to renewables transition
In the coming days and weeks, European governments and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will have a crucial say on the direction and pace of the European Union’s renewable…
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EU farming reform plan overlooks impact of meat sector, Greenpeace
Brussels – On the eve of a major reform of European Union farming rules, the European Commission has glossed over the growing environmental and health impact of the industrial meat…
