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Despite record profits, fossil fuel companies will let people freeze this winter
Fossil fuel companies are making record profits while millions of Europeans face energy poverty this winter. This has to stop
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Return to strict EU fiscal rules threatens energy security and green transition
A European Commission plan to reestablish strict fiscal rules for EU countries would hamper measures to lift people out of energy poverty and ensure energy security with a renewable energy transition.
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Transport reforms could cut €63 billion off bills in Europe
Reforms in the transport sector could cut the EU’s oil use for vehicles by 13%, and save people in Europe €63 billion on their bills per year, according…
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NGO letter to EU Commission on new GMOs
Greenpeace wrote the the European Commission to warn against the far-reaching deregulation of GMOs in agriculture and food.
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Nuclear exception leaves gaping hole in EU Russia sanctions as uranium ship reaches France
A new draft list of EU sanctions on Russia, released by the European Commission, fails to tackle Europe’s dependence on the nuclear trade, just as a ship previously identified as transporting Russian uranium reached the port of Dunkirk
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EU energy crisis plans: too little, too late
EU governments finally seem set to act on high energy prices. Any measures they decide must protect the most vulnerable while slashing energy waste and shifting away from fossil fuels.
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“Winter plan” fails to meet fair energy reduction needs and neglects climate targets
The European Commission’s “winter preparedness” proposal published today fails to deliver a fair energy demand reduction strategy, taking into account people’s long-term clean energy needs, says Greenpeace.
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Taxonomy: Ukrainian energy minister contradicts President Zelensky, Ukrainian MPs
Strasbourg – Today the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament supporting the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU’s list…
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Greenpeace comment on partial Russian oil embargo
Brussels – Reacting to the decision by EU governments to introduce sanctions against the purchase and transport of Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Greenpeace EU climate…
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Can we prove Putin wrong?
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Europe could choose how quickly to wean itself off fossil fuels. Now there is no choice: it must do so as fast as possible, for Ukrainians, for Europe’s security and for the climate.
