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EU Commission opening the door for new GMOs
The European Commission is gearing up to exempt new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from current environmental rules, Greenpeace has warned.
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European Year of Rail: five steps to put trains back on track
Environmental groups called for urgent and concrete action to trigger a rail renaissance and accelerate a shift from air and road travel to trains, as the European Union prepares to launch the European Year of Rail on Monday.
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Putting Europe back on track
Underinvestment in Europe’s existing railway infrastructure is already one of the greatest constraints for the rail sector. Misdirecting Covid recovery funding could make this problem insurmountable. Governments and public authorities must prioritise investment in the railways, boost international cooperation and ensure everyone has access. The European Year of Rail must be a turning point and…
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The EU must not use forests to offset climate inaction
Forest restoration must not be used to offset climate inaction in the agriculture, energy, housing, industrial and transport sectors.
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Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market
Brussels – Products linked to forest and ecosystem destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses continue to access the EU market labelled as ‘sustainable’ by many certifications schemes, according to…
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EU governments cling to fossilised world order, Greenpeace
Brussels, 11 December 2020 – A deal to creep up the EU’s climate target for 2030 at a summit in Brussels exposes a reluctance by governments to follow the science and tackle the root causes of the climate emergency, said Greenpeace.
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EU Commission must use new mobility strategy to transform transport, not pave the way for the climate crisis
Brussels, 8 December 2020 – Tomorrow, on 9 December, the European Commission is due to publish a new strategy for smart and sustainable mobility to align the transport sector with…
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EIB’s climate promises go up in flames
Brussels – The European Investment Bank (EIB) board of directors approved a climate roadmap for 2021-2025 that fails to require all companies and intermediaries receiving funding to adopt adequate decarbonisation…
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Withdraw CAP proposal to save EU green deal, NGOs tell Commission president
Leading environmental NGOs have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to call on her to withdraw the Commission's proposal on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to safeguard the European green deal.
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EU Parliament backs strong law to protect forests
The European Parliament has voted to call for a strong law which would go a long way towards ending the EU’s complicity in deforestation, ecosystem…
