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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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European airline bailout tracker
This airline bailout tracker by Greenpeace, Transport & Environment, and Carbon Market Watch compiles publicly available data and will be regularly updated.
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Media briefing: Hollow EU climate law would delay action
The political response to the climate emergency is the defining issue of our time. But progress has been painfully slow. The European Union has staked its credibility on showing the…
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EU Commission work plan threatens global climate action
The European Commission could derail the prospects of a global climate deal at the end of this year by delaying a plan to upgrade the European Union’s 2030 emission reduction target until after the summer, warned Greenpeace.
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12 points for an EU climate law
Forests are burning, glaciers are melting and the window for stopping catastrophic climate change is closing. Incoming European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has promised a climate law. To tackle the climate crisis and implement the Paris climate agreement, Greenpeace and WWF call on the new EU climate law to do twelve things.
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EU ‘green’ funds should be limited to countries with coal phase outs – Greenpeace
Access to EU ‘green’ funding must be limited to governments committed to coal phase out dates, said Greenpeace, as the European Commission released a €1 trillion investment package for the coming decade. The package, made up of reallocated EU and national funds, as well as private money, is the first element of the Commission’s European…
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Time for the Commission to get serious about tackling deforestation
Brussels, 16 December 2019 – Agriculture and forest ministers are expected to issue a strong call to the Commission today to “step up EU action” on deforestation and forest protection.…
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Gas slips through as EIB slashes fossil fuel funding
Luxembourg/Brussels – The European Investment Bank (EIB) will limit funding for new fossil fuel projects starting at the end of 2021, but some gas infrastructure will continue to be eligible…
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UN report on land exploitation exposes blind spot in EU climate action
EU Green Deal must begin shift to climate change-resilient farming, Greenpeace Brussels – A landmark UN report on the impact of human land exploitation has exposed a giant gap in the…
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340+ organisations call on EU to halt trade negotiations with Brazil
Brussels – In an open letter published today, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay…
