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EU Commission’s REPowerEU plan puts energy giants above peopleThe European Commission’s plan to end the EU’s dependence on energy imports from Russia, REPowerEU, will continue to bankroll conflict, human rights abuses and environmental…
18/05/2022 -
‘Russian doll’ gas and nuclear lobbying threatens EU energy independence – new researchNew research from Greenpeace France shows that Russian energy companies Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosatom used lobbying connections reminiscent of nesting Russian dolls to influence the inclusion of fossil gas and…
17/05/2022 -
Activists block giant soy ship at Dutch portBrussels – More than 60 activists from 15 European countries, volunteering with Greenpeace Netherlands, have blocked a mega-ship arriving in the Netherlands with 60 million kilos of soy from Brazil,…
11/05/2022 -
Overselling EU trade deals: new study uncovers failures of sustainability impact assessmentsThe European Commission uses flawed and tardy sustainability impact assessments as a fig leaf for environmentally, socially and economically damaging EU trade agreements, according to a new study by Greenpeace…
11/05/2022 -
Proposed EU ban on Russian oil: Greenpeace commentThe answer to Europe’s oil addiction cannot be to simply find new suppliers, but to get to the root of the problem by cutting oil consumption and accelerating the transition…
04/05/2022 -
New EU law could protect journalists and activists against legal bullyingJournalists exposing human rights abuses or environmental activists campaigning against the destruction of nature may soon have one less thing to worry about, as the European Commission releases a new…
27/04/2022 -
EU could immediately cut Russian oil imports by 28% on road to full transport decarbonisation
Greenpeace proposes ten steps to cut EU oil use immediately and keep cutting it
27/04/2022 -
Russian coal embargo exposes EU reluctance to phase out oil, gas & nuclearA fifth package of EU sanctions on Russia, progressively banning coal imports but omitting oil, gas and nuclear fuel, exposes a reluctance by several governments to accelerate an energy transition…
07/04/2022 -
Oil industry pockets €3 billion in EU profits at the pump since invasion of Ukraine
Oil companies have made about €3 billion in profits through the sale of diesel and petrol in Europe since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new research commissioned by…
07/04/2022 -
Polluting factory farms under the spotlight in new EU rules on industrial emissionsThe European Commission has proposed for intensive cattle farming to be covered by the Industrial Emissions Directive, and has imposed stricter thresholds on pig and poultry factory farms
05/04/2022