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Chainsaws fall silent: EU agrees deforestation law
Brussels – In a world first, companies will have to show that their products have not contributed to deforestation if they want to sell them in the EU, after negotiations…
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French short-haul flight ban is legal, rules EU Commission in blow to airline lobby
The EU executive has finally confirmed that France's short-haul flight ban is legal, but said it should be limited to only three years.
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Russian oil embargo: EU must cut transport oil use
Brussels, 29 November 2022 – Greenpeace EU is calling on authorities in the EU to introduce emergency measures to cut the continent’s dependence on oil ahead of a ban on…
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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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Activists confront pulp and paper ship in protest against EU forest destruction
Activists from across Europe are confronting a pulp and paper container ship in the port of Lübeck and calling for the protection of Europe’s last-remaining forests. The protest takes place as representatives of EU governments and the European Parliament are in the final stages of negotiations on a new EU law against deforestation.
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EU takes the scenic route to petrol and diesel car phase-out
Negotiators for the EU Commission, EU Parliament and national governments reached an agreement on Thursday evening to phase out sales of new cars with internal combustion engines in the EU by 2035, a deadline which Greenpeace says falls well short of the EU’s climate commitments and will cost drivers hundreds of billions in fuel in…
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Leak: Germany pushing EU to develop new gas fields in response to energy crisis
Germany wants the EU to push countries to develop new gas fields in response to the energy price crisis.
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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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Prague summit: mock pipeline exposes dangers of reliance on fossil fuels
European government leaders arriving in Prague for a double summit of the European Political Community on Thursday and the European Union on Friday were reminded of the vulnerability of fossil fuel infrastructure by a 30-metre-long mock gas pipeline erected by activists.
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Polluter bonanza could continue as EU ministers consider delay in energy windfall taxes
EU energy ministers meeting look set to slow down the roll-out of taxes on energy firms’ excess profits, despite the urgency of more immediate action before winter sets in.