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EU Commission’s taxonomy plan is “licence to greenwash”
The European Commission intends to label certain fossil gas and nuclear activities as “sustainable” investments in the EU’s taxonomy of green economic activities, according to a draft communication released late on 31 December 2021.
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EU Commission plans carbon offset scheme for big polluters
The European Commission’s ‘sustainable carbon cycles’ plan, announced today, risks becoming an excuse for big polluters to stall their own climate action, Greenpeace has warned.
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EU must face up to gas phase-out
Brussels – The EU Commission’s proposed update of the EU’s gas market rules fails to acknowledge the need to phase out gas in order to tackle the climate crisis, warned…
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EU Commission going full steam ahead for rail
The European Commission’s rail plan is extremely promising for a shift away from polluting flights to more climate-friendly travel
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Two-thirds of EU’s military missions help secure oil and gas imports, research
Almost two-thirds of all EU military missions monitor and secure the production and transport of oil and gas to Europe. Italy, Spain and Germany have invested more than €4 billion to protect climate-damaging fossil fuels since 2018, according to research by Greenpeace Italy, Greenpeace Spain and Greenpeace Germany.
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‘Taxonosaurus’ wrecks EU plans for green investment guidelines
Greenpeace Belgium activists protest against the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU's list of sustainable investments.
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EU must look to common food policy after failure to green farming
Brussels – The EU must begin work on a common food policy, after the failure of the common agricultural policy (CAP) reform to deliver a green farming system
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Glimmer of hope for EU anti-deforestation law
Brussels – A European Commission draft law, published today, to cut deforestation out of the EU’s supply chains is a tentative first step towards protecting the world’s forests, but still…
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Activists rebrand EIB as European Greenwashing Bank
Activists rebranded the headquarters of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg today, ahead of a meeting of the bank’s board of directors. The activists, who placed a 3x7-meter sign on the building that reads: “European Greenwashing Bank”, are denouncing EIB hypocrisy and greenwash, as the bank continues to fund climate-killing projects and companies, while…
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COP26: EU hypocrisy exposed as climate conference wraps up
Brussels 13 November 2021 – Greenpeace has slammed the EU’s double standards as the COP26 climate conference draws to a close in Glasgow.