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Three tests for Europe’s Covid recovery plans
As the European Commission and many European governments decide on recovery plans worth trillions of euro, Greenpeace warned that ‘green growth’ - as touted by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - could in fact prolong a system that exploits people and destroys the environment.
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EU Commission must not take climate advice from BlackRock
92 NGOs wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen, and Executive Vice-Presidents Dombrovskis and Timmermans, to urge them to cancel the recently concluded contract with BlackRock Investment Management. This…
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EU Parliament lead negotiator backs 65% climate emission cuts by 2030
Brussels, 28 April 2020 – Jytte Guteland, the Member of the European Parliament in charge of the new EU climate law, (Swedish, S&D), announced today that she will back an…
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15 European governments call for green recovery plan
Ten governments from across the EU issued an open statement calling for a green recovery as a response to the Covid-19 crisis and the resulting economic downturn.
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Delayed UN global climate conference must not derail EU action, Greenpeace
Brussels, 1 April 2020 – The postponement of UN climate talks should have no impact on the EU’s commitments to tackle the climate emergency, warned Greenpeace. In the wake of…
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EU COVID-19 response must be caring, fair & green, not a blank cheque for polluters
Brussels, 26 March 2020 – The European Union’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic must focus on saving lives and help make our societies fairer, greener and more resilient to future…
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How the EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic could make our society more resilient
The Covid-19 pandemic is showing just how fragile our societies, economies and democracies can be. Along with many other organisations and governments, the European Union is scrambling to prevent the…
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EU climate diet: 71% less meat by 2030
Meat consumption in the European Union should drop by 71% by 2030, and by 81% by 2050, to tackle farming’s contribution to climate breakdown, according to new analysis by Greenpeace.
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Draft climate law points to lost decade for EU action
*** Photo and video material available here *** Brussels, 4 March 2019 – The European Commission’s draft EU climate law, set to be published today, includes no measures to boost…
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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…