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EU environment boss nominee turns blind eye to forests as Amazon burns
Brussels – Virginijus Sinkevičius’s near silence on an EU plan to tackle deforestation is disgraceful, said Greenpeace. The nominee to be the next European commissioner on environment and oceans, answered…
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Backing gas spells disaster for incoming EU energy head’s climate credentials, Greenpeace
Brussels – Kadri Simson, the nominee to be the next EU energy commissioner, has made conflicting promises on climate action and gas that could spell disaster for her climate credentials,…
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UN climate summit puts global spotlight on EU
New York city/Brussels – A United Nations climate summit taking place today in New York city is expected to expose Europe’s lack of progress to tackle the climate emergency, warned Greenpeace.…
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Von der Leyen unveils new team, but green game plan still falls short
Brussels – Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a new team of commissioners, but her game plan for the environment still falls short of what science demands,…
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Activists urge von der Leyen to save forests, fight climate breakdown
Incoming EU Commission President greeted in The Hague with burning globe The Hague – Greenpeace activists greeted incoming President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, this evening in…
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European leaders must stop complicity in Amazon fires
Twenty-six NGOs sent an open letter to European leaders urging them to end European complicity in the fires raging in the Amazon. NGOs believe the EU can act decisively in…
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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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Deforestation action plan does little to tackle impact of EU trade dogma, Greenpeace
Brussels, 24 July 2019 – A deforestation action plan released today by the European Commission paints a bleak picture of Europe’s responsibility for global deforestation, but fails to address the…
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EU-Mercosur deal trades in environmental destruction
The trade deal that could be agreed this weekend between the EU and Mercosur countries is a disaster for the environment on both sides of the Atlantic, said Greenpeace.
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EU summit: Germany and France fail to muster support for EU climate action
Poland blocks progress with small number of opponents Brussels, 20 June 2019 – After talks at an EU summit in Brussels, European leaders have failed to back an EU target…