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Climate change activists demand EU ministers stop spending billions on dirty energy
Linz, Austria/Brussels – Greenpeace activists challenged EU energy ministers meeting in Linz to stop using billions of public money to fund coal, gas and nuclear energy, which heat the climate, contaminate the environment and endanger lives.
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EXPOSED: €58 billion in hidden subsidies for coal, gas and nuclear
Brussels – As EU leaders discuss the future of the EU electricity market, new research reveals how much money goes to supporting coal, gas and nuclear in…
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Media briefing: €58 billion in hidden subsidies for coal, gas and nuclear
New EU rules would allow big energy companies to continue cashing in on dirty energy European governments are covertly adding almost €58 billion[1] to energy bills in order to prop…
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EU Parliament demands urgent action to meet 2020 goal to halt deforestation
Brussels – The European Parliament has demanded swift action from the European Commission to cut Europe’s footprint on the world’s forests and its associated impact on climate change, species loss and…
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Greenpeace response to EU measures against impact of heatwave on farming
Brussels – The European Commission has announced measures in response to drought conditions in Europe. Farmers will receive subsidies in advance, and will be exempted from requirements to protect the environment.
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EU must not waste second shot to come good on climate change, Greenpeace
Brussels – Heads of government meeting in Brussels have asked the European Commission to review the European Union’s efforts on climate change in view of pledges made under the 2015…
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Greenpeace comment on One Planet climate summit
Paris/Brussels – A climate summit hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron on the second anniversary of the Paris climate agreement has ended with a surprise commitment from the World Bank…
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EU-China statement must lead shift to renewables, Greenpeace
Brussels, 1 June – The EU and China’s renewed commitment to fighting climate change must be backed up by a decisive shift to renewable energy, said Greenpeace. The EU-China joint…
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EU could retake climate leadership under new EP plan to boost renewables
A new plan by key members of the European Parliament would help the EU retake global leadership on climate change, just as the US dithers on its commitments under the…
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Open letter to Tusk, Juncker and Tajani on EU-China summit
Greenpeace wrote to EU Council president Donald Tusk, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament president Antonio Tajani calling on them to use the EU-China summit to lead on…