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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…
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EU energy plans won’t meet Paris climate commitments
Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union’s energy plans, the ‘State of the Energy Union’. Greenpeace has criticised the EU’s energy plans as…
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Leaked TiSA texts reveal threats to climate
Greenpeace Netherlands publishes analysis of energy chapter during Geneva negotiations Amsterdam/Geneva – Greenpeace Netherlands has released unpublished texts from the TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement) negotiations and conducted an in-depth…
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Stepping up EU action to protect forests is not optional but the only way forward
Greenpeace analysis of the FLEGT evaluation Illegal logging and related trade remain persistent global problems despite the positive impacts of EU actions undertaken since 2004. A recent independent evaluation assesses…
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Paris agreement: statement from the Coalition for higher ambition
. CAN statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition 19042016