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EU parliament votes to take forest destruction off supermarket shelves
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a strong new EU anti-deforestation law, which would for the first time ban products linked to the destruction of forests and human rights violations.
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EU energy crisis plans: too little, too late
EU governments finally seem set to act on high energy prices. Any measures they decide must protect the most vulnerable while slashing energy waste and shifting away from fossil fuels.
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“Winter plan” fails to meet fair energy reduction needs and neglects climate targets
The European Commission’s “winter preparedness” proposal published today fails to deliver a fair energy demand reduction strategy, taking into account people’s long-term clean energy needs, says Greenpeace.
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2035 ban on oil-burning cars too late for 1.5°C climate target
Brussels, 29 June 2022 – EU governments patched up a deal to end the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines, but the 2035 deadline is too late to…
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Letter to EU Parliament on Russian lobbyists possibly circumventing ban
Despite a ban on lobbyists for Russia entering the EU Parliament, Russian energy companies may retain access and influence through fossil fuel and nuclear lobby associations, as revealed in May 2022 by Greenpeace France.
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European Parliament kicks out lobbyists for Russia, but their fingerprints remain
Russia could earn billions from the EU's plan to greenwash fossil gas and nuclear energy.
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European airlines not meeting climate commitments
The seven biggest European airline groups are failing to take sufficient measures to reduce their CO2 emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement, according to a new report commissioned…
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Take action: tell MEPs to stop the EU greenwashing of fossil gas and nuclear energy
Will you let the story of Europe’s energy transition be written by Putin, Gazprom and the nuclear industry?
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‘Russian doll’ gas and nuclear lobbying threatens EU energy independence – new research
New research from Greenpeace France shows that Russian energy companies Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosatom used lobbying connections reminiscent of nesting Russian dolls to influence the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy of sustainable investments
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Rugby World Cup: dump TotalEnergies’ sponsorship!
Greenpeace France have written an open letter to the organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup calling for them to drop TotalEnergies, an oil and gas major, as a sponsor.