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Taxonomy: Ukrainian energy minister contradicts President Zelensky, Ukrainian MPs
Strasbourg – Today the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament supporting the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU’s list…
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Taxonomy: Putin and polluters lose key vote in EU Parliament
Two key European Parliament committees have voted to cut off a vital flow of cash for Putin’s war machine by rejecting the European Commission’s controversial plan to give fossil gas
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Greenpeace comment on partial Russian oil embargo
Brussels – Reacting to the decision by EU governments to introduce sanctions against the purchase and transport of Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Greenpeace EU climate…
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EU Commission’s REPowerEU plan puts energy giants above people
The European Commission’s plan to end the EU’s dependence on energy imports from Russia, REPowerEU, will continue to bankroll conflict, human rights abuses and environmental…
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Rethink and repower the EU’s energy system
Europe is facing multiple crises at the same time: the war in Ukraine, the ongoing pandemic and economic fallout, rising cost-of-living and energy bills, and a worsening climate and ecological…
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Can we prove Putin wrong?
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Europe could choose how quickly to wean itself off fossil fuels. Now there is no choice: it must do so as fast as possible, for Ukrainians, for Europe’s security and for the climate.
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Proposed EU ban on Russian oil: Greenpeace comment
The answer to Europe’s oil addiction cannot be to simply find new suppliers, but to get to the root of the problem by cutting oil consumption and accelerating the transition to renewable energy.
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EU could immediately cut Russian oil imports by 28% on road to full transport decarbonisation
Greenpeace proposes ten steps to cut EU oil use immediately and keep cutting it
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Russian coal embargo exposes EU reluctance to phase out oil, gas & nuclear
A fifth package of EU sanctions on Russia, progressively banning coal imports but omitting oil, gas and nuclear fuel, exposes a reluctance by several governments to accelerate an energy transition built on energy savings and renewables, said Greenpeace.
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Oil industry pockets €3 billion in EU profits at the pump since invasion of Ukraine
Oil companies have made about €3 billion in profits through the sale of diesel and petrol in Europe since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new research commissioned by Greenpeace CEE shows.