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Pointless ‘ghost flights’ in EU cause climate damage equal to 1.4 million cars
Airlines across Europe are operating empty or near-empty flights in order to retain valuable take-off and landing slots at airports, as required by an EU regulation dating back to 1993.
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EU Commission going full steam ahead for rail
The European Commission’s rail plan is extremely promising for a shift away from polluting flights to more climate-friendly travel
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Activists rebrand EIB as European Greenwashing Bank
Activists rebranded the headquarters of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg today, ahead of a meeting of the bank’s board of directors. The activists, who placed a 3x7-meter sign on the building that reads: “European Greenwashing Bank”, are denouncing EIB hypocrisy and greenwash, as the bank continues to fund climate-killing projects and companies, while…
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Greenpeace strongly condemns COP aviation declaration
(add name of city), 10 November, 2021 – The UK led International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition is asking countries at the international climate summit to push for a global target…
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One third of EU’s busiest flights have train alternatives under six hours
Greenpeace calls on EU to ban short-haul flights and make train alternatives accessible to all
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Get On Track: train alternatives to short-haul flights in Europe
One third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe have train alternatives under six hours, whereas many trips could be made easier by train, according to research by OBC Transeuropa…
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Greenpeace blocks Shell refinery in Rotterdam port
More than 80 activists from 12 EU countries used fossil fuel ads from all over Europe to block the entrance to Shell’s refinery in the port of Rotterdam, calling for an EU ban on fossil fuel advertising
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How to make Europe’s cities more liveable for people – not cars
To achieve deep and permanent cuts in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, cars must become the exception in cities, not the rule. Bold political action will be needed at…
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EU Commission ‘Fit for 55’ package unfit to contain climate crisis
Despite a series of eye-catching announcements, a package of policy proposals released by the European Commission on Wednesday is unfit to tackle the climate crisis, warned Greenpeace.
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Six things to look out for in EU Commission’s ‘fit for 55’ climate package
On 14 July, the Commission will formally kick off the complex process of turning a continent-wide climate target into concrete policy measures. But the measures will fail to cut off financial support for fossil fuels and other environmentally destructive sectors, like industrial farming and aviation, and will even encourage investments in fossil gas and the…