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A right to green energy for all

We want green and affordable energy for all

Energy, its provenance and its price, impact both people and the planet. We all want and deserve to live a dignified life on a healthy planet: affordable and renewable energy is the way to this.

But that’s not currently the case

We are in times of social and climate crisis because of our dependency on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes, raising prices and exploiting the earth.

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A right to energy is the solution

Everyone should have access to affordable and renewable energy, as a basic right. We want the European Union to guarantee that all people living in the EU can benefit from such a right, a fair decision for the people and the environment.

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OUR CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

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Greens/EFA demands for the Durban climate summit (COP17)

After the disappointing outcome of Copenhagen, Cancun took small steps to revive the climate talks. This year Durban must set a pathway to secure a global climate deal in 2015 at the latest. There are a myriad of outstanding issues in UN climate negotiations
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UN climate talks and the EU position

Ahead of this year's UN climate summit in Durban, the press conference of the Greens will assess the prospects for the COP17 and focus on the EU's role
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UN climate talks

With this year's UN climate summit (COP17) set to commence in Durban on Monday (28 November), the Greens today set out their demands from the EU (1) at a press conference in the European Parliament. Commenting after the press conference, Green MEP Bas Eickhout, who will represent the Greens on the E...
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UN climate talks

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution setting out its position on the forthcoming UN climate summit in Durban (COP17) and its demands for the EU position. The Greens welcomed the clear message calling for the EU to commit to continuing the Kyoto Protocol, a key issue for the forthcoming...
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Co-Presidents' session briefing

Press briefing with Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit on the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
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Co-Presidents' Press briefing

Press briefing with the Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit on the central questions of the plenary
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Climate mainstreaming and MFF

The event will give the possibility to discuss how the cohesion and structural funds as well as the CAP could contribute to fight aigainst climate change.
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The Green Race to Durban and Beyond

Join us in the run up to COP17 for a debate on comparability, competitiveness and compatibility of climate actions around the world in the European Parliament and online, with special guest speakers and experts from around the world.
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The first European Semester and its contribution to the EU2020 Strategy

The Commission doesn't care about the objectives it sets for itself. This is how we could summarise the study realised for the Greens on the European Semester. This study is the first of its kind to check through all the recommendations that the EU has addressed to the 27 member states and to analyse their coherence with regard to the per…
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EU energy infrastructure

The European Commission today presented legislative proposals on energy infrastructure, including financing rules in the context of the next EU budgetary period (1). While the Greens welcome that the Commission has put the question of energy infrastructure on the agenda, the group expressed concern ...