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    Letter |

    Greens/EFA letter to Ms Von der Leyen and Mr Timmermans on Fit for 2030 package

    For the Greens/EFA, the launch of the “Fit for 2030 Package” will be a make or break moment for the implementation of the European Green Deal. It is now time to turn objectives and strategies into binding legislation, to honour our climate and energy commitments, to live up to the European Green Deal’s oath to ‘do no harm’ and to ensure a…
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    Deforestation in the Amazon/ Ana_Cotta S.O.S Amazônia/ Flickr CC BY 2.0
    Deforestation in the Amazon/ Ana_Cotta S.O.S Amazônia/ Flickr CC BY 2.0
    Opinion |

    Our groceries shouldn’t cost the earth: How EU consumption causes the destruction of the rainforest

    Marie Toussaint
    Opinion by Marie Toussaint
    A new EU law to stop Europe's complicity in global deforestation is in the pipeline. Time is running out. We need a strong law that effectively bans products linked to the destruction of forests and other ecosystems. The rainforest can’t wait any longer, writes Marie Toussaint MEP.
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    Tractor
    Press release |

    CAP: Agreement falls far short of Green Deal goals

    Negotiations were concluded on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the years 2023 to 2027. The agreement by representatives of the European Parliament, Council and Commission falls far short of the promises of the Green Deal to use less pesticides, protect the environment, climate and biodiversity and to promote organic farming. The …
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    © Thomas Mounsey
    Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
    Press release |

    European Climate Law: Not enough to meet Paris climate targets

    MEPs will vote on the first ever European Climate Law. The main tenet of the European Climate Law is the target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. This calculation, however, includes carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands. If these natural CO2 reservoirs are deducted, the climate target shrinks to only 52.8%. The climat…
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    Opinion |

    The new European Climate Law breaks the EU’s Paris Agreement promises

    Michael Bloss
    Opinion by Michael Bloss
    The compromise climate target in the EU Climate Law will not meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. We can’t endorse a climate law that breaks all our climate promises, writes Micha Bloss MEP, Greens/EFA negotiator on the European Climate Law.
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    Container Ship
    Event |

    Is making the EU a champion of green ships a utopia

    Gathered around experts, we invite you to discuss the solution to reduce maritime transport impacts on the sea by developing a European green ship industry. In the post-covid context, The EU underlined the necessity to enhance resilience, sovereignty and to re-industrialised Europe. We believe th...
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    Pro european Movement
    Event |

    The Future of Europe: building the change we need

    It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us to put forward game-changing policy and actively shape our political future. The Greens/EFA Group are kickstarting the democratic process by organising an event with the voices that matter the most: yours.
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    Opinion |

    Europe – Don’t fall into the (gas) trap!

    Ciarán Cuffe Jutta Paulus Marie Toussaint
    Opinion by Ciarán Cuffe & Jutta Paulus & Marie Toussaint
    European institutions are discussing the future of Europe’s energy. Current rules pre-date the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal, making it impossible to achieve carbon neutrality objectives by 2050. This revision will decide how fossil fuels are financed and consequently, the place given to renewable energy in Europe.
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    European Parliament
    News |

    Greens/EFA debriefing of the plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the successful votes on the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the adoption of the EU Digital COVID Certificates, the result to temporarily waiver the TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines and the vote to take the Commission to court for their lack of action in cases of rule of law violations by m…
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    Forest/ CC0 timotheus-frobel
    Opinion |

    The EU must protect its forests, not destroy them

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg Martin Häusling Ville Niinistö Marie Toussaint
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg & Martin Häusling & Ville Niinistö & Marie Toussaint
    As the European Union is grappling to respond to the twin crises of climate and biodiversity breakdown, one thing has become clear: we need healthy forests to protect and restore nature and the global climate.