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Unleashing the power of community renewable energy
This booklet explains how new EU renewable energy legislation could be used to unleash a wave of fossil-free community-owned energy across Europe. Bringing examples from across Europe, it shows how…
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Feeding the Problem: the dangerous intensification of animal farming in Europe
Industrial production and excessive consumption of meat and dairy products have grave impacts on our climate, our environment and our health. Europe’s consumption habits and production levels have widely exceeded any health, environmental and climate limits that science has defined.
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Out of Balance – industry links in the European Parliament AGRI committee
For 56 years, European farming has been guided by the European Union’s common agricultural policy (CAP) and the subsidies it distributes to European farmers. The CAP currently accounts for almost…
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Investigation: How CAP promotes pollution
Subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are supporting some of Europe’s most polluting livestock farms, a Greenpeace investigation has revealed. Over half (51%) of the farms examined…
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Study: dangers of neonicotinoid use in greenhouses
Will the use of neonicotinoids in greenhouses continue to present a risk for bees and other organisms? The European Commission has proposed a ban on three neonicotinoids – imidacloprid,clothianidin and…
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Scenario for a Sustainable Europe for its Citizens
The Future of Europe is in the spotlight. History-shaping events over the last 12 months, including the UK’s vote to leave the EU, constitutional crises in some member states, the…
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Investor protection in CETA
Gold standard or missed opportunity? Back in 2015, the European Parliament (EP) mandated the Commission to ensure a number of reforms in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between…
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Report: The potential of energy citizens in the EU
With an increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the European Union (EU), the role of energy consumers as active participants in the energy system is bound to expand,…
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Leaked TiSA texts reveal threats to climate
Greenpeace Netherlands publishes analysis of energy chapter during Geneva negotiations Amsterdam/Geneva – Greenpeace Netherlands has released unpublished texts from the TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement) negotiations and conducted an in-depth…