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EU-China statement must lead shift to renewables, Greenpeace
Brussels, 1 June – The EU and China’s renewed commitment to fighting climate change must be backed up by a decisive shift to renewable energy, said Greenpeace. The EU-China joint…
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EU could retake climate leadership under new EP plan to boost renewables
A new plan by key members of the European Parliament would help the EU retake global leadership on climate change, just as the US dithers on its commitments under the…
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Open letter to Tusk, Juncker and Tajani on EU-China summit
Greenpeace wrote to EU Council president Donald Tusk, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament president Antonio Tajani calling on them to use the EU-China summit to lead on…
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EU energy plans won’t meet Paris climate commitments
Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union’s energy plans, the ‘State of the Energy Union’. Greenpeace has criticised the EU’s energy plans as…
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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publishes analysis of energy chapter during Geneva negotiations Amsterdam/Geneva – Greenpeace Netherlands has released unpublished texts from the TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement) negotiations and conducted an in-depth…
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Stepping up EU action to protect forests is not optional but the only way forward
Greenpeace analysis of the FLEGT evaluation Illegal logging and related trade remain persistent global problems despite the positive impacts of EU actions undertaken since 2004. A recent independent evaluation assesses…
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Paris agreement: statement from the Coalition for higher ambition
. CAN statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition 19042016
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Environment ministers surprise Commission with support for higher EU 2030 carbon target
Brussels, 4 March 2016 – Environment ministers meeting in Brussels today have joined calls for the EU to increase its 2030 carbon target. On Wednesday, the European Commission failed to…
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Commission breaks pledge to bring EU targets in line with Paris climate deal
Brussels – The European Commission has broken its pledge to bring EU climate targets in line with the Paris climate deal, said Greenpeace. COP21 Earth Balloon Action in Paris. In…