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French short-haul flight ban is legal, rules EU Commission in blow to airline lobby
The EU executive has finally confirmed that France's short-haul flight ban is legal, but said it should be limited to only three years.
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Return to strict EU fiscal rules threatens energy security and green transition
A European Commission plan to reestablish strict fiscal rules for EU countries would hamper measures to lift people out of energy poverty and ensure energy security with a renewable energy transition.
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What Lula’s victory in Brazil should mean for the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Now is the time to let the Amazon heal. But without a major overhaul, the EU-Mercosur trade deal would do the exact opposite.
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Leak: Germany pushing EU to develop new gas fields in response to energy crisis
Germany wants the EU to push countries to develop new gas fields in response to the energy price crisis.
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Polluter bonanza could continue as EU ministers consider delay in energy windfall taxes
EU energy ministers meeting look set to slow down the roll-out of taxes on energy firms’ excess profits, despite the urgency of more immediate action before winter sets in.
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Harvard investigation reveals social media as the new frontier of climate deception and delay
Carmakers. airlines and oil companies deceptively position themselves as green, charitable brands, according to a new investigation from Harvard University, commissioned by Greenpeace Netherlands.
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Taxonomy: Greenpeace takes legal action against the EU’s gas and nuclear greenwashing
Eight Greenpeace organisations are taking legal action against the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU's list of sustainable investments.
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How Europe’s transport system can tackle the energy and climate crises
This coming winter, Europe will face a major test, juggling an imminent threat of financial hardship and poverty for many households, due to skyrocketing energy prices, and the need to…
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EU parliament votes to take forest destruction off supermarket shelves
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a strong new EU anti-deforestation law, which would for the first time ban products linked to the destruction of forests and human rights violations.
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EU energy crisis plans: too little, too late
EU governments finally seem set to act on high energy prices. Any measures they decide must protect the most vulnerable while slashing energy waste and shifting away from fossil fuels.