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Across Europe’s capitals, fossil fuel companies and lobby groups have been pulling out all the stops to influence governments’ responses to the energy crisis, sabotaging policies that could help millions of people struggling to pay their bills. All so they can protect their staggering windfall profits (the profits of the big five oil majors’ more …
Cold homes, hot profits: How polluters persuade politicians to put profits before peopleRead more
An unprecedentedly large coalition of politicians from the United States Congress and the European Union Parliament have today called for an end to fossil fuel industry influence at the UN climate talks weeks before crucial negotiations on the topic in Bonn, Germany. In a letter addressed to the UN secretary general, the European Commission President …
130+ EU and US decision makers call to end fossil fuel influence at UN climate talksRead more
On the 25th March, as the EU was scrambling to respond to the invasion of Ukraine and its potential implications for the EU’s access to energy supplies – in particular gas – from Russia the US President Joe Biden and Commission President Von der Leyen announced the formation of an EU-US Energy task force. Since then, …
The EU-US Energy Task Force, another fossil fuel lobby vehicle?Read more
The attack on Ukraine brought Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas into the limelight earlier in 2022. But the EU doesn’t only rely on fossil fuel supplies from Russia. Research by Corporate Europe Observatory illustrates the EU’s dependence on fossil gas from all over, and how this is a consequence of the fossil fuel industry’s successful capture …
The Von der Leyen Commission hit their mid-term mark, a great opportunity to look at who’s at the forefront of driving their energy ambitions. “Democracy is more than voting in elections every 5 years. It is about having your voice heard and being able to participate in the way society is built.” – These words said …
Half time for von der Leyen Commission reveals fossil fuel industry in the driver’s seatRead more
EU Commission slammed for backing 30 gas projects worth €13 billion during COP26 – “dangerous and dirty” say NGOs
EU Commission slammed for backing gas projects during COP26Read more
