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MEPs demand renovation plan to cut carbon and energy poverty

By an overwhelming majority, MEPs have demanded the European recovery plan dedicates billions to large-scale energy efficiency programmes to lift millions out of energy poverty, in a vote in the European Parliament today. As energy poverty rates soar due to Covid-19, energy savings and building renovations could finally get the attention they deserve, says Friends …

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EU Council: Squabbling over solidarity

As EU heads of government today deliberate the EU’s proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery package by teleconference, Friends of the Earth Europe warns they risk a rebound to business-as-usual, which would put global warming targets beyond reach. EU heads of government diverge over the source and type of spending, and are not expected to reach …

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Shell’s oil pollution: Niger Delta people “sick of waiting” for justice

Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11% of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by Friends of the Earth Europe, Amnesty International, ERA and Milieudefensie. In 2011 the UN Environment …

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