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EU hitches itself to climate-incompatible gas subsidies until 2027

The European Parliament today voted to approve a 7-year extension of EU subsidies for climate-wrecking fossil gas projects, as part of the new budget. While the climate emergency rightly takes more and more space in the political debate, it is still business-as-usual when opportunities to withdraw from fossil fuels come up, said Friends of the …

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New UN climate science review shows Europe must kick fossil fuel addiction

Today’s stark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the impacts of 1.5°C of global warming shows Europe’s addiction to fossil fuels must come to an end, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. Jagoda Muni?, Director of Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The fossil fuel age has to end: that’s the message …

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EU deal on energy efficiency lets down climate and energy-poor

A deal struck today on the EU’s energy efficiency target for 2030, after a year and a half of negotiations, will let down the climate and Europe’s energy-poor, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. Representatives of EU Governments, the European Parliament and European Commission agreed today to: a non-binding 32.5% European target for energy …

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EU concludes inadequate deal on future renewable energy

But citizens will surpass bleak expectations of new target. EU decision makers have concluded an inadequate deal to govern Europe’s future renewable energy to 2030, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. However, citizens and communities have won new rights to generate renewable energy that could prove transformative. The EU Council, Parliament and Climate Commissioner …

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EU Commission failing as nature’s last line of defence

Nature protection efforts are being undermined by the European Commission’s failure to consistently challenge Member States on illegal nature destruction, warn four nature NGOs in a new publication today. The European Commission is “nature’s last line of defence”, as the body responsible for enforcing EU nature laws and challenging violations. However, cases of violations are …

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