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A European Commission recommendation today not to review pledged action on climate change until after 2030 has been slammed as criminally irresponsible by Friends of the Earth Europe. In its assessment of the implications of the global climate agreement reached in Paris in December, the European Commission concludes that the bloc’s existing emissions reductions targets …
EU decision-makers in denial about climate commitmentsRead more
The COP21 climate talks have concluded in Paris with a weak final outcome according to Friends of the Earth Europe. Sonja Meister, climate justice and energy campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The list is long why the Paris deal falls short of what is needed to effectively combat climate change and protect …
The United Nations climate talks have made little progress on the most critical aspects of a deal to respond to the climate crisis, said Friends of the Earth Europe today at the mid-point of the summit in Paris. [1] At the end of a frustrating first week, almost all options are still on the table. …
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has addressed the United Nations COP21 climate talks in Paris on behalf of the European Union. The gathering of an unprecedented 147 world Heads of State marks the start of two weeks of climate talks which are expected to deliver a global agreement which should come into effect in 2020. …
EU leaders unconvincing at opening of Paris climate talksRead more
The EU’s energy strategy is dangerously at odds with the urgent need to transform Europe’s energy system and fight climate change, Friends of the Earth Europe has said today in response to the publication of a progress report. The European Commission vice president for the energy union, Maroš Šef?ovi?, gave his ‘State of the Energy …
EU backing wrong horse in energy transformation raceRead more
The European Union will go to the upcoming global climate talks with an inadequate offer which fails to give enough backing to citizen-controlled, renewable-powered energy, after ministers agreed a weak position in Brussels today. The EU’s 28 environment chiefs stuck to the target of 40% cuts in emission reductions by 2030 agreed last year. This …
EU fails to put weight behind energy transformationRead more
