European governments are tonight claiming to have agreed ambitious action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, boost renewables and reduce energy use by 2030. But the targets set by the EU’s 28 heads of state are far below what is necessary and what could be done by Europe to combat climate change, according to Friends of …
Polluters blocking clean energy future
Europe’s climate and energy plans benefit polluters, not people, Friends of the Earth Europe is warning as European leaders meet in Brussels. The European Union’s 28 heads of state and government are meeting today and tomorrow to strike a deal on climate and energy targets for 2030. Friends of the Earth Europe, Oxfam, Climate Action …
Concerns remain over Juncker Commission’s commitment to environment
The European Parliament today voted to approve the new European Commission, marking the start of a new political phase for the European Union. The Green 10 alliance of leading environmental organisations calls on President Juncker and his team of Commissioners to give European citizens, and their future generations, a healthy, inclusive and environmentally sound place …
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Cañete approved as climate commissioner
The European Parliament tonight voted to approve Miguel Arias Cañete as the new EU Commissioner for Climate and Energy in what Friends of the Earth Europe has described as a victory for polluting industry and vested interests. Members of the Parliament’s environment and industry committees voted to approve Mr Cañete’s appointment as the EU’s top …
Decision to save nuclear power open to legal challenge
The European Commission today decided that the UK’s funding of Électricité de France (EdF) to build Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power station in Somerset, was not in breach of state aid rules. This decision by the out-going Commission, just weeks before its term ends on 31 October, seemingly contradicts the Commission´s own assessments of …
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Cañete would be wrong man in wrong job
Friends of the Earth Europe is today calling on the European Parliament to reject Miguel Arias Cañete as the new EU Commissioner for Climate and Energy. The call comes ahead of a vote this evening by MEPs on the parliament’s environment and industry committees. Mr Arias Cañete has a long history of alleged conflicts of …
