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A right to green energy for all

We want green and affordable energy for all

Energy, its provenance and its price, impact both people and the planet. We all want and deserve to live a dignified life on a healthy planet: affordable and renewable energy is the way to this.

But that’s not currently the case

We are in times of social and climate crisis because of our dependency on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes, raising prices and exploiting the earth.

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A right to energy is the solution

Everyone should have access to affordable and renewable energy, as a basic right. We want the European Union to guarantee that all people living in the EU can benefit from such a right, a fair decision for the people and the environment.

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Gas pipeline
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Russian energy phase-out: “Finish the job”

Today, after a request by the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament will debate the Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty. Following the Commission's presentation of the REPowerEU roadmap, Greens/EFA MEPs now call for June’s legislative proposal to be ambitious and to be treated with the right sense of …
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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
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Long-overdue plan to end Russian energy dependence

The European Commission's roadmap to eliminate dependence on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear energy, which was presented today, is a long-overdue step that the Greens/EFA Group has consistently advocated for. The Greens/EFA Group welcomes the commitment to phase out Russian energy imports by 2027 through legally binding measures.
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Textile production Asia - abandoned factory
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Greens/EFA will defend the fight against child labour, forced labour & environmental damage

Today, a majority of MEPs have just voted that the Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will not be implemented until 2028 and the Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be postponed by two years for companies in the second and third wave of the legislation. The content of both laws will also be renegotiated in terms of content. The Du…
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©Alex Urezkov
Steel
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The EU Clean Industrial Deal

We firmly believe in a forward-looking industrial policy using every tool possible to develop new industries while accompanying the transformation of existing industrial sectors in Europe towards a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and socially just circular economy.
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EPP attack on Deforestation Regulation thwarted

Members of the European Parliament finally voted on the one year delay of the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which the Commission proposed at the beginning of October. The EPP’s attempts to undermine this vital legislation failed decisively, proving that there is no place for short-sighted politics when it comes to safeguarding our pla…
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Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
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$300bn climate finance deal clinched in last ditch efforts to support global south

After marathon negotiations, an agreement was reached at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku on developed countries’ financial contribution to climate action in developing countries. The agreement establishes a goal of 300 billion Dollars a year from a variety of both public and private sources by 2035, and sets the aspirati…
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Deforestation illegal-logging-amazon-brazil
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EPP creates chaos: Greens/EFA call on von der Leyen to withdraw weakened Deforestation Regulation

Amid a dramatic breakdown of the electronic voting system which brings the vote into question, Members of the European Parliament voted on the Commission proposal to delay the Deforestation regulation. It’s deeply concerning that the EPP amendments were adopted as they eviscerate the EU’s deforestation regulation.
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Parliament calls for clear commitments on climate finance & the release of political prisoners

Members of the European Parliament are calling on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku to make clear commitments on climate finance, binding measures on promises made at the COP28 in Dubai and to release all political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The resolution is the European Parliament's mandate for the COP.
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Valencia’s devastating floods

The situation in the Valencian Country is devastating. All our solidarity with the victims and our thanks to the rescue teams who are working tirelessly. We will ask for an urgent solidarity debate and the activation of all emergency funds.
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Freedom for Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and all political prisoners

Members of the European Parliament are debating the persecution of opposition figures, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November. President Ilham Aliyev finances his dictatorship with the sale of fossil fuels.
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