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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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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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Commission sends wrong signal to truck manufacturers

The European Commission has presented its proposal for a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions from new trucks placed on the market by 2040. With this proposal, the European Commission is acknowledging the fact that trucks running on fossil fuels, especially diesel, can continue to drive on European roads after 2050.
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Juutuan river in Inari, Finland / CC0 Matthias Speicher
Juutuan river in Inari, Finland / CC0 Matthias Speicher
Opinion |

“Land is life”: climate change is destroying the Arctic and the Sámi way of life

Increased demand for rare resources is wreaking havoc on the Sámi people's way of life in the Arctic Circle. Julia Kerkelä was born and raised above the Arctic Circle, and explores what is happening to the Sámi.
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Photo by American Public Power Association
Picture of Solar Panels
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Greens/EFA Group call for special fund & boost for European green competitiveness

The European Commission has presented its Green Deal Industrial Plan in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. The Greens/EFA Group welcome the initiative for a European industrial plan and call for massive investments in the expansion of renewable energies and EU investment fund to ensure the unity of the EU internal market.
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Smoking chimney © Michael Graber
Smoking chimney
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Clear signal to industry to reduce emissions, Member States must urgently ramp up support for vulnerable households

On Sunday, 18 December, the negotiators of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached an agreement on the revision of the European carbon market (ETS) and the creation of a new EU Social Climate Fund. Emissions trading as a climate policy instrument is a central building block of the Green Deal and the Fit f…
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© Thomas Mounsey
Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
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World still not on track towards 1.5 degrees target

The 27th World Climate Conference (COP27) ended with a step forward on the dispute topic of loss and damage, but no progress on credible steps to keep the world below 1.5°C global warming. The Greens/EFA welcome the agreement on the establishment of a fund for loss and damages caused by climate change in the most vulnerable countries. How…
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Photo by Sorin Gheorghita on Unsplash
Traffic jam
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EU deal reached on phasing out internal combustion engine for cars by 2035

Negotiators from the European Parliament, Member States and European Commission agreed on CO2 emissions requirements for new cars and vans and for a phase-out of the sale of new combustion engines by 2035.
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Opinion |

Europe is on track for three degrees of global warming - COP27 is a wake-up call for the EU to do more

Michael Bloss
Opinion by Michael Bloss
At this rate, we are headed towards a 3 degrees hotter world. COP27 is a wake-up call for the EU to do more, now.
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Single tree in a desert landscape / CC0 Wolfgang Hasselmann
Single tree in a desert landscape / CC0 Wolfgang Hasselmann
Opinion |

Global South at COP27: "Those responsible for the climate crisis need to pay for our loss and damages"

Bas Eickhout
Opinion by Bas Eickhout
Loss and damage: COP27 is the chance for the global leaders to work together on ambitious climate goals and justice. We need to act now.
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Traffic light sign underwater CCO kelly-sikkema
Traffic light sign underwater CCO kelly-sikkema
Policy Paper |

Greens/EFA demands for COP27

  These are the Greens/EFA’s demands for the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt:   The EU must step up its climate action to limit Global warming to 1,5 degrees, in accordance with the Paris Agreement; must update its nationally Determined Contributions by COP27 so ...
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Photo by Maxim Tolchinskiy on Unsplash
Polluting factory
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Commission’s plans for clean air inadequate

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people die prematurely from air pollution in Europe. This is a disgrace. For years, far too little has been done to tackle air pollution, yet the European Commission’s reaction is once insufficient.