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Promises must be met with climate action this decade

Talks at the COP26 UN Climate Conference have resulted in a series of ill-defined promises and announcements, insufficient to keep global temperature rises below 1.5°C. We are still far from reducing our global emissions by 45% by 2030. The Greens/EFA Group also criticises the last-minute change submitted by China and India to further weaken the text on the necessary phase-out of coal and of fossil fuels subsidies.

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Alice Bah Kuhnke
Opinion by Alice Bah Kuhnke

Gender and COP26: Why the climate summit should be on every feminist’s agenda

Gender justice cannot be sidelined when debating the future of our planet. It’s time for governments and institutions to take note, and put gender equality at the heart of any viable strategies on climate and ecology.

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CLIMATE JUSTICE AT COP26? Why we need an intersectional approach to climate activism

The climate crisis is affecting some parts of the planet more than others. But especially those most affected people and areas are not represented adequately at the COP in Glasgow. Continue reading to find out why intersectionality and representation at COP26 matters.

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Bas Eickhout
Opinion by Bas Eickhout

Let’s clean up finance in Glasgow

Taking the Paris Agreement seriously means immediately stopping public and private finance for fossil fuel activities. Every cent spent on fossil fuel infrastructure hinders the transition towards a climate neutral economy and carries a major risk of becoming a stranded asset in the near future.

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Pär Holmgren
Opinion by Pär Holmgren

The Future Is Happening Now. We can still fix it.

As tens of thousands of people in every big city march for climate justice, world leaders, ministers and other political delegates are getting ready to pack their bags to attend the climate conference in Glasgow, COP26. Call on them to keep the 1.5° C target within reach

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Read about our live reactions from the COP 26 in Glasgow.
Our Members and our staff will keep you updated on the hot topics, how negotiations develop and what's going on in and around the UN climate conference

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Greens/EFA demands for the COP 26

Glasgow needs to be the moment that marks the end to fossil fuel investments, both public and private. Every cent spent on fossil fuel infrastructure hinders the transition towards a climate neutral economy.

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OUR OFFICIAL DELEGATES TO THE COP26

Bas Eickhout
Bas Eickhout
Vice-President
Pär Holmgren
Pär Holmgren
Member

OUR MEMBERS IN GLASGOW

Ciarán Cuffe
Ciarán Cuffe
Member
Jakop Dalunde
Jakop Dalunde
Member
Yannick Jadot
Yannick Jadot
Member
Alice Bah Kuhnke
Alice Bah Kuhnke
Vice-President
Sara Matthieu
Sara Matthieu
Member
Ville Niinistö
Ville Niinistö
Member
Marie Toussaint
Marie Toussaint
Vice-President
Thomas Waitz
Thomas Waitz
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Yan Dupas
Yan Dupas
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Hedvig Sveistrup
Hedvig Sveistrup
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Gábor Vágó
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Annika Ojala
Annika Ojala
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Simon McKeagney
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Rita Carvalho
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Pia Kohorst
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Claudio Cutarelli
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Greens/EFA welcome windfall tax & call for an embargo on Russian fossil fuels

The Greens/EFA Group welcomes today's EU Energy Ministers agreement on a windfall tax for excess profits from energy companies. The Greens/EFA Group call for a fair distribution of revenues from the windfall tax, an embargo on fossil fuels and uranium imports from Russia, a common EU-wide energy purchasing platform, support for households…
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Droughts are a threat to peace in Europe

Benoît Biteau
Opinion by Benoît Biteau
This summer we have again witnessed droughts and floods caused by climate change. But why do droughts lead to conflict? And what can the EU do about it?