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    Climate March Sign 'There is no Planet B' / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Climate March Sign 'There is no Planet B' / CC0 Markus Spiske
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    DAILY UPDATES FROM COP26

    Alice Bah Kuhnke Ciarán Cuffe Jakop Dalunde Bas Eickhout Pär Holmgren Ville Niinistö Marie Toussaint Thomas Waitz
    Opinion by Alice Bah Kuhnke & Ciarán Cuffe & Jakop Dalunde & Bas Eickhout & Pär Holmgren & Ville Niinistö & Marie Toussaint & Thomas Waitz
    This year's UN Climate Change Conference #COP26 has officially started in #Glasgow. If you want to get the latest news from COP26, check out our live blog! Fridays for Future International climate activists and our MEPs will give you daily updates straight from Glasgow
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    Climate Justice Now Protest Sign
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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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    Opinion |

    Let’s clean up finance in Glasgow

    Bas Eickhout
    Opinion by Bas Eickhout
    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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    windmill_climate@constantine-fountos
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    The Future Is Happening Now. We can still fix it.

    Pär Holmgren
    Opinion by Pär Holmgren
    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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    Sign Riace marina
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    Solidarity is not a crime - We stand with Mimmo Lucano for a refugee policy of solidarity and humanity

    Damien Carême
    Opinion by Damien Carême
    We, Members of the European Parliament give our support to Mimmo Lucano. We salute his noble fight for a dignified reception of those seeking refuge.
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    Solar Panels School Project
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    Just transition in the regions - how renewable energy can create jobs and benefit local communities

    Niklas Nienass
    Opinion by Niklas Nienass
    Renewable energy sources create jobs and economic activity covering a much wider area than conventional energy industries. With clever regional policy, we can maximise the positive impact and create a just transition that serves local communities instead of big business.
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    Surveillance camera
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    Facial recognition in European cities: What you should know about biometric mass surveillance

    Saskia Bricmont
    Opinion by Saskia Bricmont
    As an effort to promote privacy and human rights in the EU, we at Greens/EFA got together with a team of international experts to understand where biometric mass surveillance is put to use all over Europe. Find out what we learned, and why must take action to ban the use of these technologies now - before it is too late.
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    Opinion |

    EU GMO rules are under attack

    Benoît Biteau Eleonora Evi Claude Gruffat Martin Häusling Tilly Metz Michèle Rivasi Thomas Waitz Sarah Wiener
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau & Eleonora Evi & Claude Gruffat & Martin Häusling & Tilly Metz & Michèle Rivasi & Thomas Waitz & Sarah Wiener
    The European Commission is trying to weaken the EU’s regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It plans to exclude some GMOs from the regulations. Like this, agricultural corporations could market them without GMO authorisation, traceability or labelling.
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    People renovating a building / CC0 bianca-sbircea-constantin
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    A Right to Decent Housing: Why we need an EU-led removal of asbestos now

    Sara Matthieu
    Opinion by Sara Matthieu
    Asbestos is often perceived as a problem of the past, but this harmful and largely invisible substance is still hiding in many buildings across the EU. We are calling for an ambitious renovation wave throughout Europe that includes the removal of asbestos in homes and buildings.
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    Woman and man making victory sign/ CC0 priscilla-du-preez
    Woman and man making victory sign/ CC0 priscilla-du-preez
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    Show us the money! Here’s how pay transparency can close the gender pay gap

    Kira Peter-Hansen
    Opinion by Kira Peter-Hansen
    Equal pay for equal work has been a feminist goal for decades, but how can we know what we’re achieving if companies can keep pay packets a secret? Right now, the European Parliament is taking great strides towards gender equality by demanding full pay transparency – and the Greens/EFA are leading the way.