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    Deflating the Financial Carbon Bubble

    The so called 'carbon bubble' - which refers to the overvaluation of oil, gas and coal mining companies because of the need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources - poses a growing risk to our economies.
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    Conflict minerals

    The European Commission today presented draft EU legislation on conflict minerals. The Greens expressed regret that the proposals lack ambition and fall short of the comprehensive binding rules on conflict minerals, called for by the European Parliament. Commenting on the proposals, Judith Sargentin...
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    Press release |

    Climate change

    The potential risks of high-carbon, fossil fuel investments by Europe's financial industry were highlighted in a new independent study released today, which was commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament (1). Commenting on the study by Profundo and the Sustainable Finance Lab, G...
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    Press release |

    Airline emissions

    An agreement to revise how the aviation sector is included in the EU emissions trading scheme was reached in negotiations between the European Parliament and Council this evening. The Greens hit out at the agreement, which would exclude international aviation from the EU's emissions trading scheme f...
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    News |

    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included the European Parliament’s inquiry into the Troika’s response to the economic crisis; the testimony from Edward Snowden; CO2 emissions from cars; aid for the most deprived; railway safety and EU rules; privacy concerns with eCall vehicle tracking; EU-Switzerland relations; youth une…
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    Video |

    Extreme weather and climate change

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    Press release |

    Conflict minerals

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on conflict minerals, drafted by Green MEP Judith Sargentini. The report comes at a crucial moment, with the European Commission set to present proposals on conflict minerals next week. Commenting after the vote, Judith Sargentini said: "MEPs have ...
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    Press release |

    EU tobacco rules

    The European Parliament today voted to confirm a final agreement revising EU legislation on tobacco products. The revised legislation is a clear improvement over the current situation, according to the Greens, but the group has expressed regret that it falls behind original proposals from the Europe...
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    Press release |

    Railway legislation

    The European Parliament today voted on a series of legislative proposals on the European rail sector (the '4th railway package'). The Greens welcomed the outcome on the technical files, notably proposals on rail safety and EU-wide authorisation procedures for rail vehicles. After the votes, Green tr...
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    Video |

    Railway safety and EU rules