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    Cars on the road
    Press release |

    Postponement of the vote on combustion engine phase-out

    On 6th March, the vote on the end of the combustion engine was postponed again by the Presidency of the Council. "The phasing out of the combustion engine must not fail because the policies of governments such as Germany, Poland and Italy are being driven by car industry lobbyists", Bas Eickhout MEP comments.
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    Letter |

    For a fossil-free United Nations Climate Change Conference

    Regarding the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, Greens/EFA addressed a letter to UNFCCC Executive Secretary to urge him to take all necessary steps to ensure a Conference free of all interference from the fossil fuel industry. Our group is concerned that, by lending its presidency to the CEO of one of the biggest oil comp…
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    Electric car charging
    Press release |

    Parliament votes for all new cars to be electric by 2035

    Members of the European Parliament have adopted the compromise reached with EU Member States and the European Commission on CO2 emissions for cars and vans. From 2035, no more new cars and vans with combustion engines will be registered in the EU. The Greens/EFA Group voted in favour of the outcome of the negotiations.
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    Trucks in parking lot
    Press release |

    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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    Smoking chimney
    Press release |

    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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    Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
    Press release |

    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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    Event |

    20 years after the Prestige accident: analysis of maritime safety in Europe

    This event will look at the environmental and economic impact & social reaction to the “Prestige” oil spill accident on the Galician coast, other cases of marine pollution in Europe and propose a European analysis.
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    Video |

    Polluters must pay for climate loss and damages in the Global South

    The countries least responsible for this climate crisis are the ones suffering the most from climate change. At COP27, we need to agree on more climate financing to be paid to the most affected people and areas.
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    Traffic jam
    Press release |

    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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