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©aboodi-vesakaran
Green roof
Policy Paper |

AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND DECENT HOUSING FOR ALL

Our vision is clear: we fight for a Europe where no one is left homeless, where rents are fair, where young and old alike can live in safe, healthy homes heated and powered by renewable energy. Homes must be for people, not profit
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Why wait ? climate emergency
Why wait ? climate emergency
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Merz and Macron jeopardise EU credibility ahead of international climate conference COP30

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 24 September) is the United Nations deadline for submitting national climate action plans, so-called “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The EU will let the deadline pass and has only submitted a non-binding statement of intent to reduce CO2 emissions. The climate plans set benchmar…
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Galizan MEP condemns government response to devastating wildfires

EFA MEP Ana Miranda, has strongly criticised the Galizan government’s handling of recent wildfires, describing them as “apocalyptic” and accusing officials of concealing the true scale of the devastation.
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© European Union 2017 - Source : EP
European Parliament
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EPP makes climate deniers chief negotiators and puts the EU's health, economy and credibility at risk

Yesterday, the EPP allowed the Patriots group to take over the report and lead the negotiations on the EU's 2040 climate target, making climate change deniers responsible for the EU's climate future. Today, the EPP rejected the democratic groups' requests for an urgent procedure that would have allowed to bypass the Patriots in negotiatio…
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EU climate target for 2040

The European Commission today (Wednesday, 2 July) presented its proposal for the climate target for 2040. The proposal aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% within the next 15 years compared to 1990 levels. The aim is to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
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Solar Panels on field
Policy Paper |

Europe’s Green Tech Revolution

To match our aims and needs, Europe will need to create a union of wind and sun, of cables and batteries; a European Renewables and Clean Tech Community.
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Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
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Keep on track, reduce dependency, invest in jobs and competitiveness

On today´s new report of the EU Scientific Advisers/new report Bas Eickhout, Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament comments:
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Gas pipeline
Press release |

Russian energy phase-out: “Finish the job”

Today, after a request by the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament will debate the Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty. Following the Commission's presentation of the REPowerEU roadmap, Greens/EFA MEPs now call for June’s legislative proposal to be ambitious and to be treated with the right sense of …
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Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay
Press release |

Decarbonising road transports to revive our economy.

Today the European Parliament will vote on the Commission´s proposal to change the existing regulation on the CO2 standards Regulation for cars and vans. The proposal will allow manufacturers to meet their compliance targets by averaging their performance over a 3-year period (2025 to 2027) instead of having to meet by the end of 2025. Th…
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Diana Riba: The Iberian Blackout Shows Why Europe Must Reform Its Energy Model

EFA Group President Diana Riba, addressed the plenary in Strasbourg to debate the blackout the Iberian Peninsula suffered last week, an incident that exposed critical weaknesses in Europe’s energy systems and policy priorities.