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Publish date: May 3, 2024
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317 civil society organisations urge EU leaders to tackle the nature, climate and pollution crises following the upcoming EU elections
Today marks the EU’s overshoot day. That means that if global populations mirrored the consumption patterns of the EU, humanity would exhaust the planet’s natural resources available for the year by May 3rd. [1]
On this occasion, Bellona Europa along with 316 civil society organisations signed an open letter (see PDF below) calling on the heads of states and governments, the Presidents of the EU Commission, Council and Parliament, as well as Members of the EU Parliament to make a political commitment to work towards a climate-neutral, zero-pollution, and nature-positive economy. The open letter was led by BirdLife Europe, Climate Action Network Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Transport & Environment and WWF European Policy Office.
Specifically, civil society calls for:
Read the Open Letter here!
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[1] Country overshoot days 2024, as calculated by the Global Footprint Network: https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/country-overshoot-days/
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