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Publish date: November 4, 2024
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The political direction set by President von der Leyen and the early parliamentary
debates reveal a concerning shift: tackling the climate, biodiversity, and pollution
crises is being deprioritised in favour of industry demands. With the Commissioners’
hearings approaching, the coming weeks will be critical for restoring the balance
between the public good and corporate influence.
According to the new mission letters, all Commissioners must meet arbitrary ‘burden
reduction’ targets and simplify legislation, posing the risk of delayed or weakened
environmental action. It is not enough for this Commission to vaguely claim it will not
deregulate environmental, public health and social standards.
Alongside over 180 civil society organisations, Bellona Europa signed the joint letter below, to ensure new Commissioners commit to upholding the commitments and ambition of the European Green Deal.
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries face numerous challenges in decarbonising theireconomies. Of these, the transformation of heavy industry...
While the Polish Presidency presents an opportunity to address critical challenges, its current priorities fall short of aligning European competitiveness and security with the urgent need for climate action. Bellona’s Roadmap for 2024-2029 calls on the EU to implement ambitious and science-based climate goals to achieve climate neutrality and strengthen EU security. By focusing on industrial decarbonisation, renewable energy integration, transparent climate policy, and green public procurement, the Presidency can lead the EU towards a resilient, competitive, and climate-neutral future. As such, Bellona calls on Poland to implement more concrete and ambitious climate policies and well-functioning markets for a net-zero world.
More stringent rules for ‘blue hydrogen’ based on fossil gas in the low-carbon fuels delegated act are needed to ensure a level playing field for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin.
At COP28 last year, world leaders finally called for the beginning of the end of fossil fuels. But where do we stand now? Bellona has a longstan...
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