Sven Giegold

Climate law

Stocktake of the German Council Presidency: Negatives outweigh the positive

Dear friends,  Dear interested,    The six-monthly rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers is an opportunity for the Member States to influence European policy for years to come. Only every 14 years or so does each national government have the chance to shape the fate of the EU so directly. Unfortunately, our stocktake after […]

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EU Climate Law: EU Environment Committee adopts strong emission targets for 2030 and enforceable right to climate protection

Dear friends,  Dear interested,  Again and again, important things happen in Brussels that hardly anyone notices. While climate change is coming to a dramatic head, Europe is currently deciding on an EU climate law which, as the centerpiece of the European Green Deal, will set the course for climate protection until 2050. Today, Friday, the […]

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