EU Environment Action Programme

Grace O'Sullivan MEP

A large majority of MEPs have voted to adopt the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP) in the European Parliament. The decade-long environment legislation sets out the EU’s main priorities, together with strong monitoring and governance provisions to ensure these priorities are achieved.  Climate mitigation and adaptation, circular economy, biodiversity protection and…

Fossil Fuel Subsidies for EU Fishing?

Fossil fuel subsidies for EU fishing

The EU fishing fleet receives a tax break of between €759 million and €1.5 billion from fuel tax subsidies each year, as well as producing nearly 7.3 million tons of CO2 just from burning fuel, according to a report by Our Fish. The report which estimates the fossil fuel tax subsidies received for the entire EU…