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Europe’s big climate comeback: Facing the COVID crisis, EU looks stronger than ever Green Deal

Europe’s big climate comeback: Facing the COVID crisis, EU looks stronger than ever

Europe for years aspired to lead climate progress — but also, for years the EU seemed unable to grasp the scale of the actions needed to become, as French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed, "Europe, la Puissance" (that is, "the power").  France skillfully landed the Paris agreement, but its foundation was…
bubmag
June 15, 2020
How South Korea, France, and Italy are using the Covid-19 response to fight climate change Green Deal

How South Korea, France, and Italy are using the Covid-19 response to fight climate change

The United States has now put out several relief packages to deal with the economic impacts of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and lawmakers are considering even more. But a glaring hole in these economic stimulus proposals is aggressive new climate policies and targets, which are desperately needed as that crisis…
bubmag
June 4, 2020
EU Confirms Green Strings Attached to €750-Billion Recovery Package, €1-Trillion/Seven-Year Budget Green Deal

EU Confirms Green Strings Attached to €750-Billion Recovery Package, €1-Trillion/Seven-Year Budget

News reports are confirming that the European Union’s seven-year, €1-trillion budget proposal and its €750-billion coronavirus recovery package will both have green strings attached, with 25% of the funds devoted to climate action and a “do no harm” clause to prevent environmentally damaging investments. “The recovery plan turns the immense…
bubmag
June 3, 2020
E.U.’s Coronavirus Recovery Plan Also Aims to Fight Climate Change Green Deal

E.U.’s Coronavirus Recovery Plan Also Aims to Fight Climate Change

The European Union unveiled a €750 billion ($825 billion) recovery package for the coronavirus pandemic yesterday that includes plans to address another global crisis: climate change. Notable is that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen views the proposal as a vehicle to steer the continent toward carbon neutrality by…
bubmag
May 28, 2020