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Apr 26, 2022 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
As we remember the #Chornobyl nuclear disaster, we remain gravely concerned at the risk of another nuclear catastrophe due to the war in Ukraine, and we call on @vonderleyen and @McGuinnessEU to withdraw the #EUTaxonomy plan for nuclear & gas
Thread:
greenpeace.org/international/…
When Russian forces shelled the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine in early March, it set off a blaze that was only just brought under control, and shocked the world
The EU Parliament has released its draft response, led by @CHansenEU, to the EU Commission's proposal to end Europe's complicity in global forest destruction: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…
Let's see if it goes far enough to protect nature and human rights 👇👇
#Together4Forests
Reminder: 18 months ago, the Parliament asked the Commission for a strong law that would ensure that all products sold in the EU, and investments by European banks, would have no link to nature destruction or human rights abuses
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-Lead MEP @JytteGuteland supporting 65% emissions reduction
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