Climate Brussels e-News 14.04.22

Fisheries: Commission proposes second package of crisis measures to support fishery and aquaculture sectors
Today, the Commission proposed a legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014–20 (EMFF), which would allow for additional crisis measures to support the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This complements the first package of…
Methane escaping from ’green’ gas-powered ships fuelling climate crisis – Investigation
Investigation into so-called ‘green’ liquid natural gas (LNG) ships uncovers significant amounts of invisible methane being released into the atmosphere, exposing Europe’s dirty secret at sea. Infrared images show unburned methane – a potent greenhouse gas – being released from supposedly ‘green’ LN…