Climate Brussels e-News 24.03.22
EU Commission plays into hands of anti-nature lobbies, ignores citizens
Today, the European Commission postponed its highly anticipated proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Law without setting a new publication date.Over the weekend more than 13,000 EU citizens, 166 environmental NGOs, and a group of environmental ministers sent letters to the European Commission expre…
Repowered wind farms show huge potential of replacing old turbines
Europe’s first generation wind farms are getting old. 38 GW of onshore wind capacity is reaching the end of its normal operational life of 20 years between now and 2025. When they reach 20 years, there are three options: lifetime extension, decommissioning or repowering. Repowering a wind farm means
Food crisis: Europe burns equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread every day in cars
Europe’s biofuels lobby is pushing for more crop burning despite collapse in supplies of key grains from Ukraine and Russia and impending global food crisis Europe turns 10,000 tonnes of wheat – the equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread [1] – every day into ethanol for use in cars,