In this open letter to the European Commission, 225 scientists, financial institutions and NGOs sound the alarm about a proposal to classify new fossil gas projects as environmentally sustainable under the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Investments.
The signees call on President von Der Leyen, Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner McGuinness to listen to the scientists’ recommendations and not cave into the vested interests of the gas lobbies and the falsehoods they have been promoting.
Signatories include CLG Europe, Danone, PepsiCo, Uber, T&E and WWF EU.
A coalition of business and civil society call for a robust EU investment plan to meet climate and biodiversity goals.
Last year, President Von der Leyen announced her commitment to slash reporting requirements for companies by 25%. The objective was to boost the EU's ...