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There can be no return to business as usual after the pandemic and no amount of economic pressure should force us to compromise on people’s health and the health of our planet, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius said in an interview about the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and young people’s demands for a greener future. He spoke to EURACTIV ahead of ViacomCBS and EU40’s ‘BEYOND 2020 – Global Youth: voices and futures!’’ virtual summit. How does the Commission want to make sure that young people don’t fall victim of the recession that might be looming post-COVID?   Young ...

In the northernmost part of Europe, twelve Finnish grandmothers have created a group pushing for environmental change. Their aim is simple: to ensure their grandchildren have a safe and sustainable future. The organisation, Aktivistimummot, meaning “Activist grannies”, now has over 5000 members in their Facebook group and has even received attention from politicians. Anu Harkki is one of the founding members. Before she retired she worked in the environmental sector. She is now an ambassador for the EU Climate Pact, a Climate Reality leader for Al Gore’s NGO “We try to give real...

Aleksander Čeferin pledges UEFA support for European Climate Pact Wednesday 16 December 2020 Article summary European football’s governing body "ready to do everything it can" to help achieve EU’s vision of a climate neutral economy by 2050. Article top media content Next Video Article body President Aleksander Čeferin announced UEFA’s support for the European Climate Pact on Wednesday, pledging to use football’s global reach to raise awareness of the climate emergency and inspire more people to take action to save the planet. Launched in Brussels last week, the Europe...

The green transition needs to happen at a local level, with citizens engaged in climate activism and policy, the European Commission said at the launch of the Climate Pact on Wednesday (16 December). “We know at the Commission that, if it has to happen, it has to happen locally,” said Frans Timmermans, the EU executive’s vice-president in charge of the European Green Deal. “Some of our climate ambassadors now are mayors or local government, their voices are so important because they can get things going,” he said at the launch event. The Commission introduced its climate pact last w...

12/16/2020 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/16/2020 03:57 European Climate Pact and Count Us In campaign launch partnership to mobilise EU citizens for climate change The European Climate Pact - part of the European Green Deal - is today joining forces with global climate campaign Count Us In to mobilise millions of people across the EU to take concrete steps to reduce their carbon pollution and catalyse rapid action from leaders. The partnership will offer a way for European citizens to take practical and impactful action on climate change by taking one or more 'steps' to reduce ...