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The Green Brief: Lawmakers call for swift phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies

June 25, 2021

“Getting rid of fossil fuel subsidies – like tax exemptions on kerosene for planes or diesel for fishing vessels – is a crucial step towards a decarbonised Europe, one of the main objectives of the EU Green Deal,” Flaminia Tacconi, fisheries lawyer at ClientEarth.

Response to European Parliament vote on rapid phase out of subsidies that harm the environment

June 16, 2021

“By calling for the elimination of all harmful subsidies, the European Parliament is taking the lead in EU’s fight against climate change”, said Flaminia Tacconi, fisheries lawyer at ClientEarth.

Statement: Business Organisations and NGOs call on EU decision-makers to remove public subsidies to fossil fuel consumption

Businesses and NGOs Demand End to EU Tax Exemptions for Fossil Fuels

May 31, 2021

More than 40 businesses, think tanks and NGOs today called on the EU to eliminate vast and continuing subsidies to fossil fuels, which the group say run directly counter to the goals of the European Green Deal.