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THE ROAD TO
A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE

New European Parliament and Commission must step up action
on climate and nature protection

100 days in, EU Commission industrial strategy must match reality to rhetoric

Climate law sets direction but lacks urgency

European Green Deal: A turning point for nature& climate?

Parliament gives “green (deal) light” to von der Leyen Commission

Timmermans presents bold vision for a European Green Deal

The European Green Deal: Five tests it must pass

A European Climate Law - WWF's 12 asks

Sinkevicius hearing: Nature set to sink or swim?

Climate and environment win centre stage in new European Commission

Publications

WWF: The European Green Deal: Five tests it must pass (Oct 2019)
NGO briefing: Save biodiversity through the European Green Deal (Dec 2019)
WWF: Tackling the water crisis: WWF recommendations (Nov 2019)
WWF/Greenpeace: A European Climate Law - WWF's 12 asks (Oct 2019)
NGO briefing: Game-changer: Financing the European Green Deal (Sept 2019)
Green 10: Position on proposed “One in, one out” principle (Sept 2019)

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2019

WWF Election Manifesto

WWF is urging future EU leaders to put people’s wellbeing in a thriving environment at the centre of their thinking as they shape the future of the EU and its population.


In our election manifesto, WWF - with more than 3.2 million supporters in Europe –calls for a European Sustainability Pact for a safer, more competitive and responsible EU.

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What did the Spitzenkandidaten commit to?

We asked the 2019 Spitzenkandidaten about their ambitions for a sustainable Europe. Here is what they said:

WWF interview with Bas Eickhout, lead candidate for the European Green Party

WWF interview with Nico Cué, lead candidate for the Party of the European Left

WWF interview with Frans Timmermans, lead candidate for the Party of European Socialists

WWF interview with Margrethe Vestager, lead candidate for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

Euractiv Special Report on EU Elections environment and climate

WWF interview with Manfred Weber, lead candidate for the European People's Party

DID YOU KNOW?

  • 751 Members of the European Parliament have been elected between in May 2019 for the legislative term of 2019-24. David Sassoli was elected as Parliament President.

  • ​Ursula von der Leyen was appointed as President of the European Commission, and she has promised to make a ‘European Green Deal’ the top political priority for the new Commission and its 27 Commissioners.

  • Around 80% of domestic environmental law, covering issues such as climate change, water pollution and loss of nature originates from EU legislation.

  • Fully implementing the Paris Agreement could create 2 million new jobs in Europe, deliver 200 billion euros in health benefits and save 2-3 trillion euros in fossil fuel imports.

Security, economic competitiveness and global relations, can only be tackled successfully if EU decision makers act on climate and environmental degradation.

The European elections took place from 23-26 May accross the EU. Watch WWF video and find out why these elections were important for climate and environment.

10th MAY WAS EU OVERSHOOT DAY

If everybody in the world lived like the average EU resident, we would have used up nature’s budget for the year by the 10 May, and would need 2.8 planets.

This is unsustainable - we’re depleting natural ecosystems at a faster rate than what can be renewed. The solutions to reduce the EU’s Ecological Footprint are at hand – but there is only a narrow window for the EU to act.

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