By Godela von Kirchbach and Jan Stel Your Excellency, Mr. President, We, the European Grandparents for Climate, have learned with disappointment and irritation about the plan drafted by you, Mr. Charles Michel, to turn away from the goals of the Green Deal. We, one of...
By Wilfried Defillet and Axel Van de Veegaete How nuclear power interferes in the climate debate A summit on nuclear energy, organised by Belgian Prime Minister De Croo and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), took place in Brussels on Thursday 21 March....
„Today the Swiss KlimaSeniorinnen, who are a member of EGC, have won a decisive and far-reaching victory in a ruling by the European Court for Human Rights “. For the first time, climate protection has been legally recognised as a human right. We, the European...
By Eva Riemer The declaration was a result of the Climate Chance Europe 2024 Wallonia Summit which took place in Liège in February 2024 under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The summit gathered nearly 1,000 participants from more than...
Re: Comment on OTP Environmental Crimes Policy Dear Mr. Karim Kahn, The European Grandparents for Climate (EGC) is a European umbrella organization of national, regional and local organizations of grandparents and seniors engaged in the fight against climate change,...
By Gaby Doxiadis and Hugo Swinnen Alarming news has been published here recently that climate change is speeding up and that Europe does not seem sufficiently prepared. Therefore, good news is welcome. Last week was a very positive one at the European Parliament. With...