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    		<title>Our Grandchildren&#8217;s Climate, UK &#8211; Notes for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels</title>
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    		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[Our Grandchildren&#8217;s Climate, the UK member of European Grandparents for Climate wrote the following Briefing Notes for the conference that takes place in Santa Marta Colombia from April 24 to 28, 2026. 1- We are an organisation of very concerned Elders in UK, fearful for, and desperate about, the very slow political response to the [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Call for an EU-wide mechanism on windfall profits by the fossil fuel industry</title>
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    		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[Dear President, dear Vice Presidents and Commissioners,&nbsp; The European Union is once again confronted with a severe energy crisis, driven by war and the escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with direct consequences for global fossil fuel markets. The first days of the current crisis have already imposed significant additional costs on European economies [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Around 80,000 people are demonstrating in Germany: Together away from fossil fuels!</title>
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    		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[By Päivi Härkönen and Christina Heydenreich This weekend of 18-19 April there were big demonstrations in Germany against the energy policy of the German government. Omas for Future was one of the organisations among others. In Berlin, Köln, Hamburg and Munich they gathered about 80,000 people to demand the German government to stronger and faster [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>CRIN calls for greater protection of children against harmful chemicals</title>
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    		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[By Wim Aerts CRIN (Child Rights International Network) is calling for stronger protection of children through stricter European legislation, with an exhibition at the European Parliament. On Tuesday, 3 March, several Belgian Grandparents for Climate attended the opening of an exhibition at the European Parliament on the impact of chemicals on children’s health. The exhibition [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Active new members of Climate Grandparents in Finland</title>
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    		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[By Sirpa Peltari and Päivi Härkönen Over the past year, the number of members of the Finnish Climate Grandparents has grown. We are pleased that new local groups have been established in four cities: Turku, Hämeenlinna, Joensuu and a group just started in Tampere. Hämeenlinna A book/author presentation at the Hämeenlinna library was a success: [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Our opinion on the new European Arctic Policy</title>
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    		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission&#8217;s renewed engagement with Arctic policy arrives at a critical juncture. The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average, triggering cascading consequences that reach far beyond its shores — disrupting global weather patterns, accelerating sea level rise, and threatening one of the world&#8217;s most irreplaceable ecosystems. The EU, as [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Grandparents and Grandchildren&#8217;s common action in Norway</title>
    		<link>https://grandparentsforclimate.eu/grandparents-and-grandchildrens-common-action-in-norway/</link>
    		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[Our Norwegian member organization, together with the Children&#8217;s Climate Panel sent a letter to the Norwegian Government, calling to participate in an upcoming (April 2026) meeting in Colombia about just transition away from fossil fuels. We publish this letter for two reasons. First of all we would like to see more organizations demanding their governments [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Dutch Climate Chair offered to the Mayor in the City of Arnhem</title>
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    		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Chair and Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch, surrounded by the grandchildren, vice-mayors and councillors. They are all proud of this newest monument for the Arnhem City Hall. (Photo by Jeroen Lauran) By Jaap Huurman The Climate Chair of Arnhem, about which was written in a News item on December 7, 2025, is early March [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Recruiting new members in Denmark</title>
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    		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[Mid-February we posted a News item about co-operation between Flemisch Grandparents for Climate and other organizations of seniors. Here is another example of how such co-operation can create more visibility. By Bolette Brødsgaard On January 17 2026 more than 2700 seniors came to a special free fair for seniors in Copenhagen. This fair takes place [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    		<title>Belgian Grandparents talk to politicians about Climate Alarm</title>
    		<link>https://grandparentsforclimate.eu/belgian-grandparents-talk-to-politicians-about-climate-alarm/</link>
    		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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    		<description><![CDATA[By Wim Aerts In 2025, the Grandparents for Climate in Flanders held climate conversations with more than 300 local groups from various senior citizens’ associations. These conversations were accompanied by a range of activities, such as a comedy performance, a quiz, a climate slide presentation, and more. Well over three hundred Grandparents for Climate and [&hellip;]]]></description>
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