Reply to the call for evidence launch by DG Mare on the energy transition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
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Workshop: Decarbonising the EU Fishing Sector
Watch this recording of our workshop, which explores how the EU can decarbonise the fishing industry. The speakers include experts sharing the latest research and progress in maritime decarbonisation, while the workshop investigates the opportunities to apply international experience in the EU, and help identify gaps in achieving decarbonisation of the EU fishing fleet.
Continue readingAGRIFISH: EU Must Seize Opportunity to End Fishing Sector Fossil Fuel Addiction
NGOs are calling for a rigorous plan to decarbonise the fishing sector and for the EU to stick to its commitments under the Green Deal, ahead of a meeting between AGRIFISH and the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius on March 21, in response to an emerging crisis in the EU fishing industry over increasing fuel prices.
Continue readingBusinesses and NGOs Demand End to EU Tax Exemptions for Fossil Fuels
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.
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