*[Enwl-eng] URGENT: we need your voice on Commission's consultation on climate taxonomy

[ENWL]

Dear all,


Following your support for our previous appeals for signatures on the EU 
Taxonomy, we are coming back to you with a further update and a slightly 
worrying warning.


State of Play


You may have seen that, last month, the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) 
published their recommendations on the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable 
Activities - see the 'Technical Annex' here.

The report is relatively science-based and it integrated quite a number of 
issues that you helped us raise last September in the previous Ten Points 
Statement. Crucially, nuclear is out, fossil fuels are out, and waste 
incineration is also out. For more detail on our reaction to the report, see 
here.


What happens now?


We have put together another, updated, 'Ten Points' text, which we will soon 
ask you to sign, so we can forward it informally to key advocacy targets 
inside the Commission.


However, the urgent thing is the Commission's consultation on the TEG 
technical recommendations, which closes next Monday 27/04. It is the last 
chance for public input before the Commission turns the criteria into the 
definitive taxonomy law (known as a delegated act). The page to submit this 
input is here.

Now for the worrying bit. The nuclear and gas lobbies have already flooded 
this consultation page with answers, demanding that nuclear be re-included, 
asking for weaker thresholds on emissions, looking for more exemptions for 
biofuels... the usual!
European environmental NGOs must respond. It is important that we send lots 
of replies: the Commission will not read these consultations in detail, but 
will instead simply look at which activities are most discussed and whether 
their criteria are broadly opposed or supported. We need to make sure the 
Commission understands that nuclear, gas, and incineration do not belong in 
the sustainable taxonomy.


What can I do?


Attached, you will find a template response to the consultation. Its length 
is adapted to the consultation's strict 4000-character limit.


Could we ask you to
  a.. Slightly modify/adapt the responses so they do not appear completely 
identical - copy-pasting weakens individual responses).
  b.. Go to the consultation response page - click here - you may have to 
register, but please do!
  c.. Submit your answers!


Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need any clarification or if 
we can assist with this process - we are happy to help.


Best wishes,


Henry


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HENRY EVISTON | Sustainable Finance Policy Officer |

WWF European Policy Office |

123 rue du Commerce,1000 Brussels, Belgium |

EU Transparency Register Nr: 1414929419-24 |

Mobile: +44 770 602 5686 |

www.wwf.eu |


From: Henry Eviston
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:16 PM
Subject: URGENT: we need your voice on Commission's consultation on climate 
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