*[Enwl-eng] EU Taxonomy Ten Points Statement released - Support if possible!

[ENWL]

Dear all,


Thank you for supporting the Ten Points Statement on the EU Taxonomy. We 
managed to gather 94 signatures, a big improvement on our previous 55. The 
statement is still open for signatures, if you know of anyone who can help 
us reach 100!


The statement was published this morning on the WWF's website and was sent 
to key media contacts in Brussels. Please find the press release below and 
online here: https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792


We are now trying to amplify the message as much as possible. If you can 
communicate on this statement with your local and national media, please do 
not hesitate to do so. Tweets are suggested below, or here's one to 
Re-Tweet.


We are available to help with any further questions.


Best wishes, and thank you for your support,


Henry


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SUGGESTED TWEETS (or RT HERE):



The EU’s plan to end greenwashing in the finance sector must not fall at 
first hurdle!



Nuclear & gas are NOT sustainable and should not be included in taxonomy.



94 NGOs agree - RT if you do too! #stopfakegreen



https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792



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Hydropower, bioenergy & forestry can easily do more harm than good to 
climate & nature



94 NGOs say @EU_Commission must tighten rules on what counts as sustainable



Follow the science to #stopfakegreen in EU taxonomy!



https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792





      The taxonomy can guide the EU’s green recovery spending










      For immediate release







      NGOs set out demands for EU sustainable taxonomy

      Brussels, Belgium - 25 May 2020





      Nearly 100 NGOs have signed a list of ten priorities for an effective 
and science-based EU taxonomy. If done properly, the taxonomy should help 
end greenwashing in the finance sector by showing which investments are 
truly sustainable. The taxonomy can also play an even bigger role, helping 
the post-crisis EU economy become more resilient by guiding the EU’s green 
recovery spending.


      The 94 NGOs, which include WWF, 350.org, Transport & Environment and 
Climate Action Network Europe, ask for criteria suggested by the technical 
expert advisory group to the Commission (the TEG) to be tightened 
particularly for forestry, bioenergy and hydropower, where there is a risk 
of damaging practises being included as sustainable. For example on 
bioenergy, they ask for the European Commission to exclude tree trunks and 
stumps from being considered as ‘green’, since burning them for energy 
actually increases emissions compared to fossil fuels.

      Sébastien Godinot, Economist at WWF European Policy Office said:

      “If the Commission gets the taxonomy right, the EU will have a 
ready-to-use map for green recovery, clearly showing where to invest for a 
more resilient and sustainable economy. But allowing the taxonomy to be too 
lax, or including the wrong sectors like nuclear or gas as sustainable, 
would undermine it from the get-go. We urge the Commission to take our ten 
asks into account.”

      The ten demands and full list of signatories are here.

      Contact:
      Sarah Azau
      Media Manager, WWF European Policy Office
      +32 473 57 31 37
      sazau at wwf.eu




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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: Monday, May 25, 2020 5:25 PM
Subject: EU Taxonomy Ten Points Statement released - Support if possible!
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