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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear all,
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<DIV>Just a short note to inform you that we have decided to extend the deadline
for signatures by an extra week, so that the document will be <B>open for
signatures until close of business on Thursday 20/05.</B></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>As noted, if you have not signed yet, please do take a look at the
document. If you should know of other organisations that would be interested in
signing, also please do not hesitate to forward the petition to them.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I'm available for any further clarifications.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Henry</DIV></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>
<DIV dir=ltr class=gmail_attr>On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 1:07 PM Henry Eviston
<<A href="mailto:heviston@wwf.eu">heviston@wwf.eu</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear All,
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<DIV>Following the note below, I write again from Brussels (in slightly
less of a panic) to ask you to support an updated '<A
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EaNUuUzj04K6X150vWUs2MI4SjUZVB0swNn_QwgKYYc/edit?ts=5e7361cf"
target=_blank>Ten Points</A>' text on the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable
Activities. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We have asked for your help many times already but we think it has never
been more important that you continue your support in what is a key battle for
the European sustainable agenda. As they prepare for the EU's announcement of
a sustainable recovery, the EIB, the ECB, and many programmes such as InvestEU
will soon use the Taxonomy to decide which activities to support - this alone
will move hundreds of billions of euros. The taxonomy may also be a key
instrument for the future <B>EU Recovery Fund, which could amount to 1.5
trillion euros</B>. </DIV>
<DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>We need these funds to be spent sustainably, so we are sending the
EU Commission a strong signal. We aim to collect <U>100 signatures
by 12h00 on the 11th of May</U>: you can already submit yours through this <A
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MXtvbJE2bKK69HHAUN2WzLYNyDqvriSWpQNOqDaT1hc/edit"
target=_blank>Google Form</A>. Please also forward this to your contacts.
Should the Google Form not work for you, please contact me with your
organisation's name, your full name, and your position/job title. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>For more details, see below.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>---000---</DIV>
<DIV><U><BR></U></DIV>
<DIV><U>State of Play</U></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Last month, the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) published their <A
href="https://ec.europa.eu/knowledge4policy/publication/sustainable-finance-teg-final-report-eu-taxonomy_en"
target=_blank>recommendations </A>on the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable
Activities. Crucially, <B>nuclear is out, fossil fuels are out, and waste
incineration is also out</B>, and we want to keep it that way. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>The report is relatively science-based and it integrates quite a number
of issues that you helped us raise by signing last September's <A
href="https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/joint_ngo_statement___ten_priorities_for_the_taxonomy_consultation_sep_2019.pdf"
target=_blank>Ten Points Statement</A>. </DIV>
<DIV>For a more detailed reaction to the report, please see <A
href="https://www.wwf.eu/what_we_do/sustainable_economies/?uNewsID=360753"
target=_blank>here</A>.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B><BR></B></DIV>
<DIV><U>What happens now?</U></DIV>
<DIV><BR>As the public consultation is over, the Commission is now turning the
technical recommendations into law. That means that the only avenue left to
put pressure on the Commission is the media and informal contacts. Therefore,
we propose sending the Ten Points document informally to key EU
decision-makers and journalists so they know we are watching this process
carefully. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>As we saw during last week's public consultation, lobbyists
for </B><B>nuclear, gas, incineration, bioenergy and others are still
trying to attack the taxonomy in any way they can.</B> </DIV>
<DIV>We NGOs must respond to ask the Commission only to strengthen,
not weaken, the taxonomy. <B>We need to make sure the Commission
understands that nuclear, gas, incineration, and other such activities do
not belong in any sustainable taxonomy. </B><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><U><BR></U></DIV>
<DIV><U>What can I do?</U></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>1. Please check the '<A
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EaNUuUzj04K6X150vWUs2MI4SjUZVB0swNn_QwgKYYc/edit?ts=5e7361cf"
target=_blank>Ten Points</A>' text to see whether you can support it. We
kept many points from the first Ten Points text and we are trying to make
this text short and simple - remember it is a petition rather than a detailed
briefing! For any red lines, please contact me directly.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>2. To signal your support, use this <A
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MXtvbJE2bKK69HHAUN2WzLYNyDqvriSWpQNOqDaT1hc/edit"
target=_blank>Google Form</A>. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If the Google Form does not work, reply to me directly stating
your:</DIV>
<DIV>Organisation, Signatory's Position<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Signatory Name and Surname</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>3. Please circulate to your contacts! We achieved 60 signatures for the
last letter. Now we aim for 100!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>---000---</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>As always, do not hesitate to write to me should you have any
questions.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Henry</DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr class=gmail_attr>On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 9:16 PM Henry Eviston
<<A href="mailto:heviston@wwf.eu" target=_blank>heviston@wwf.eu</A>>
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear all,
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>State of Play</B></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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<A
href="https://ec.europa.eu/knowledge4policy/publication/sustainable-finance-teg-final-report-eu-taxonomy_en"
target=_blank> 'Technical Annex'</A> here.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>The report is relatively science-based and it integrated quite a number
of issues that you helped us raise last September in the previous <A
href="https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/joint_ngo_statement___ten_priorities_for_the_taxonomy_consultation_sep_2019.pdf"
target=_blank>Ten Points Statement</A>. Crucially, nuclear is out, fossil
fuels are out, and waste incineration is also out. For more detail on our
reaction to the report, see <A
href="https://www.wwf.eu/what_we_do/sustainable_economies/?uNewsID=360753"
target=_blank>here</A>.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>What happens now?</B></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We have put together another, updated, '<A
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EaNUuUzj04K6X150vWUs2MI4SjUZVB0swNn_QwgKYYc/edit?ts=5e7361cf"
target=_blank>Ten Points</A>' text, which we will soon ask you to sign, so
we can forward it informally to key advocacy targets inside the
Commission. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>However, the urgent thing is the Commission's consultation on
the TEG technical recommendations, which closes next Monday 27/04</B>. 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 <A
href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12302-Climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-taxonomy"
target=_blank>here</A>. </DIV>
<DIV><BR><B>Now for the worrying bit. The nuclear and gas lobbies have
already flooded this consultation page with answers</B>, demanding that
nuclear be re-included, asking for weaker thresholds on emissions, looking
for more exemptions for biofuels... the usual!</DIV>
<DIV>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. <U>We need to
make sure the Commission understands that nuclear, gas, and incineration do
not belong in the sustainable taxonomy. </U></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>What can I do?</B></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Attached, you will find a template response to the
consultation. Its length is adapted to the consultation's strict
4000-character limit. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Could we ask you to</DIV>
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<UL>
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px">Slightly modify/adapt the responses so they
do not appear completely identical - copy-pasting weakens individual
responses).
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px">Go to the consultation response page -
click <A
href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12302-Climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-taxonomy/addFeedback?p_id=7646923"
target=_blank>here</A> - you may have to register, but please do!
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px">Submit your answers!</LI></UL>
<DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Henry</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=heviston@wwf.eu href="mailto:heviston@wwf.eu">Henry Eviston</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 13, 2020 11:29 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Please support! Ten Points paper on EU Sustainable
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