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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear all,
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<DIV>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!</DIV>
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<DIV>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: <A href="https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792"
target=_blank>https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792</A></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr><B>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.</B> Tweets are suggested below,
or <A href="https://twitter.com/WWFEU/status/1264861289958068225"
target=_blank>here's one to Re-Tweet</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr>We are available to help with any further questions.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr>Best wishes, and thank you for your support,</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr>Henry</DIV>
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TWEETS (or </SPAN><A style="text-decoration-line: none"
href="https://twitter.com/WWFEU/status/1264861289958068225" target=_blank><SPAN
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HERE</SPAN></A><SPAN
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EU’s plan to end greenwashing in the finance sector must not fall at first
hurdle!</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir=ltr><SPAN
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& gas are NOT sustainable and should not be included in taxonomy.</SPAN></P>
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NGOs agree - RT if you do too! </SPAN><SPAN
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir=ltr><A
style="text-decoration-line: none" href="https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792"
target=_blank><SPAN
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bioenergy & forestry can easily do more harm than good to climate &
nature</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir=ltr><SPAN
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NGOs say </SPAN><SPAN
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must tighten rules on what counts as sustainable</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir=ltr><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Roboto,sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: rgb(20,23,26); FONT-SIZE: 11pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal">Follow
the science to </SPAN><SPAN
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in EU taxonomy!</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.38; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" dir=ltr><A
style="text-decoration-line: none" href="https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=363792"
target=_blank><SPAN
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">NGOs set out
demands for EU sustainable taxonomy</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif"><EM>Brussels,
Belgium - 25 May 2020</EM></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">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.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">The 94 NGOs,
which include WWF, <A href="http://350.org/"
target=_blank>350.org</A>, 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.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif"><STRONG>Sébastien
Godinot, Economist at WWF European Policy
Office</STRONG> said:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">“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.”</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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href="https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/joint_ngo_statement___ten_priorities_for_the_taxonomy_delegated_acts.pdf"
target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">The ten demands
and full list of signatories are here.</SPAN></SPAN></A></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">Contact:</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><BR><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">Sarah
Azau</SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">Media Manager,
WWF European Policy Office</SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif">+32 473 57 31
37</SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia,times,'times new roman',serif"><A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 25, 2020 5:25 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> EU Taxonomy Ten Points Statement released - Support if
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