'Until you take the ['carbon budget' approach] seriously, we will remain here in the streets,' said a group of young activists, including Greta Thunberg (Photo: European Parliament)

Thunberg dubs new EU climate law 'a surrender'

Green Economy

by Elena Sánchez Nicolás, Brussels,

A group of youth climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, have said that the climate law unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday (4 March) is a "surrender" that postpones immediate action to mitigate climate change.

"Such a law sends a strong signal that real and sufficient action is being taken when in fact it's not," they said in an open letter t...

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Author Bio

Elena joined EUobserver in 2019. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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'Until you take the ['carbon budget' approach] seriously, we will remain here in the streets,' said a group of young activists, including Greta Thunberg (Photo: European Parliament)