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Stop all fossil fuel subsidies
Avatar: %{name} Dieter Daniëls 19/04/2021 14:27
Stop all subsidies, directly and indirectly, in fossil fuels. A very ambitious green new deal can...
Make European railway network more accessible and advisable as a replacement for intra-EU connections
Avatar: %{name} PIOTR KOWALIK 19/04/2021 14:55
- Provide for a pan-EU ticket service where one could buy a ticket for a journey with different...
Euro Trainscanner
Euro Trainscanner
Avatar: %{name} Felicia S 19/04/2021 14:40
2021 e European Year of Railways, however... Our trains do not yet have freedom of movement...
Promotion of nuclear energy where renewable energy cannot be used
Promotion of nuclear energy where renewable energy cannot be used
Avatar: %{name} Jan Štěch 19/04/2021 13:59
Health, I consider it very important that nuclear energy ceases to be regarded as dangerous or...
Introduces an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Introduces an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Avatar: %{name} Giovanni Toffoletto 19/04/2021 21:01
The European Union is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Reaching and...
Set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable materials
Avatar: %{name} Francois WEYKMANS 19/04/2021 14:25
The European Union could set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable...
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Avatar: %{name} Robin Fontaine 12/08/2021 14:30
Climate change and environmental disasters impact the world in a wide array of ways. Governments...
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Avatar: %{name} Amandine 02/02/2022 15:51
We ask for the ban of live-bait fishing within the EU as well as the breeding, transport and...
Climate score for products
Avatar: %{name} Joren De Bont 19/04/2021 14:13
Making a score reflecting how much impact a product has on the climate. This score will be...
Encourage people into eating less meat
Avatar: %{name} T Schutter 19/04/2021 13:58
I think it would be great that every inhabitant gets a meat card. Ypu take the card to the store,...
Restriction of livestock and establishment of natural areas
Restriction of livestock and establishment of natural areas
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 18:33
So far, the EU has focused on quantity rather than quality in agricultural support. Farmers...
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Avatar: %{name} Chris Adriaensen 20/04/2021 16:11
Reduce food-related emissions by promoting / incentifying a more plant-based diet and push back...
A train network for Europe
A train network for Europe
Avatar: %{name} Ryan Malleret 20/04/2021 15:09
Today, train development in Europe is limited and cross-border trains are rare. It is therefore...
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Avatar: %{name} Ralph Moolenaar 20/04/2021 14:04
Plastics are very versatile. As they are ready to extract from crude oil we make use of this...
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 18:06
Europe must save the lungs of the planet. An active European policy and organisation of universal...
Prevent the environmental impact of animal farming.
Prevent the environmental impact of animal farming.
Avatar: %{name} Jakob Wendelin 10/05/2021 11:42
We know that animal farming, before transport and energy production, is the sector that is the...
A ban on octopus farming
A ban on octopus farming
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:39
Octopuses are very intelligent. Their captivity in places too small to explore, without prey to...
A European carbon pricing to fight climate change
Avatar: %{name} EUMANS Movement 29/04/2021 09:54
As supporters of the European Citizens Initiative StopGlobalWarming.eu
we ask the European...
Take into account carbon emissions coming from imported products
Avatar: %{name} Clément LE GOULVEN 19/04/2021 19:38
Europe has signed the green deal and targeted a reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of...
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Avatar: %{name} Moritz Schleicher 03/06/2021 21:41
The world is struggling to meet the Paris Agreement commitment of limiting global warming to 1.5...
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:41
Every year, approximately two to three trillion aquatic animals are killed in the wild and 100...
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
Avatar: %{name} Micha GREIF 28/05/2021 08:24
After years of control & limitations hemp as a renewable raw material should be given a...
Promoting climate renovation of buildings
Promoting climate renovation of buildings
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 16:34
Energy can be integrated into the construction sector through modernisation and insulation. —...
Renunciation of Strasbourg as 2. Location of the EU Psrlament
Avatar: %{name} Jean Kälin 19/04/2021 18:45
The EU is always setting an example in the field of climate change and environmental protection....
Providing EU states with “pfand”
Providing EU states with “pfand”
Avatar: %{name} Silvia Dalla Ragione 19/04/2021 21:45
Forgive me I don’t know the names of those bins inside supermarkets and shops that take you money...
CO2 footprint label
Avatar: %{name} Denis Ott 19/04/2021 19:53
Nutrition labels help people make informed decisions about their diet, to spread awareness about...
Review of subsidies (animal — > plant based)
Avatar: %{name} Margot Demeulemeester 19/04/2021 13:40
Dear, Graag soon review the subsidy flow to encourage individuals and entrepreneurs to consume...
Encouraging the development of environmentally-friendly human-sized farms
Encouraging the development of environmentally-friendly human-sized farms
Avatar: %{name} Philippe Schilling 19/04/2021 16:40
Developing a network of small farms would increase food resilience (food does not grow in...
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Avatar: %{name} Adam Kennedy-Ripon 22/04/2021 21:48
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
I propose the E.U introduce Carbon-footprint...
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:25
Current fishing practices are primarily centred around maximizing the efficiency of commercial...
Wet Moore again to extract natural CO2 storage
Wet Moore again to extract natural CO2 storage
Avatar: %{name} Frank Abschlag 22/06/2021 16:49
Bogs are natural CO2 storage. The agricultural policy must be changed so that the wetting of...
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Avatar: %{name} DEJAN FRANKOVIĆ 21/04/2021 18:31
The only way we can power the future of EU sustainably is to displace fossil fuels (including...
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:36
Considering the availability of plant-based alternatives, insect agriculture for fish feed does...
Extend warranty, require reparability, require manufacturer support
Avatar: %{name} Bernd Erbert 21/04/2021 19:27
Many items of everyday life, in particular electronic and electrical items, keep for as long as...
LYMEC's vision on political priorities - Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 25/05/2021 10:23
Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges:
• The EU’s leaders must come up with...
The REAL Renewable Energy Revolution
Avatar: %{name} Žan Bezjak 19/04/2021 20:08
Everyone is talking about renewable energies, e-cars, hydrogen, alternative fuels...but somehow...
Devices with batteries should be designed so batteries can be replaced
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 21/04/2021 13:39
More and more devices such as mobile phones, laptops and tablet computers are designed with...
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
Avatar: %{name} Andrea Paindelli 26/04/2021 19:29
My suggestion is that EU should develop an indicator (such as the NUTRI-SCORE) to quantify the...
Massive investment in sustainable alternative fuels for aviation
Massive investment in sustainable alternative fuels for aviation
Avatar: %{name} Théo Vannier 19/04/2021 23:26
Making Europe the world leader in the production and use of sustainable alternative aviation...
A land use tax for a transition to Agroecology
A land use tax for a transition to Agroecology
Avatar: %{name} Marco Pierini 19/04/2021 19:10
TREES are excellent technological vectors for Storing co2, at the same time they perform...
Ban domestic air traffic
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:43
Ban all domestic air traffic, tariffs on high-speed electric trains. If necessary, conversion to...
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 17:11
If 2-3 % of the Sahara area is connected with solar companies for electricity production, this...
Light pollution of the after-room
Light pollution of the after-room
Avatar: %{name} Manuel Auer 02/05/2021 01:00
WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION? Light pollution is the permanent absence of total darkness in the areas...
Reduce subsidies for livestock and fisheries.
Reduce subsidies for livestock and fisheries.
Avatar: %{name} Luis Bañon Sanchez 19/04/2021 22:15
The production of food of animal origin produces a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions...
Promoting education and green actions in the Pharmaceutical industry
Promoting education and green actions in the Pharmaceutical industry
Avatar: %{name} Angelos Odyseakis 26/07/2021 09:09
This idea is a submission from the University of Nicosia Pharmaceutical students to the “Pitch...
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 20/04/2021 10:42
The EU should accelerate the journey towards sustainable aviation by rapidly increasing the...
An Ecological Portrait for each territory
An Ecological Portrait for each territory
Avatar: %{name} Michel Debord 16/05/2021 11:46
For citizens and local key actors to be motivated, they must be involved in the Green Deal and...
Linking agricultural subsidies and environmental protection
Avatar: %{name} Henning Nießen 07/05/2021 14:36
All subsidies in agriculture must be linked to environmental measures. The current practical form...
Stop all short-distance flights (reachable by train in 5 hours or less)
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 11:55
The aviation industry is one of the largest contributors of green-house gases and the development...
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 14:46
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs-
Establish youth advisory bodies...
Eolien vs NUCLEAIRE, for a real European taxonomy to combat emissions of gases harmful to global warming!
Avatar: %{name} Michel DESPLANCHES 27/04/2021 10:41
At present, the EU refuses to take nuclear energy into account in green taxonomy: this is...
Bees and polling insects preservation
Bees and polling insects preservation
Avatar: %{name} Robin GUYON 02/06/2021 11:00
Bees and pollination are essential for the sexual reproduction of plants and are an important...
Proposal for a law to combat air pollution
Proposal for a law to combat air pollution
Avatar: %{name} carlo battistella 27/09/2021 21:23
Italy is first in Europe due to premature deaths from exposure to fine dust, ozone, nitrogen...
Generalising the deposit to the whole of the EU — glasses and plastics
Generalising the deposit to the whole of the EU — glasses and plastics
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Cervoni 21/04/2021 14:22
The deposit of bottles, especially glass, makes it possible to promote efficient consumption in...
Stop subsidies in fossil fuels and expand the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Avatar: %{name} Leander Kahle 01/06/2021 11:35
Currently the ETS only applies to certain carbon-emitting industries covering 40% of the EU's...
More Train rides available cross EU
More Train rides available cross EU
Avatar: %{name} Bianca BONTIC 03/05/2021 13:27
As EU we need to develop our railways more, connecting all EU states. Using materials as...
More wilderness vans — 15 % wilderness by 2030
More wilderness vans — 15 % wilderness by 2030
Avatar: %{name} Max Heeke 02/05/2021 15:07
We need more wilderness in Europe again! It is true that some European countries have already...
Europe SAVES Its Bees
Europe SAVES Its Bees
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 18:46
Bees are a critical factor in agriculture everywhere in Europe and all millions of bee families...
Solar panels on every suitable house in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 14:10
While a massive expansion of renewable energies is necessary, most European roofs are currently...
EU-Agrarförderung auch für Landwirtschaft unter Photovoltaik-Modulen
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 12:56
Um die Europäischen Klimaziele zu erreichen, ist ein massiver Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien...
Proposal for a Europe-wide energy policy
Proposal for a Europe-wide energy policy
Avatar: %{name} Janis Bernardi 22/04/2021 12:24
At every nuanced climate summit, the claims that ‘that is not feasible at all!’ Therefore, I...
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Avatar: %{name} F R 20/04/2021 14:17
Industrial wind power relies on huge machines which can have important impacts on the...
Road construction through protected areas
Avatar: %{name} Margrit Clemenz 20/08/2021 13:12
Road construction through boglands (e.g.A 20) and water protection areas (e.g. A49) should be...
Reduction in plastic packaging
Avatar: %{name} emilie regimbeau 19/04/2021 21:28
Recycling does not address the problem of waste in our oceans. We need legislation to require...
Udfa’s support to petrochemical agriculture — Increase support for organic farming
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:47
Restructure EU agricultural support from the Convention on Petrochemical Agriculture to Organic...
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Avatar: %{name} Jonathan Worth 15/09/2021 11:15
We need to decarbonise travel in Europe - and that means more long distance travel by train...
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Clara Cavalcanti 30/04/2021 18:53
Every year, between 63 and 273 million sharks die as a result of human activity. The exact...
Emission budgets for construction
Avatar: %{name} Mantijn Van Leeuwen 31/10/2021 09:37
In order to ensure that the new building is preserved quickly enough, it seems necessary to start...
European fast rail network and public transport integration
Avatar: %{name} Klemen Košič 06/05/2021 22:48
Railway transport is one of the cleanest modes of transport, espacially compared to air and road...
EU wide carbon tax
Avatar: %{name} Sebastian Behrle 20/04/2021 07:41
A uniform and considered CO2 tax in EU is the most effective tool in changing producer and...
Introducing the “Euro Deposit” and fighting litter
Introducing the “Euro Deposit” and fighting litter
Avatar: %{name} Philipp Kuhn 21/04/2021 02:27
There are surprisingly few countries in the EU that make use of a bottle deposit system. However,...
Save the world or save us!
Avatar: %{name} Pascal Hesse 20/04/2021 18:59
When a mine is no longer exploited, it is drowned to avoid subsidence. What happens when the...
Drastic prevention of plastic packaging waste
Avatar: %{name} Franz-Josef Bruns 20/04/2021 20:17
In many cases, the packaging of goods is more extensive than the goods purchased. Articles are...
YEEAH! The Youth European Environmental Ambassadors Hub - The EU’s hub for the new generation of environmental leaders
YEEAH! The Youth European Environmental Ambassadors Hub - The EU’s hub for the new generation of environmental leaders
Avatar: %{name} Francesca Arato 09/11/2021 20:36
YEEAH! aims at facing the climate and environmental crisis through a bottom-up educational...
Promoting a new sustainable and fair future based on the green and digital transitions
Promoting a new sustainable and fair future based on the green and digital transitions
Avatar: %{name} European Economic and Social Committee EESC 03/11/2021 16:08
In order to reach full potential, the EU has to embrace the digital and the green transition. A...
Strengthening the public role of faith-based communities in environmental protection
Avatar: %{name} A PUGLISI 20/11/2021 15:15
A reflection on the future of Europe needs to identify and involve other actors alongside local...
Greener cities = less company cars
Avatar: %{name} Pierluigi VERDERAME 20/04/2021 16:02
My idea, simple and probably older than me, is to forbid local authorities, governments, fiscal...
End live animal transport and animal welfare as a maxim
End live animal transport and animal welfare as a maxim
Avatar: %{name} Susanne Berthold 19/05/2021 11:04
Organic livestock farming is better for the environment and people, promotes diversity and...
A Collaborative Networking Platform for The Future of E-waste
A Collaborative Networking Platform for The Future of E-waste
Avatar: %{name} songzhilin shi 25/11/2021 16:05
We propose a European networking platform to incentivize WEEE (waste from electrical and...
Planting of hedgerows
Avatar: %{name} francoise de Closset 26/04/2021 18:11
In order to improve biodiversity and the quality of landscapes, to recreate ecological mesh and...
Electric mobility
Electric mobility
Avatar: %{name} European Sardines 11/09/2021 21:18
1) electricity supplied by columns in all EU countries must become a “essential public service”...
Climate dividend (market economy + socially fair + effective mitigation)
Climate dividend (market economy + socially fair + effective mitigation)
Avatar: %{name} Robin Tews 10/05/2021 23:27
In the case of a climate dividend, no or very little taxes are collected (depending on how to do...
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 15:47
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs-
Environmental law of EU Member...
Abolish plastic casings for peel fruit
Avatar: %{name} Simone Amorati 20/04/2021 07:59
The EU must commit itself to establishing guidelines for the abolition of plastic casings used in...
Criminalising the export of waste in general!
Criminalising the export of waste in general!
Avatar: %{name} Harry Boeck 21/04/2021 12:37
Garbage trading is typical of capitalism in private hands. Not only among exporters in the EU,...
Upgrading of railways at the expense of air and road development, slaughter cattle
Avatar: %{name} Maria Bauer 21/04/2021 09:09
Europe has too much air and road transport. The current pressure should not be further increased...
Limiting buildings
Avatar: %{name} Anaig LABORNEZ 21/04/2021 09:36
Promote the rehabilitation of housing rather than new buildings, in particular housing on the...
Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
Avatar: %{name} Elke Britze 21/05/2021 13:26
I live with my family close to E 30 — a main carrier for goods of all kinds from East to West and...
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