Joe Biden has defeated Trump in the U.S. election, offering potential hope for people and the planet.
Jagoda Munić, director of Friends of the Earth Europe, reacted with the following statement:
“Biden’s narrow victory offers a glimmer of hope for people and the planet.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union speech this morning in the European Parliament in Brussels, in which she proclaimed Europe must lead the way from fragility to vitality after the Covid-19 crisis, and proposed a higher 2030 climate target.
Reacting to Jagoda Munic, director, Friends of the Earth Europe had this to say:
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
I'm with Malaysia
Due to the covid-19 restrictions, Malaysian fisher-folk were suddenly unable to sell their fish as usual.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
Stories of solidarity under coronavirus
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.
I'm with Slovenia
In the shadow of coronavirus, the Slovenian government has ripped up some of the country’s hard-won environmental rights.
As EU heads of government today deliberate the EU’s proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery package by teleconference, Friends of the Earth Europe warns they risk a rebound to business-as-usual, which would put global warming targets beyond reach.