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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13023

17 September 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate/finance
NGO coalition sues European Commission over inclusion of bioenergy in EU taxonomy
Brussels, 16/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

A coalition of NGOs from different European Union Member States announced, on Friday 16 September, that they had filed a case with the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), seeking to overturn the European Commission’s decision to classify bioenergy and forestry as ‘sustainable’ in the EU taxonomy.

On the same day, the NGO ClientEarth reported that it had also referred the matter to the CJEU for the same reason. However, its legal action is broader, as it also covers bioplastics.

Both...

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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
SECTORAL POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL
EXTERNAL ACTION
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS
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