MEP Manuela Ripa criticizes key issues paper by Cem Özdemir (Brussels, 11.07.2022) "For years, I of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) have been calling for the introduction of mandatory animal welfare labeling including a pictorial representation of the husbandry conditions. Together with Klaus Buchner, my predecessor in the EU Parliament, I have developed the concept of an EU-wide label that...
"Both CETA and the Energy Charter Treaty are climate killers!" (Brussels/08.07.2022) After years of campaigning by environmental associations and political parties such as the ÖDP, the fight against the planned European-Canadian free trade agreement CETA unfortunately seems to be lost. Alliance 90/The Greens have announced that they will no longer block ratification. This paves the way...
"European Parliament became a place of greenwashing today" (Strasbourg/06.07.2022) Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted by a narrow majority in favor of the EU Commission's delegated act that will give gas and nuclear power a sustainability label. Until the very end, ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa, together with her group, had...
"With the CO2 border adjustment tax, the European Parliament is introducing a new instrument for global climate protection. Today's vote is also important for Saarland's steel industry" Brussels, 22.06.2022 - Today, the European Parliament in Brussels voted on three core proposals of the EU climate protection package "Fit for 55" at the second attempt...
Commenting on the agreement, Manuela Ripa, shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), said: "There is a new agreement on CBAM that contains light and shadows. It is good that in 2032 the free allocation of EU ETS emission allowances, which ultimately did not advance the decarbonization of industry to the necessary extent, will be...
(Strasbourg/08.06.2022) The European Parliament today sent out a strong signal in favor of more ambitious climate protection. The Christian Democrats, Liberals and right-wingers wanted to push through a softening of the EU Emissions Trading System. This would have undermined the goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which is so important for climate protection. Before...
"Exemplary in sustainability and the switch to renewable energies!" (Kirchberg/25.05.2022) On Monday, MEP Manuela Ripa from the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) visited the municipal company "Rhein-Hunsrück Entsorgung" (RHE) in Kirchberg, Rhineland-Palatinate. The company is an institution of the Rhine-Hunsrück district and an institution under public law. Ripa appeared on...
"For the ecological transformation, we need to think in terms of technology - Bosch is setting a good example in Saarland with its investments in hydrogen technologies" Homburg, May 25, 2022 - Many automotive suppliers have to rethink their production due to the shift towards more sustainable drive systems. In Saarland, the Bosch plant in Homburg is...
"EU Environment Committee puts a global climate action instrument on the table in the fight against climate change" Brussels, 17.05.2022 - Today, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on key parts of the EU's climate action package ("Fit for 55"). Particular attention was paid to the proposal for a...
The agricultural turnaround must no longer be delayed - support the "Agricultural turnaround now!" campaign (Brussels/12.05.2022) The number of germs against which antibiotics are no longer effective continues to rise. According to a study by Greenpeace, a large proportion of wastewater from slaughterhouses in Germany is contaminated with such germs....