Ripa on the latest IPCC report: "We must act now!" (Straßburg/05.04.2022): MEP Manuela Ripa from the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is taking the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as an opportunity to push for significantly to protect the climate. The politician is very concerned about the fact that CO2 emissions in the year...
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We have to move towards pollutant-free material cycles" (Brussels/31.03.2022) The "Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety" (ENVI) of the European Parliament voted today on the legislative report on the "Revision of the waste limit values for persistent organic pollutants" (POPs)....
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We need to switch to pollutant-free material cycles" (Brussels/31.03.2022) The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) today voted on the legislative report on the "Revision of waste limits for persistent organic pollutants" (POPs). "We have succeeded in revising the limit values for the...
(Brussels/30.03.2022) As part of the EU's circular economy package, the European Commission today presented legislative measures to "strengthen the role of consumers in the transition to a green economy". The proposed law aims to amend the existing Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices...
(Brussels/30.03.2022) As part of the EU's circular economy package, the European Commission today presented, among other things, legal measures to "strengthen the role of consumers in the transition to a green economy". The law is intended to amend the existing Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. The aim...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls for an end to the time change Ripa: "EU member states disregard the will of the people" (Brussels/24.03.2022) Shortly before the clocks change to summer time this weekend, Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), calls for an end to the biennial turning of the clock. The MEP cites the following reasons...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We need more sustainability now, not less". (Brussels/23.03.2022) The European Commission has announced that it intends to suspend parts of the "European Green Deal" because of the war of aggression Russia is currently waging against Ukraine. The reason given by the Commission...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We don't need less sustainability now, we need more" (Brussels/23.03.2022) The European Commission has announced that it intends to suspend parts of the "European Green Deal" due to the war of aggression that Russia is currently waging against Ukraine. The reason given by the Commission is the expected crop failures in...
ÖDP MEP protests to Timmermans and Sinkevičius The final building permit for the Tesla Gigafactory breaks EU law. MEP Manuela Ripa protested against this in another letter to the responsible Environment Commissioner Sinkevičius and Vice-President Timmermans: "The Brandenburg state government is ignoring the water shortage that threatens its population. Despite years of...
(Saarbrücken/18.03.2022) Today, March 18, the global movement Conscious Planet is launching its "Save the Soil" campaign. Conscious Planet highlights soil degradation as one of the greatest threats to humanity. The reason for this is the crucial importance of healthy soils for global food production. Over the last 150...