On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
Ripa: "Climate change is putting additional pressure on our soils" (Brussels/02.09.2022) This week's report by the German Weather Service that the summer of 2022 in Germany was the sixth driest since the introduction of weather records has highlighted the dramatically poor state of our soils, according...
Ripa: "It is the last moment to save our world" (Brussels, 31/08/2022) The MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) sees the new report of the Club of Rome as an opportunity to call for a radical shift in environmental, economic, and social policy....
(Saarbrücken/25.08.2022) MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is concerned about reports of overcrowded animal shelters and the suffering they cause to animals. Apparently, many people have decided to get a pet during the pandemic, but they are now overwhelmed with care for...
MEP Manuela Ripa criticizes the key points paper by Cem Özdemir (Brussels, 11.07.2022) "For years, me and my party, the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), have been calling for the introduction of a mandatory animal welfare label that would include a photo with the representation of the husbandry...
"Both CETA and 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 Free trade agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA) unfortunately appears to be lost. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen...
"The European Parliament became complicit in greenwashing today" Strasbourg, 06.07.2022 - The European Parliament in Strasbourg voted today with a narrow majority in favour of the delegated act of the EU Commission, which will grant investments in gas and nuclear power a sustainability label. Until the...
"The European Parliament introduces a new instrument for global climate protection with a CO2 border adjustment tax.” Brussels, 22.06.2022 - Today in Brussels, the European Parliament voted in a second attempt on three core proposals of the EU climate package "Fit for 55" - the EU...
On the agreement Manuela Ripa, shadow rapporteur for Greens/EFA for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism comments on the agreement on CBAM: “It is good that the agreement on CBAM foresees an end of the allocation of the EU-ETS free allowances in 2032, as these certificates...
(Strasbourg/08.06.2022) Today the European Parliament has sent a strong signal towards more ambitious climate protection. The Christian Democrats, liberals and right-wing parties tried to weaken the climate goals of the EU emissions trading system by not wanting to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in...
"EU Environment Committee puts a global climate protection 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 package "Fit for 55". Special...