European Green Deal

ExxonMobil is one of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies. They lobbied very hard for a weaker EU Green Deal in the earlier stages of its formulation. They attempted to change the Deal in a way that puts less emphasis on the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from transport (i.e. from using petroleum, derived from oil, for fuel).

BP is pushing the EU to weaken the definition of what qualifies as a sustainable energy source. It called for an increase in the emission limits that gas plants would have to meet to allow them to be labelled "green" without requiring the immediate installation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is still deemed too expensive for large-scale use.

ECPA represents the crop protection industry in Europe. The farming and chemical lobbies in this group attempted to weaken new EU targets to halve pesticide use by 2030. ECPA suggested to European Commission officials that the target set under EU Green Deal was double than what could be achieved in the next decade.

The Wuppertal Institute takes the opportunity to present some of its projects and publications on the topic of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 50% or even 55% compared to 1990 levels. It also provides suggestions for implementing the European Green Deal by contributing to the integrated industry and climate policies.

Fraunhofer has organized various webinars on topics that are related to particular actions presented in the Green Deal.They highlight the Fraunhofer's scientific work that are linked to these actions and connect the Fraunhofer researchers with policymakers in Brussels.