Some of EU’s biggest environmental groups are calling on governments and the EU to prepare an unprecedented ‘green and just’ economic recovery plan financed by the bloc’s budget, the European Stability Mechanism and possibly even Eurobonds.

Fearing a return to polluting fossil fuels and existing processes in order to create a ‘quick and dirty’ recovery, the groups issued a joint message in an unprecedented show of unity by the green movement.

Lawmakers should step up and implement the environmental laws announced in the European Green Deal, they say, and the European Investment Bank’s lending policies should be brought in line with the Green Deal’s objectives by the end of this year. Stimulus investments in polluting sectors must also be conditional on their alignment with environmental and climate objectives.
“We call upon EU and national leaders to tackle the unprecedented crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic with unity, courage and innovation,” the groups say.

Signatories of the appeal include: WWF, T&E, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, WeMove and SumOfUs.

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