EU green deal at ‘very high’ risk of being killed off, says Greens co-leader

EU green deal at ‘very high’ risk of being killed off, says Greens co-leader

Philippe Lamberts says far-right gains in June elections could mean deal to protect nature and biodiversity is scrapped

The EU’s green deal to restore biodiversity, clean the continent’s soil, air and water, and mitigate climate change is at high risk of being killed off, the co-president of the Green group of MEPs has warned.

The Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts said the green deal, which has informed everything from tax policy to environment law making, would be a thing of the past if the far right made significant gains in the June EU parliamentary elections.

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