FAVOR DE DIFUNDIR!

55 new gas pipelines and terminals on the special EU priority funding list
could still get money. But the list can still be rejected by the EU
Parliament this week. Act now to add pressure!

Hi Azril,

Recently we celebrated a huge win: the European Investment Bank promised to
stop funding fossil fuels! But there’s a loophole the Bank was forced to
leave for fossil gas. *55 new gas pipelines and terminals on the special EU
priority funding list, called Projects of Common Interest, could still get
EU money until 2021 *[1]. *😡*

But the list hasn’t been adopted yet. The European Parliament is about to
vote on it in a few days. *The good news is, they can reject the entire
list in one vote.* Right now we have one last chance to close that final
loophole.

*Take action to pressure key Members of the European Parliament who could
swing what will be a tight vote!*
<https://act.350.org/go/188314?t=6&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>
Tweet now 📣
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*[If you’re not on twitter, but would like to take action, please share
this with 3 of your friends, using email, other social media or messaging
apps. Our success can depend on how many of us take action!]*

The Renew Europe group in the European Parliament (EP) sits on the fence –
and could be the key to winning. Some of its members have vocally supported
climate action before. They were even behind the recent EU declaration of
climate emergency. [2] This is their first opportunity to go beyond
symbolic actions, and use their voting power to bring real results.

*If the entire Renew group rejects the PCI list, we have a chance to kill
55 fossil gas projects with one vote. But that can only happen if the
undecided MEPs are convinced.*

To have a chance of pushing Renew Europe before the crucial plenary vote,
we’ve narrowed our targets down to 3 key influential politicians in the
Renew group.

If these members of the EU Parliament know that their voters care and are
watching closely, they might hesitate before giving the PCI list the
thumbs-up – and even work to convince their colleagues that rejecting the
entire list is the right move. We need to make them feel that their
reputation could suffer if their group votes in support of fossil gas.

*That’s why we’re taking to twitter: it’s where the MEPs and the media get
their news. In twitter’s public and interactive forum our demands can’t be
missed. Take action!*
<https://act.350.org/go/188315?t=9&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>

If the PCI list is adopted, it means dozens of new fossil gas projects
could get priority EU funding, and the Parliament will condemn us to
decades more of fossil gas lock-in for the EU [3]. We need to do whatever
we can to stop that from happening.

Thanks for taking action,

Julia for the entire 350 Europe team

*PS: **If you’re not on twitter, you can still help by sharing the call to
action with 3 people you know.*
<https://act.350.org/go/188315?t=10&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>*
The more visibility we can give to the demand for a fossil free PCI list,
the harder it will be for the members of the European Parliament to claim
ignorance.*



References:

[1] MEPs fail to reject 55 new fossil gas priority projects
<https://act.350.org/go/188316?t=11&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>

[2] Pascal Canfin MEP: Time to declare climate emergency in Europe
<https://act.350.org/go/188317?t=12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>

[3] Billions to be wasted on ‘unnecessary’ gas projects, study says
<https://act.350.org/go/188318?t=13&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=112455%2E3187201%2Ek8AsOa>
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