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EU-elections and energy goals

A comparison of national candidates and their environmental thinking

By: Axel, Andreas, Daniel, Leonidas, Marta and Hannah

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Choose your future

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EU-Elections

  • The next EU-elections are the 23rd-26th of may
  • All adult EU-citizens can vote for a representative from their country
  • The last elections were in 2014
  • There are 751 members in the EU parliament
  • Each country has a different amount of MPs depending on their population

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EU-energy goals

  • The EU is actively promoting europes transition to a low carbon society and is updating it's rules in order to facilitate the necessary private and public investments in the clean energy transitions

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EU-energy goals

Targets for 2030

  • A 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels
  • At least a 27% share of renewable energy consumption 
  • Indicative target for an improvement in energy efficiency at EU level of at least 27%, to be reviewed by 2020
  • Support the completion of the internal energy market by achieving the existing electricity interconnection target of 10% by 2020, with a view to reaching 15% by 2030

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Finland

  • Finland has 13 Elected members in the EU-Parliament
  • The most popular party in Finland is the finns party
  • The second biggest party in  Finland is the social democrats
  • The third biggest party in Finland is the national coalation party

Environmental thinking

  • Finlands green party is most worried about the environment and are projected to get 2 seats in the EU parliament
  • The emission of air pollutants has decreased significantly since 2014-16
  • Water pollutants from industry and forestry have also decreased signifcantly

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Portugal

  • Portugal has 21 Elected members in the EU-parliament 
  • The most popular party is the socialist party
  • The socialist party's most popular candidate is Pedro Marques
  • The second most popular party are the social democrats

Environmental policies

  • Portugal is promoting the transition into a circular economy
  • The portuguese national forest strategy has been updated and improved
  • Portugal has an animal rights party, but they are not projected to get representation in the EU parliament

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Greece

  • Greece has 21 Elected members in the EU-parliament
  • The most popular party is New democracy
  • New democracy's most popular candidate is Vaggelis Meimarakis
  • The second most popular party is syriza

Environmental thinking

  • Greece is improving its waste management and are moving away from landfills
  • Tourism, agriculture and public works have taken priority over environmental protecion in greece 
  • Greece has a green party, but they are not projected to get representation in the EU parliament

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Estonia

  • Estonia has 6 elected members in the EU-parliament
  • The most popular party is the estonian reform party
  • The estonian reform party's most popular candidate is Taavi Rõivas
  • The second most popular party is the estonian center party

Environmental thinking

  • Estonia is planning to be a circular economy by 2020
  • Estonia's revenue from environmental taxes are among the highest in the EU
  • Estonia has a green party, but they are not projected to get representation in the EU parliament

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