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Molly Scott Cato, Green Party MEP

16 November 2018 • 3 min read

Green MEP Molly Scott Cato praises EU's legislative progress on decarbonisation, but warns mass civil disobedience may still be necessary

This week MEPs voted in favour of a new EU Energy Package which comprises two directives and one regulation and commits the block to more renewable energy, greater energy efficiency and a legally binding...

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