Sara Matthieu

Jan 8, 2025 | europarl.europa.eu | Sara Matthieu

Question for written answer  E-003031/2024to the CommissionRule 144Sara Matthieu (Verts/ALE)New mines for critical raw materials are expected to open in different Member States in order to meet the 10 % mining benchmark in the Critical Raw Materials Act. This will inevitably lead to increased negative impacts on the environment. Mining waste and its tailings in particular constitute one of the largest negative impacts of mining.

Sep 18, 2024 | europarl.europa.eu | Sara Matthieu

B10‑0063/2024 European Parliament resolution on the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (2024/2817(RSP)) The European Parliament, –having regard to Rule 136(2) of its Rules of Procedure, A.whereas torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe due to storm Boris have already killed 16 people, with many others missing; whereas tens of thousands of people were evacuated...

Apr 26, 2024 | europeanfiles.eu | Sara Matthieu

Climate Energy Environment Industry  By Sara Matthieu, MEP (Group of the Greens – Belgium) It is hard to overstate how much the European Green Deal represents a major gamechanger compared with the decade before. The European continent suffered years of painful and pointless austerity policies, leading to severe underinvestment in essential infrastructure and stagnant living standards for low-income households.

Apr 25, 2024 | euractiv.com | Bas Eickhout |Michael Bloss |Sara Matthieu

Today, the European Parliament votes on the Net-Zero Industry Act. What should have been Europe’s first real response to the American Inflation Reduction Act has ended up in disappointment. Bas Eickhout, Michael Bloss and Sara Matthieu are Green/EFA Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium respectively.

Mar 18, 2024 | europarl.europa.eu | Sara Matthieu

Question for written answer  E-000756/2024to the CommissionRule 138Sara Matthieu (Verts/ALE)Nitrous oxide, or ‘laughing gas’, is increasingly being used as an intoxicant. In particular, the fact that it is increasingly being used in vehicles is alarming. Misuse has a detrimental impact on the health of those who use it and on road safety, but also on the waste treatment sector: metal canisters containing residual nitrous oxide may explode, damaging facilities and resulting in shutdowns.