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    Some protesters chained the entrance closed while others deliberately trapped themselves inside the large glass revolving doors by jamming wooden door stops into its base, preventing any delegates from entering. "This is the second time the European Commission has hosted Business Europe's annual conference. It shows how close the EU institutions are to business when it comes to climate change" Ms Martin told EUobserver. Full Article at EUobserver.com
    This is the second time the European Commission has hosted Business Europe's annual conference. It shows how close the EU institutions are to business when it comes to climate change
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
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Climate activists shut down EU business conference
  1. Corporate lobbyists have no role to play in deciding how to deal with the climate crisis
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  2. And green energy is expensive; it's big business. The revolution isn't going to pay.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  3. Business absolutely has a role to play - we have the solutions available, the technology we can transfer and the money to invest ... They should come into the meeting and debate, not shut it down.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  4. One of their banners says: 'Our climate is not your business,' but climate is everyone's business, including business.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  5. There is a sympathy in my party for candidates from a smaller country ... Europe is too dominated by the biggest ones.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  6. It's difficult. On the one hand, what they are saying is true about the likes of Shell and Daimler, of course. This is a correct point of view. But on the other hand, even inside these companies, there are a few, some who are serious about climate change.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  7. It's just unbelievable. I really don't understand this. We have enormous amounts of money to invest.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  8. It's not about lobbying. There is already worldwide acceptance that emissions must be reduced. There is no serious debate on this anymore. Now it is just a question of co-ordination. That is what is being discussed.
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago

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