New EU agreement commits to end date for fossil fuel subsidies 

Ireland South MEP Grace O'Sullivan MEP lead negotiator for the European Parliament on the latest environmental agreement.

The Irish MEP leading negotiations on behalf of the European Parliament on major environmental action has hailed new legislation which legally commits the EU to an end-date for fossil fuel subsidies.

Ireland South member of the Greens, Grace O'Sullivan, said the 8th Environment Action Programme (8EAP), signed into EU law on Wednesday, will "for the first time legally commit the EU to setting a deadline to end fossil fuel subsidies... as well as committing to soil-protection legislation on the same level as water and air pollution measures".