Growing momentum for net zero emissions economy by 2050
EU Energy and Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels on 4 and 5 March to discuss the European Commission’s draft long-term strategy “A clean planet for all” added momentum for a […]
Date: 2019
MEPs boost climate action support to developing countries
Today members of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Development Committees brought the EU’s future external investments in closer alignment with Paris Agreement goals. They improved on the European Commission’s […]
Letter to Energy and Environment Ministers on strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy
February 2019 Clean Planet for all: Strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy Dear Energy and Environment Ministers, On 4 March and 5 March respectively you will […]
Time for EU bank to comply with EU’s climate objectives
As the European Investment Bank (EIB) holds a meeting in Brussels today (25 February) to consult the public on its new energy policy, Wendel Trio reflects on the role the […]
MEPs call for stepping up EU climate action
In today’s vote on the resolution on the EU’s long-term climate strategy, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee called for increasing the EU’s 2030 climate target to 55 percent emission cuts […]
Report: EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of […]
EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of […]
Net zero emissions economy receives considerable support from EU Economy Ministers
EU Economy and Industry Ministers from ten EU Member States, including Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK, meeting in Brussels today to discuss […]
NGO letter on the long term climate strategy ahead of the Competitiveness Council
In this letter, NGOs Climate Action Network Europe, Carbon Market Watch, E3G – Third Generation Environmentalism, European Environmental Bureau, Sandbag and WWF European Policy Office call upon EU Economy and Industry […]
EU Parliament shirks responsibility for climate action in future funding of Europe’s most needy regions
A vote today by the Parliament on the future European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Funds for 2021-2027 opens the possibilities for continued funding of fossil fuels, in spite […]