Submission to EIB Climate Roadmap consultation
The EIB has made a commitment to aligning its operations with the Paris Agreement from the end of 2020. To get there it is developing a Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 […]
Date: 2020
Time to invest in a healthy future – Time for a green recovery
We call upon EU and national leaders to tackle the unprecedented crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic with unity, courage and innovation.
The way to recovery: Untapped climate action potential of EU funds requires shift in Member States’ investment plans
Transitioning to climate neutrality requires bold long-term investments in clean energy infrastructure. And public and private investments into energy efficiency and renewable energy are key to ensuring a sustainable economic […]
Solidarity is key to lifting us all out of the Covid-19 crisis
Today’s dramatic pandemic can only be dealt with through increased solidarity, aiming to remove the immediate threats people are facing and to build fairer societies that are more resilient to […]
Funding climate and energy transition in the EU: the untapped potential of regional funds
The report “Funding climate and energy transition in the EU: the untapped potential of regional funds” shows that in the current EU budget cycle 2014-2020, only an average of 9,7% […]
The last coal plant in Austria shuts down, leaving only seven EU member-states without plans to do the same by 2030 “deadline”
Austria has shut down its last coal-fired plant in Mellach (Styria) thereby ending its energy generation from coal. This makes Austria the eighth coal-free EU member state.
Green Recovery: call for action
At the initiative of Pascal Canfin, Chair of the Environment committee of the European Parliament, the ‘European alliance for a green recovery’ was launched on 14 April. This alliance, which CAN […]
EU ministers call for green recovery
Environment ministers from 10 EU countries call on the European Commission to make the European Green Deal the blueprint for the economic recovery measures.
Estonia gives 125 million EUR for fossil fuel production despite the need to tackle both coronavirus and climate crises
The Estonian Government decided[1] to allocate 125 million EUR in aid to the state-owned company Eesti Energia for the construction of a shale oil plant. This decision is irresponsible in […]
Joint NGO proposals on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
We, the undersigned, welcome the European Commission’s (EC) work to advance the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, a timely opportunity to realise the region’s potential for sustainable development, allowing a better […]