Paris Agreement aligned long term strategies are the best guide for economic recovery

The European Commission is expected to present a revised long-term EU budget for the period 2021- 2027 to address the economic shock caused by COVID-19. In a moment when the […]

Read more 13/05/2020

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Paris Agreement aligned long term strategies are the best guide for economic recovery

COVID-19 hit European citizens and the economy very hard. Today, Europe is facing an unprecedented economic shock. Governments are taking bold steps to alleviate negative impacts on society and to […]

Read more 12/05/2020

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The Commission is dragging its feet for a Paris compatible 2030 climate target

Frans Timmermans, Vice president of the European Commission for the European Green Deal said that the Commission will only assess the emissions reduction target to 50 – 55% by 2030, […]

Read more 08/05/2020

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Urgency Plan for the Climate and Economic Recovery

The COVID-19 health and economic crisis is converging with the increasingly evident climate and biodiversity crises. Global warming and ecosystem deterioration are laying the ground for future upheaval of society. […]

Read more 06/05/2020

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Climate protection and economic recovery must go hand in hand

MEDIA ADVISORY The European Commission is working on a revision of the next long-term EU budget to address the economic shock caused by COVID-19. Expected are an overall increase for […]

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European Parliament’s climate law rapporteur calls for 65% emissions cuts by 2030

The Member of the European Parliament in charge of the new EU climate law, Jytte Guteland from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), has announced today that she […]

Read more 28/04/2020

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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 […]

Read more 17/04/2020

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CAN Europe’s reaction to the Circular Economy Action Plan

The European Commission launched its Circular Economy Action Plan today. Instead of silos, circular economy and industrial decarbonisation should be treated as two sides of the same coin: helping Europe’s […]

Read more 11/03/2020

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The EU Industrial Strategy sadly lacks the promised mobilisation for industrial transformation

The European Commission has unveiled its new EU industrial strategy. Given the significant climate impacts coming from industry, the Commission missed the chance to land the Green Deal in the […]

Read more 10/03/2020

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EU’s industrial strategy must serve climate neutrality, not undermine it

The EU Industrial Strategy, to be presented by the European Commission this week, will be a litmus test on the willingness of the EU executive to land the European Green […]

Read more 09/03/2020

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