European stakeholders call upon the new Commission to make 2030 climate target a priority

Today, the Coalition for Higher Ambition, a unique gathering of businesses, investor groups, trade unions, local and regional authorities, and NGOs published a statement to urge the Commission to come […]

People’s Climate Case: EU insists to prevent access to justice for families hit by the climate crisis

On 3 December, the European Parliament and the Council have submitted their responses on the appeal of the legal action challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target. Despite the political momentum […]

Media Briefing: European Green Deal must deliver on the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement

Under the Paris Agreement, all countries are required to update their 2030 climate pledges next year, latest by the UN Climate Conference, COP26 which is taking place in Glasgow in […]

New EEA report sets off alarm bells: Time for EU leaders to walk the talk on “Climate Emergency”

A new report by the European Environment Agency launched today shows that the EU needs to translate commitments into urgent action to slash greenhouse gas emissions at the scale needed […]

European Green Deal draft out of sync with the Paris Agreement timeline

In the draft concept for the European Green Deal leaked to the media yesterday, the new European Commission pledges to propose an increase of the EU 2030 climate target, but […]

Emergency declaration requires emergency action

At a plenary session held today, the European Parliament declared climate emergency and called upon EU decision makers to take action accordingly, but did little to advance real change.

New report calls on EU countries to ramp up their 2030 energy and climate plans

By the end of the year, EU countries will have to submit their final National Energy and Climate Plans to present how they will contribute to the EU’s 2030 climate […]

New report on draft NECPs progress: the clock is ticking!

The report “The clock is ticking: Insights into progress made by Member States so far in improving their draft NECPs” sheds light on the progress Member States have made until […]

Von der Leyen’s first and foremost climate task

Speaking at the European Parliament on the occasion of the approval of her Commission, the new Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen reiterated that the fight against climate change will […]

Pressure mounts on governments, as UN calls for immediate and drastic action

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2019 [1] published today shows that in 2020, countries need to dramatically strengthen their 2030 climate targets and sharply accelerate emission cuts.

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