Letter from the Coalition for Higher Ambition on the “Fit for 55” package

Ahead of the European Council’s discussion on 25 May about the new climate and energy legislation (so called Fit for 55 Package), European businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities […]

Read more 20/05/2021

Letter Climate action

Meaningful actions needed to address methane emissions in the energy sector

LETTER  To: Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans Director General Mauro Petriccione HoU Tom Van Ierland, advisor Stefan Vergote Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson Director General Ditte Juul Jorgensen HoU Catharina Sikow-Magny, […]

Read more 30/04/2021

Letter Energy transition

EU development programming for biodiversity and climate must heed people’s voices

Participatory and effective consultations will be key for agreeing ambitious and impactful thematic and geographic programmes under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument that are socially just, and rights-based, […]

Read more 20/04/2021

Letter Financing the transition

Keep the Renewable Energy Directive for renewables

Executive Vice-President Timmermans Commissioner Simson Director-General Juul-Jorgensen   Keep the Renewable Energy Directive for renewables – “low-carbon” fuels and non-renewable energies should not be included in any provision of the […]

Read more 31/03/2021

Letter Energy transition

Forest restoration must not offset climate inaction

This letter was sent to President of the European Commission von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Sinkevičus , Minister Matos Fernandes, MEP Guteland and other Members of […]

Read more 24/03/2021

Letter Climate action

EU Commission trashes science-based recommendations by including fossil fuels in green taxonomy proposal

Dear President von der Leyen, Vice-President Timmermans and Dombrovskis, Commissioner McGuinness, We are alarmed by a new proposal allowing fossil fuels into the EU taxonomy. This new proposal drafted by […]

Read more 23/03/2021

Letter Energy transition

Letter from Civil Society Organizations monitoring African renewable initiatives

This letter and attached briefing outlines key recommendations from African and European CSOs on the proposed EU African Green Energy Initiative, financed through support from the EU budget and under […]

Read more 18/03/2021

Letter Financing the transition

Letter to Environment Ministers ahead of their exchange on Recovery and Resilience Plans

Ahead of the Environment Council on 18 March 2021 where Ministers are expected to exchange views on draft Recovery and Resilience Plans, Europe’s biggest civil society networks sent a joint […]

Read more 17/03/2021

Letter Financing the transition

Stakeholders call for delivery of EU Strategy for a Sustainable Built Environment

The 31 signatories of this letter, representing a diverse range of stakeholders, are writing to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious EU Strategy for a Sustainable Built […]

Read more 11/03/2021

Letter

Joint NGO letter to European Commission on European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for […]

Read more 09/03/2021

Letter Energy transition