The EU’s upcoming climate and energy legislative package should be ‘Fit for 1.5°C’

MEDIA BRIEFING In December 2020, the prime ministers and presidents of the European Union agreed to increase the EU’s 2030 climate target from at least 40% to at least 55% […]

Read more 01/07/2021

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Commission eyes strengthening EU carbon market, but leaves industry largely off the hook

A leak of the European Commission’s plans to overhaul the EU’s Emissions Trading System, confirms the intention to expand it to other sectors and increase the ambition of the EU […]

Read more 30/06/2021

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20 organisations release an EU fossil gas manifesto for a 2035 phase out

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 17 June 2021 – 20 European climate and energy civil society organisations and networks have signed a fossil gas manifesto asking EU policy-makers to ultimately deliver a […]

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MEDIA BRIEFING: Economy Ministers’ Summit must ensure recovery is sustainable and transparent

EU Ministers will meet on 18 June for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN Council). They will exchange views on Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), and discuss […]

Read more 16/06/2021

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EU-US Summit: Ambitious restart of relations needs to be guided by Paris Agreement

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? Following up to the upcoming G7 Summit in the UK, US President Biden will make a visit to Brussels, both for a NATO Summit as […]

Read more 14/06/2021

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EU energy ministers decide to extend subsidies for fossil fuels in the revised energy infrastructure legislation stranding EU’s climate objectives and the European Green Deal

PRESS RELEASE   Brussels, 11 June 2021 – Europe’s energy ministers have decided to extend subsidies for  fossil gas in today’s approval of the Energy Council’s position for the revision […]

Read more 11/06/2021

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Transport sector needs stronger targets and better harmonised policies to achieve climate neutrality

Transport emissions in the EU’s Member States keep rising. If the EU is serious about achieving the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C objective, European transport policies must radically change. The report, published […]

Read more 08/06/2021

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Energy Council draft proposals on key EU energy law a huge step backwards on climate

Exposes Portuguese Presidency failure to negotiate a progressive deal 27th May 2021, Brussels – A leaked version of the Energy Council’s proposed revision to the EU’s key energy infrastructure regulation […]

Read more 27/05/2021

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EU-Japan Summit: yet another chance to cooperate towards shifting away from fossil fuels and increasing finance for vulnerable countries

MEDIA ADVISORY  What is happening? On 27 May, Heads of the EU institutions will virtually meet with the recently onboarded Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, as their first comprehensive […]

Read more 26/05/2021

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A call for dialogue and planning for just energy transition to secure future jobs in Western Balkans

PRESS RELEASE Civil society organisations welcome the announced halt to plans for the new Kolubara B coal power plant in Serbia as a first step towards concrete action to start […]

Read more 25/05/2021

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