EU fails to deliver on Paris Agreement by setting its carbon market for another decade of failure
Today the EU institutions reached an agreement on the redesign of one of the bloc’s key climate policies, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Joint NGO statement on the ETS revision
Being serious about the Paris Agreement:Stop the ETS funding coal, Start a meaningful carbon price This Agreement […] aims to […] making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low […]
Poland wins Fossil of the Day Award at the Bonn climate summit
On the second day of this year’s UN climate summit in Bonn, Poland won the second place of the shameful Fossil of the Day Award. The dubious award was handed […]
Letter to Ambassadors on Governance ahead of COREPER meeting on 27 October
This letter was sent ahead of the COREPER meeting on the 27th of October 2017 Dear Ambassador, During the meeting of COREPER on 27 October you will have the opportunity […]
EU governments show lack of commitment to Paris Agreement
Today EU Environment Ministers have reached an agreement on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), which is meant to be one of the EU’s key tools to implement the Paris Agreement. […]
EU governments face a litmus test for Paris Agreement commitment
On 13th October, EU Environment Ministers are expected to agree on their position on one of the EU’s cornerstone measures for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the Effort Sharing […]
MEPs call for higher EU climate target
Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution ahead of this year’s UN Climate Summit COP23. It calls on the EU to review and increase its 2030 climate target, following the […]
Letter to Environment Ministers on ESR, COP23 and LULUCF
Dear Minister, Adopting the Paris Agreement in 2015 marked a critical turning point toward a zero-carbon future, uniting the world in a global effort to tackle climate change. During the […]
What the Environment Council needs to do about the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR)
In July 2016, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for emission reductions in the sectors transport, agriculture, buildings, small industry and waste for 2021-2030, the so called Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).
Europe’s two-faced climate change game
EU member states risk undermining the diminishing confidence Europeans have in the Union by playing a two-faced game on climate change, warns Wendel Trio.