Juncker’s State of the Union: what’s the plan for the climate?

Tomorrow’s State of the European Union address is a perfect opportunity for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to reveal the progress so far in the development of the new EU […]

Read more 10/09/2018

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Some Member States disturbingly back Poland in its struggle to keep coal alive

Ahead of the next trilogue on the Electricity Market Design on 11 September, France, UK, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and Poland have just issued joint comments on the new rules […]

Read more 07/09/2018

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People’s Climate Case Heads to Proceed

In May 2018 families from Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Fiji and the Swedish Saami Youth Association Sáminuorra sued the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union […]

Read more 13/08/2018

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EU and China push the global climate agenda

In a statement released today the EU and China reaffirm their unequivocal commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and establish a closer partnership on climate action and the […]

Read more 16/07/2018

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Polish capacity market to crowd-out renewables and fund more coal

MEDIA ADVISORY The Polish grid operator PSE conducted the general certification procedure earlier this week, thereby prequalifying electricity producers for capacity mechanism payments. The certification is an obligatory first step […]

Read more 29/06/2018

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Future EU budget: we need a good rather than a fast deal

Member States gathering yesterday at the European Council discussed the next Multiannual Financial Framework, which sets out EU’s spending priorities after 2020. While they committed to reach a deal as […]

Read more 28/06/2018

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14 EU countries call for strong action to limit warming to 1.5°C

Paris-proof coalition expands and pushes for much more climate action Environment Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom meeting […]

Read more 25/06/2018

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Ministerial on Climate Action: chance for climate leadership

The high-profile Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA), taking place on 20-21 June in Brussels and co-convened by the EU, China and Canada is one of the most important moments for […]

Read more 20/06/2018

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Clean Energy Package close to an end but far from Paris Agreement

After reaching yesterday a deal on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), early this morning the European Parliament, Council and Commission agreed also on the new Governance Regulation for the period […]

Read more 20/06/2018

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EU countries off target in fighting climate change

The vast majority of European countries are missing the mark and failing to increase our chances of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Too few of them are advocating […]

Read more 17/06/2018

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