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 […]

Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. First input into the Commission’s roadmap

The European Commission committed to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), a cornerstone of the EU energy policy, as part of the Renovation Wave – the flagship initiative […]

Candidate projects for the 5th PCI list: a final push for fossil gas?

In January 2021, the European Commission published a list of candidate projects for the 5th list of Projects of Common Interest, or PCIs. PCIs are cross-border energy infrastructure projects which […]

A fossil-free TEN-E regulation. NGO briefing on the revision of the Trans-European energy infrastructure regulation

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for reforming the EU’s rules for selecting EU energy infrastructure projects for funding and fast-tracking. Unfortunately, despite removing the category […]

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 […]

Legality of the Energy Charter Treaty questioned

The Energy Charter Treaty is controversial and an obstacle for the clean energy transition. Questioning its legality under EU law is getting stronger. Beyond its detrimental impact on climate action, […]

Open letter to Czech Ministers on coal phase out date

In an open letter Europe Beyond Coal (EBC) together with other organisations call on the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Czech Ministers to commit to a 2030 coal phase […]

Energy Charter Treaty: Entering yet another round of dead-end reform negotiations while 800,000 people demand the EU to withdraw

The fourth round of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) modernisation process kicks off today, March 2. But the ECT cannot be reformed. First of all, changes have to be made […]

1.5°C pathways project. Emissions reduction pathways project for EU Member States

Description The project will identify and communicate on how nine EU Member States should contribute to limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C, following the safest pathways identified in the IPCC’s […]

Stop the anti-climate agreement!

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a huge obstacle for the clean energy transition. We therefore demand from European governments, parliaments and EU institutions: “Pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty […]

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