EU governments recognise EU budget’s green potential
EU environment ministers gathered in Brussels today at an Environment Council. On this occasion, 14 EU environment and climate ministers who are members of the Green Growth Group released a […]
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Just Transition must ensure no worker and region is left behind
The EU Platform for Coal Regions in Transition was launched by the European Commission in December last year to support Member States and regions as they shift away from coal […]
EU leaders ignore European Parliament’s call for more climate ambition in the future EU budget
Today EU leaders discussed the future EU budget after 2020 at an informal European Council meeting.
European Parliament aligns future EU budget with higher climate ambition
Today the European Parliament’s leading committee on the future EU budget agreed on EU spending priorities for the period 2021-2027. MEPs put future EU funding one step closer to delivering […]
MEPs take a step towards fixing electricity market rules
Today the European Parliament’s industry and energy committee (ITRE) adopted its position on the laws to redesign the EU’s electricity market.
Commission gives go ahead to Poland’s massive coal subsidies
Contrary to its own proposal to curb power subsidies with an emissions limit, the European Commission has approved the Polish capacity mechanism that will allow the country to subsidise coal-fired […]
MEPs call for more ambition in future clean energy laws
Today the European Parliament adopted its position on three legislative proposals under the Clean Energy Package, namely the revisions of the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, and […]
EU governments’ positions would stifle renewable energy revolution
Today EU Energy Ministers have adopted their positions on four legislative proposals under the Clean Energy Package, which will guide the EU’s energy transition in the coming decade and beyond. […]
Two-faced EU governments are gutting Europe’s key climate law, say 6 NGOs
Statement on behalf of Climate Action Network Europe, Carbon Market Watch, European Environmental Bureau, Sandbag, Transport & Environment, and WWF European Policy Office. EU governments must step back from irreparably […]
Reducing air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans would save thousands of lives annually
Swift and significant emission cuts by Europe’s top polluters under new rules would boost health and reduce healthcare costs.