EU urged to scale up climate target by Netherlands
At the UN Climate Summit in Bonn today the Dutch Climate Minister Erik Wiebes urged the EU to up its 2030 climate target from the current ‘at least’ 40% to […]
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Climate Change Performance Index 2018: High commitment to Paris – insufficient action at home
Global energy transition taking up speed – but no country is doing enough Countries have to strengthen targets and implementation Sweden, Lithuania, Morocco and Norway leading the table – USA […]
New report: Juncker Plan backs billions in fossil fuels and carbon-heavy infrastructure
Brussels, Bonn — While in Bonn at the UN climate talks the EU touts the Paris Agreement, back in Brussels the European Union is set to continue a funding tool […]
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).
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 […]
Challenge to EU leaders: Time to move Europe Beyond Coal
Health, environment and climate groups are calling on the European Union to hasten the move away from coal and other fossil fuels and towards clean renewable energy. As ‘Europe Beyond […]
European Parliament lacks consistency on EU budget’s climate stance
The European Parliament reacts to the European Commission’s “Reflection paper on the Future of EU finances”. Tomorrow, delegates will adopt their position on the 2018 EU budget (1).While the latter […]
MEPs call for more renewables
Today the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on its opinion on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive for the period 2021 – 2030.
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 finance ministers take conservative steps on climate finance despite worsening impacts
EU finance ministers met in Luxembourg today to discuss and adopt the EU’s position on climate finance, ahead of the next international climate summit COP23 in Bonn. Climate Action Network […]