European Parliament’s Environment Committee urges the EU to ratify Paris Agreement and raise its climate ambition

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today voted on a resolution on the upcoming COP22, urging the EU to ratify the Paris Agreement before the end of this year and […]

G20 leaders fail to agree on phase-out date for fossil fuel subsidies

Climate change was high on the agenda as leaders of the world’s largest economies met for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. But the communiqué released today once again lacks […]

EU’s funding out of sync with the Paris Agreement

EU financial institutions and funds channel billions of euros into fossil fuel projects, while EU policies and laws allow for yet more public money to flow into fossil fuels through […]

EU countries’ emission targets fall short of Paris Agreement goals

European Commission misses opportunity to put in place a ratchet-up mechanism and to set an ambitious starting point for reductions. EU countries’ climate targets, included in the proposal for the […]

No cheating from the start

Commission’s proposal for post-2020 emission cuts likely to reward countries who will miss their 2020 target. The European Commission’s proposal for post-2020 reductions of emissions outside the Emission Trading Scheme […]

EU budget review must enhance European climate action

The European Commission must listen to the European Parliament calling for an EU budget that works for people and the planet – according to CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the […]

Coal-burning EU countries make their neighbours sick

First ever analysis of cross-border health impacts of all EU coal power plants Coal pollution and its health impacts travel far beyond borders, and a full coal phase-out in the […]

Civil society organisations join forces to call for G20 to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2020

More than 200 civil society organisations have joined together to urge G20 governments to commit to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2020. The statement comes ahead of this week’s meeting […]

EU Environment Ministers recognise need for a bold reform of the EU carbon market

Key EU Environment Ministers discussing the reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) after 2020 today acknowledged that the Paris Agreement created new conditions for this process, and called […]

EU moves ahead on Paris Agreement ratification

The proposal for ratification of the Paris Agreement published today by the European Commission ahead of original schedule reflects growing political will to secure a rapid ratification of the landmark […]

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