Letter to European Council on EU Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU

This letter co-signed by 8 NGO networks was sent to Heads of States ahead of the European Council on 19 June, with recommendations on Heading VI (Neighbourhood and the World) […]

Read more 10/06/2020

Letter Financing the transition Global transition

Submission to consultation – Renewable energy financing mechanism for EU-wide projects

To limit temperature rise to 1.5°C, the EU needs to move to climate neutrality and shift towards a 100% renewables-based energy system by 2040. The current EU 2030 renewable energy […]

Read more 08/06/2020

Submission to consultation Energy transition Financing the transition

EU recovery plan allows continued support to climate polluting fossil fuels, lifting climate spending targets

The European Commission has revealed its long-awaited proposal to relaunch the European economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite repeated commitments by the European Commission to make the European Green […]

Read more 27/05/2020

Press release Financing the transition

European Commission’s Recovery Package: time to turn Green Deal ambition into a fossil fuel-free and green recovery

MEDIA ADVISORY This week the Commission is expected to reveal an ‘EU recovery package’ worth hundreds of billion euros, including a revamped EU budget proposal and additional funds to relaunch […]

Read more 25/05/2020

Press release Financing the transition

Delivering on the European Green Deal to support resilient recovery in developing countries

This document sets out principles and recommendations for climate and environment mainstreaming in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), which is part of the EU budget.

Read more 20/05/2020

Report Financing the transition

As financing dries up for planned 1GW Ostroleka C coal plant, Polish utilities should cancel the project in favour of renewables, not gas

Poland’s largest oil refiner, PKN Orlen, declared its preliminary readiness for direct financial involvement in the construction of the 1GW Ostroleka-C coal power project only if it is converted into […]

Read more 20/05/2020

Press release Energy transition Financing the transition

Upcoming EU recovery proposal must comply with the European Green Deal, Parliament says

The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging the Commission to make its upcoming COVID-19 economic recovery proposal fit for the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement goals. This echoes […]

Read more 15/05/2020

Press release Climate action Financing the transition

Moment of truth for EU as over one million people and 100 NGOs call for green, healthy and just recovery

Over one million people and 100 environmental NGOs across Europe are calling on the European Union to restart its economy by launching the biggest green investment plan the world has […]

Read more 14/05/2020

Press release Climate action Financing the transition

Paris Agreement aligned long term strategies are the best guide for economic recovery

The European Commission is expected to present a revised long-term EU budget for the period 2021- 2027 to address the economic shock caused by COVID-19. In a moment when the […]

Read more 13/05/2020

Press release Climate action Financing the transition

Paris Agreement aligned long term strategies are the best guide for economic recovery

COVID-19 hit European citizens and the economy very hard. Today, Europe is facing an unprecedented economic shock. Governments are taking bold steps to alleviate negative impacts on society and to […]

Read more 12/05/2020

Report Climate action Financing the transition