Letter to Deputy Ambassadors on a Governance framework compatible with the Paris Agreement

This letter was sent ahead of the COREPER meeting on 24 November 2017 Dear Deputy Ambassador, This Friday, 24 November, you will be discussing the proposed Regulation on the Governance […]

Read more 23/11/2017

Letter Climate action

NGOs call for stronger EU – Africa alliance to fight climate change

Main civil society networks working on climate change in Europe and Africa have urged the leaders of the two continents to use the upcoming high-profile EU-Africa summit taking place in […]

Read more 22/11/2017

Press release Global transition

European and African NGO recommendations for an EU-Africa Summit that puts climate action at the forefront

Ahead of the EU-Africa summit taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on November 28-29, European and African NGOs working on climate change, energy and sustainable development jointly identify some important areas of […]

Read more 21/11/2017

Report Global transition

Finding climate ambition outside of Europe

Yesterday at the Bonn climate summit, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica underlined the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and the support needed to rebuild a fully climate-resilient nation. Maeve McLynn […]

Read more 17/11/2017

Op-Ed Global transition

COP23 delivers a plan for increasing climate ambition

EU gets homework to scale up action at home The COP23 UN climate summit slowly comes to an end in Bonn, Germany today, with countries expected to adopt a roadmap […]

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Press release Global transition

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 […]

Read more 16/11/2017

Press release Climate action

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 […]

Read more 14/11/2017

Press release Global transition

Report: Juncker Plan backs billions in fossil fuels and carbon-heavy infrastructure

The European Union is set to continue a funding tool that in last two years has lent billions of euros for fossil fuels projects, finds a new study from CEE […]

Read more 14/11/2017

Report Financing the transition

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 […]

Read more 14/11/2017

Press release Financing the transition

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).

Read more 08/11/2017

Press release Climate action