Call upon CEE leaders to support climate ambition in European Council

Today over 180 civil society actors, businesses, youth organisations and, local and regional initiatives from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) call on their governments to catch the wave of the […]

Read more 05/10/2020

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Climate laggard EPP Group tries to undermine the EU’s ambition to increase the 2030 climate target

Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote, next Tuesday (06 October) on the European Climate Law, political groups started to table their amendments in order to integrate them into the final […]

Read more 01/10/2020

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Countries kick off cooperation on offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea

Eight countries(1) located around the Baltic Sea signed today, together with the European Commission, the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Joint Declaration of Intent. This looks into intensifying the cooperation in […]

Read more 30/09/2020

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The Western Balkans must match the EU’s new 2030 GHG emissions reduction target of at least 55%

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed the new target in her state of the (European) Union address at the European Parliament yesterday. She said “the […]

Read more 25/09/2020

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EU-Mercosur: climate costs higher than economic benefits, new report shows

A report commissioned by the French government on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, to be presented to French Prime Minister today shows that solely the expansion of beef production in the […]

Read more 18/09/2020

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European Parliament asks for a faster and deeper renovation of buildings

The members of the European Parliament (EP) have voted for maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock[1], calling on the European Commission to develop consistent measures to […]

Read more 17/09/2020

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The Western Balkans must match the EU’s new 2030 GHG emissions reduction target of at least 55%

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed the new target in her state of the (European) Union address at the European Parliament yesterday. She said “the […]

Read more 17/09/2020

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European Commission boosts EU’s 2030 climate ambition

In her first State of the Union, European Commission president Von der Leyen tabled a proposal for at least 55% emission cuts for the EU by 2030, up from the […]

Read more 16/09/2020

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Double-faced European Parliament opens the door for fossil fuel subsidies in the EU’s Just Transition Fund

The European Parliament has adopted its position on the Just Transition Fund (JTF), and has allowed for fossil gas subsidies to be included while the goal of the fund is […]

Read more 16/09/2020

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Media briefing: 40 vs 55% emission cuts for 2030

The European Commission will likely launch on Thursday 17 September a proposal to increase the EU’s 2030 climate target to -55% emission reductions and removals of greenhouse gases, as compared […]

Read more 15/09/2020

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