2030 Climate & Energy Targets
As part of the dynamic leading up to the Paris Climate Summit, almost all European countries have developed greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030. An overview of these targets […]
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Innovative sources of climate finance: How the EU can guarantee to provide consistent and predictable support
At the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, developed countries committed to contribute 100 billion dollars annually by 2020 to assist developing countries in tackling climate change by 2020. More than […]
Renewable energy is the only way forward! Wrong solutions for climate protection
Economic stakeholders will continue play a huge role in the energy transition and have a real responsibility. Their (investments) decisions will be crucial in the struggle to tackle climate change. […]
Current 23% emissions cut cannot be an excuse to emit more after 2020
The EEA “Trends and projections in Europe 2015” report, published today, reveals that the EU is overachieving its emission reduction target for 2020 already by 3% in 2014.
Joint reaction on the Energy Community’s Roadmap from CEE Bankwatch Network and Climate Action Network Europe
On Friday 16th October the Ministerial Council meeting in Tirana adopted a Roadmap on the future of the Energy Community.[1]
Media advisory: The last five days of negotiations before the Paris Climate Summit.
Will the last five days of negotiations before the Paris Climate Summit bring us closer to saving the climate?
EU leaders fail to rise to the occasion for more climate action, despite its clear future impact on migration
European leaders meeting in Brussels today for the last European Council before the Paris climate summit in December have missed an opportunity to strengthen the EU’s position for the international […]
Failure of Energy Community Treaty: if EU can’t make its neighbours clean up, can it be climate leader?
The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community – a Treaty between the EU, the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine – is expected to decide on far-reaching reforms this week. According […]
Coal briefing #1: Expanding the coal fleet to the East – or sinking it?
This briefing describes the coal threat in in Southeastern Europe but will also explain why the many coal projects are doomed to fail – either in the planning stage or […]
The European Parliament pushes for improving EU’s position ahead of the Paris climate summit.
The report on the Paris climate summit, adopted today by the European Parliament, calls for a full decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 and an urgent review of the […]