Portuguese Presidency compromise text on the TEN-E regulation
LETTER RE: NGO comments on TEN-E discussion in COREPER I (Wednesday 2 June) Dear Deputy Ambassador X, Tomorrow you will discuss the Portuguese Presidency’s proposed
02/06/2021
Stop the expansion of fossil gas infrastructure
LETTER TO: Energy Minister from CEE and island countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) SUBJECT: Concerning fossil gas in
24/05/2021
Money for nothing? Commission set to release first findings on golden handshake to German lignite
MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? As part of its coal phase-out, Germany promised multi-billion Euro payouts to lignite operators for closing their plants. On 2
14/04/2021
NEW REPORT: Record Coal Plant Retirements In The U.S. and EU Offset By China Coal Plant Boom In 2020
U.S. Coal Retirements Under Trump Exceed Obama link to download the report A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from
06/04/2021
Forest restoration must not offset climate inaction
This letter was sent to President of the European Commission von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Sinkevičus , Minister Matos Fernandes, MEP
24/03/2021
NGOs call on the EU Environment Ministers to improve Recovery and Resilience Plans to accelerate ecological transition
Ahead of tomorrow’s Environment Council’s exchange of views on draft Recovery and Resilience Plans, Europe’s biggest civil society networks sent a joint letter to Ministers
17/03/2021
Stakeholders call for delivery of EU Strategy for a Sustainable Built Environment
The 31 signatories of this letter, representing a diverse range of stakeholders, are writing to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious EU
11/03/2021
Secrecy surrounding €672 billion in EU recovery funding jeopardises building back better, say campaigners
Little is known about how Member States intend to use funds from the EU’s EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility, raising concerns about the
09/02/2021
German energy giant RWE uses the Energy Charter Treaty to attack Dutch climate action
RWE has filed an arbitration claim against the Netherlands, seeking compensation for the Dutch decision to phase-out electricity production from coal by 2030. The firm
04/02/2021
Cross party MEP statement in support of fossil gas exclusion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
Ahead of the vote of the two lead-committees of the European Parliament on the EU recovery fund, MEPs call for an exclusion of fossil fuels
09/11/2020