Courts are increasingly forcing emissions cuts
At the end of a year that has seen an increase in climate-related litigation cases globally, plaintiffs, lawyers and campaigners representing six cases made clear at the UN climate talks […]
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Poland wins Fossil of the Day Award at COP24
The host of this year’s UN climate summit COP24, Poland won the shameful Fossil of the Day Award from Climate Action Network International today. The dubious award was handed down […]
The Western Balkans pledge allegiance to EU’s energy and climate plan
One day after the EU Commission published its Long-Term Climate Strategy aiming at net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and just a few days before the the COP24 UNFCCC […]
COP24 starts with bold statements on the need to increase climate action
EU leaders of Austria, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain attending the climate summit COP24 have recognized that further climate action is necessary to reach the 1.5°C temperature goal set out in […]
COP24: first deadline for the Paris Agreement
Success requires EU leadership On 2 December, government leaders will gather in Katowice, Poland, for the COP24 climate summit, where all countries of the world, including all EU Member States, […]
People’s Climate Case: The EU must honor the call of its citizens and stand with them, instead of hiding behind Court procedures and formalities
As part of the proceeding of the People’s Climate Case – the case challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target for its insufficiency to protect the citizens and their fundamental rights-, […]
European Commission takes a step forward on climate change
The proposal to upgrade the EU’s long-term target to net zero emissions by 2050 included in the draft Long-Term EU Climate Strategy released by the European Commission today is an […]
Judging the EU climate strategy: Will it be enough to prevent the worst climate breakdown?
The European Commission is expected to publish its proposal for a long-term EU climate strategy on Wednesday, 28 November. This proposal will set the stage for negotiations among European governments […]
16 European leaders call for raising climate targets by 2020
Just ahead of the world’s foremost summit on climate change, COP24, 16 European leaders have called upon all countries of the world to commit to review the levels of ambition […]
Polish short-sighted 2040 energy plan must be fixed
The Polish Ministry of Energy presented today its draft national energy policy 2040, whose orientation obviously stands in the way of the Paris Agreement as well as EU’s energy targets […]