Europe is pushing for a deal on resource mobilisation, the monitoring framework, and the procedures for reviewing implementation. Parties will gather in Rome on Tuesday as negotiations resume under the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), to agree on crucial issues for the implementation of the historic Kunming-Montreal […]
Indicating the way forward for sustainable European aviation
A new report on the European aviation sector’s environmental performance sets out measures on how to reduce aviation’s impact on climate change, noise and air quality, and ensure Europe meets its goal of climate-neutrality by 2050. In particular, the report recommends focusing on measures such as increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuels, making the […]
EU secures agreement on carbon market rules and new climate finance goal
At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the European Commission and EU Member States took the lead in brokering a deal to align global financial flows with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Through the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for Climate Finance, the EU successfully broadened the global contributor base for climate […]
COP29: EP calls for all countries to pay for climate action
Parliament on Thursday adopted its demands for COP29, which is to set a new collective target for climate action financing. With 429 votes in favour, 183 against and 24 abstentions, the House calls on all countries to agree on a new collective target on climate finance after 2025. MEPs want it to be based on […]
EU launches roadmap with partners at COP29 to reach the goal of reducing methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030
At COP29 in Baku, the European Commission has launched a new roadmap for a methane reduction partnership to further accelerate the reduction of methane emissions associated with fossil energy production and consumption, in collaboration with partner countries, the International Energy Agency and a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This new roadmap provides a blueprint for […]
EU to support continued global climate action and push for ambitious finance and investment goals at COP29
At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partners to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C. Climate change continues to be an issue which knows no borders, and increasingly harms […]
EU, Latin America and Caribbean step up cooperation on environment
At the second EU – Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ministerial meeting on environment and climate, Ministers from the two regions committed to step up cooperation to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. They agreed to promote a transition towards low carbon, circular and clean economies where nature […]
LIFE Programme: European City Facility
Objective Under this topic, a ‘European City Facility’ shall be run under the LIFE CET programme, which builds on the experiences gained from the current Horizon 2020 European City Facility[1] (H2020 EUCF) and envisages an appropriate follow-up and upscale of its fundamental approach(es). Significantly enhanced investments will be needed to attain the ambitious objectives of the EU climate and energy […]
Not Yet on Track: Climate Threat Demands More Ambitious Global Action
New IMF analysis shows gaps in ambition and policy needed to achieve emissions curbs that contain global warming. In 1785, Robert Burns reflected on how humanity has come to dominate our planet: “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion, has broken nature’s social union,” he wrote. The Scottish poet’s words still ring true two centuries later. Man-made climate […]