Climate diplomacy: EU, Canada and China co-host the 7th MoCA
On Thursday 13th and Friday 14th July, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Canada's Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and…
EU Commission Executive VP Timmermans travels to Albania to discuss tourism and green transition
Brussels, 31 March 2023 On Monday and Tuesday (3-4 April), Executive Vice-President for the European...
EIB: Young European job-hunters expect climate action of their prospective employers
The majority of young Europeans say the climate impact of prospective employers is an important...
Climate change: IPCC report underscores urgency of taking more ambitious action
INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 — There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce...
European Green Deal: EU agrees to strengthen ETS, and creates a Social Climate Fund
Brussels, 19 December 2022 The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached with the European...
LIFE Programme: €380m for 168 new green projects all around Europe
Brussels, 23 November 2022 Today, the Commission has approved more than €380 million of funding for 168 new projects across Europe under...
COP27 Breakthrough Agreement: New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries
20 November 2022 UN Climate Press Release UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2022 – The...
27th session of the Conference of Parties
Sharm el-Sheikh, 7 – 18 November 2022 On the agenda of the meeting of the...
COP27 sharpens focus on Paris climate action promises
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6 November 2022 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today...
EU Climate Mission: 118 regions and local authorities joining
Brussels, 7 June 2022 On Tuesday, the European Commission announced the first 118 regions and...
WHO: Include mental health support In Climate Action Plans
Stockholm, 3 June 2022 Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 18 February 2022
EU-AFRICA SUMMIT EU-Africa: Global Gateway Investment Package – Climate Resilience CLIMATE & TRADE WTO DG...
Global warming: Joint action to combat climate change in the Mediterranean
Brussels, 4 December 2021 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean...
MEPs to push for high ambitions at COP26 in Glasgow
A European Parliament delegation arrives in Glasgow today to participate in the COP26, where they...
EU High Representative: Climate change and security – towards more effective action
It is widely recognized that climate change can have severe and far-reaching consequences for global...
EU and China: Joint communiqué on the fight against climate change ahead of COP26
Following their second high-level environment and climate dialogue on 27 September 2021, Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Vice Premier...
Results of an informal meeting of EU environment and climate change ministers
JULY 19, 2021 8:45 PM For the first time, they exchanged views on the vital...
UN chief urges European Parliament to support COVID vaccines for all
The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to...
EU Auditors on CAP: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions not decreasing
Source – ECA: Special Report 16/2021 About the report: During the 2014-2020 period, the Commission...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 30 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC UNFCCC: Urgent Climate Action Is Needed to Safeguard the...
COP26 President Alok Sharma: Building a global response to match the scale and urgency of the climate crisis
COP26 President Alok Sharma at the 2021 Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by President of...
Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the Global Leaders Summit hosted by U.S President Joe Biden
Brussels, 22 April 2021 Thank you very much, dear President Biden, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,...
Frans Timmermans: Statement before the U.S. House of Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, energy, the environment, and cyber on ‘Restoration of the Transatlantic dialogue: the global fight against climate change’
20 April 2021 Chairman Keating, ranking member Fitzpatrick, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, It is...
Climate Action: The Net Zero Challenge pitch contest by the Open Knowledge Foundation
This week, five shortlisted teams took part in the final stage of the Net Zero Challenge – a global competition...
Energy and climate leaders pledge action at the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
Decision makers from more than 40 countries focus on critical need for international collaboration and...
MEPs ask for stronger regional action against climate change
Link Regional plans with focus on risk prevention and energy transition Commission should monitor progress...
Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans’ remarks at the 5th Ministerial for Climate Action
Opening remarks Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to all of you, wherever you...
EP Research Service: EU climate action policy: Responding to the global emergency
Written by Aleksandra Heflich, Niombo Lomba and Klaus Müller, European Added Value Unit; Stefano Vettorazzi, Ex-Ante Impact...
EEAS: EU foreign ministers discuss climate and energy: call for global phase-out of fossil fuels
Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. Global...