Activists Take Bucharest City Hall to Court for Poor Air Quality
- Environment
Centre for Sustainable Policies "Ecopolis" with the support of 2Celsius and backed by the international legal NGO ClientEarth has started a legal challenge against the...
Forest biomass – madness. Sustainable forestry – remunerated. Labels for deforestation – odd.
- Forests
On the way to a fancy pants conference on forests and climate at the European Commission, a bunch of activists get soaked in the Brussels...
Biomass and consequent biodiversity loss are the tricky issues for the Green Deal
- Environment
In a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels with representatives of Climate Action Network Europe and 2Celsius, vice-president designate of the European Commission Frans...
People’s Climate Case: EU insists to prevent access to justice for families hit by the climate crisis
- Climate justice
On 3 December, the European Parliament and the Council have submitted their responses on the appeal of the legal action challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target. Despite...
First step towards a Carpathian Macroregion
Voting on the Carpathian Macroregion report in the Committee of the Regions plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo: 2C The governor of Podkarpackie...

Amendment to the 2021 calendar for transfers of allowances between the EU and Swiss emission trading registries February 28, 2021
The Joint Committee under the EU and Swiss Linking Agreement agreed on a minor change of dates on the previously published 2021 calendar for the transfers of emission allowances between the registries of the EU Emissions Trading System and the Emission Trading System of Switzerland.
Commission publishes contributions to public consultations on EU climate legislation February 24, 2021
The European Commission today published the contributions received to four open public consultations on forthcoming revisions of EU law to align it with the new 2030 target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels.
Building a Climate-Resilient Future - A new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change February 23, 2021
The European Commission adopted today a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change. While the EU does everything within its power to mitigate climate change, domestically and internationally, we must also get ready to face its unavoidable consequences. From deadly heatwaves […]
LIFE Programme: EU invests €121 million in environment, nature and climate action projects February 16, 2021
The European Commission today announced an investment of €121 million for new integrated projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. This funding – increased by 20% compared to last year – will promote the green recovery and help Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia […]
Landscape of subnational and non-state climate action in the EU: what science tells us today February 4, 2021
Subnational and non-state initiatives play an important role in climate action, and the number of net-zero emissions pledges is increasing rapidly among subnational and non-state actors. A new report looks into the current landscape and emission reduction potential of such initiatives in Europe.
EU and UNDP launch two-year project to address urgent adaptation financing gaps in Africa January 25, 2021
The European Union and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched a two-year project to scale up climate change adaptation in Africa yesterday at the Climate Adaptation Summit. The EU-funded project will address adaptation financing gaps in Africa to build more effective locally-led climate actions across the continent. The project will also increase the capacity to […]
Foreign Affairs Council backs EU’s ambitious goal on climate action and calls for global action to limit the damage of climate crisis January 24, 2021
EU foreign affairs ministers today underlined the sustained threat of climate change to humanity, and reiterated their support for the EU’s ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030, and reaching climate neutrality by 2050. To do so, the EU is calling for a global phase-out of harmful fossil-fuel […]
Joint Statement by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the United States re-joining the Paris Agreement January 20, 2021
The European Union welcomes the decision by President Biden for the United States to re-join the Paris Agreement on climate change. We are looking forward to having the United States again at our side in leading global efforts to combat the climate crisis. The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time and it […]
2021 auction calendars published December 20, 2020
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) published today the 2021 EU ETS auction calendars. The auctions will start on 29 January 2021 with an auction by Germany. The auctions on the common auction platform will start on 1 February 2021 and will also include the volumes for the Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund. The first […]
The EU is successfully cutting harmful HFC greenhouse gases December 17, 2020
The Commission has published a report on the functioning of the EU-wide quota system for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The system was put in place in 2015 to drastically reduce the use of these greenhouse gases with a particularly potent warming effect. The gases have a range of applications in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, as well […]

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People’s Climate Case: EU insists to prevent access to justice for families hit by the climate crisis

By Raul Cazan on December 6, 2019

On 3 December, the European Parliament and the Council have submitted their responses on the appeal of the legal action challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target. Despite…