Tag: Paris Agreement

Plan proposal to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030

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The European Commission presented today its plan to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. This level of ambition for the next decade will put the EU on a balanced pathway to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The new target is based on a comprehensive Impact Assessment of the social, Read more about Plan proposal to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030[…]

European Green Deal Call: €1 billion investment to boost the green and digital transition

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The European Commission has decided today to launch a €1 billion call for research and innovation projects that respond to the climate crisis and help protect Europe’s unique ecosystems and biodiversity. The Horizon 2020-funded European Green Deal Call, which will open tomorrow for registration, will spur Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis by turning green challenges Read more about European Green Deal Call: €1 billion investment to boost the green and digital transition[…]

EU emissions trading system: free allowances must be better targeted

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Free allowances still make up over 40 % of all available allowances under the EU’s ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system (ETS), according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). These free allowances, distributed to industry, aviation and, in some Member States, the electricity sector, were not well targeted. In addition, Read more about EU emissions trading system: free allowances must be better targeted[…]

Ten Initiatives for a Modern and Clean Economy

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Two years after the Paris Agreement, the EU is firmly in the lead in fighting climate change. To that end the Commission announced a series of initiatives for a modern and clean economy at the One Planet Summit in Paris today. The Commission participated in the “One Planet Summit”, hosted by the French President Emmanuel Read more about Ten Initiatives for a Modern and Clean Economy[…]