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Climate change
European climate law: moving the EU towards climate neutrality
Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a binding objective for EU climate neutrality by 2050. The proposed European climate law is an important step to further organise actions towa...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan should close investment gap
Transition towards climate-neutral economy must be well designed
Today the European Commission published its communication on a Sustainable Europe Investment Plan.
BusinessEurope Director General Ma...
Climate change
COP25: We expect all G20 economies to aim for climate neutrality
Ahead of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP25) on 2 December 2019, BusinessEurope expects clear progress to be made by all participating parties at the Climate Summit in Madrid.
Bus...
Circular economy
Priorities on zero- and low-emission mobility in the next EU political cycle
Key messages
European business stands behind the EU ambition of climate neutrality and is investing heavily to ensure that all modes of transport help to achieve this common goal. The energy transi...
Climate change
EU should rebalance trade and become climate neutral
- European business presents its new energy and climate and trade strategies -
Today, BusinessEurope published its two new strategy papers on energy and climate policies and on trade policy, propos...
Climate change
European business views on a competitive energy & climate strategy
Executive summary
BusinessEurope stands behind the EU ambition of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (climate neutrality) to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement. This ambition needs to be...
Climate change
UN Climate Summit COP24: Deal on the Rulebook is a step forward
On Saturday evening governments at the UN global climate summit COP24 in Katowice, Poland reached an agreement. After years of negotiations, it is positive to see that the “Paris Rulebook”...
Climate change
Climate negotiations COP24: The time for global action is now
On 3 December, global climate negotiations will start in Katowice, Poland (Conference of the Parties 24). COP24 is seen as the most important climate conference since the landmark Paris Agreement was...
Climate change
Climate change
IPCC report confirms urgent need for global action
Reacting to the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz stated:
“We welcome this report and see it as a key scientific input in view of COP24 in Katowice.&n...
Climate change
Climate negotiations: business community concerned about slow progress
The latest round of the United Nations climate change negotiations – the Bonn climate change conference – finished yesterday in Bonn, Germany. BusinessEurope is concerned about the slow pr...
Climate change
The future of low-emission mobility – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Business at large recognises the need to transition to low emission mobility both in Europe and globally, with transformations occurring that affect all value chains.
Regardless of th...
Climate change
COP23: Good on stakeholder engagement, slow on progress at global climate negotiations
Negotiators from almost 200 countries managed to make some steps in the right direction during their two-week meeting at the annual climate change conference in Bonn (COP23).
European business had ur...
Climate change
EU ETS reform deal: Strong on ambition, less so on protection
Today EU negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
BusinessEurope acknowledges that the negotiators have made some steps in the righ...
Climate change
Climate conference COP23: We need progress and transparency
European business expects substantial progress to be made at the climate conference starting on Monday in Bonn (COP23). Under the Fijian Presidency, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...