Investments of today will determine how sustainable our economy will be in thirty years from Private investment into sustainable rather than harmful economic activities is gaining traction. The European Commission was right to make proposals for the EU to lead the way in sustainable finance by proposing harmonized European definitions for investors to provide certainty […]

The global climate emergency is becoming more evident and pronounced Last year was the fourth warmest on record. Of the 18 hottest years in recorded history, 17 have occurred since the year 2000. In July, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands saw new national temperature records over 40° Celsius in an intense heatwave. In France, […]

Could you present us the tasks and responsibilities of the Environment DG (European Commission)? The Directorate-General for Environment is the European Commission department responsible for EU policy on the environment. It aims to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations, proposing and implementing policies that ensure a high level of environmental […]

Désigné pour devenir le prochain premier vice-président exécutif de la Commission européenne en charge du Green deal européen et commissaire à la Lutte contre le changement climatique, le candidat Frans Timmermans a été auditionné par les députés européens le mardi 8 octobre à 18h30.     Son parcours Vice-président de la précédente Commission et Spitzenkandidat […]

“The EU is one of the most important economies in reducing GHG emissions and will reach its emission reduction target by 2020. However, much more needs to be done to harmonize with climate change. the objective of the Paris agreement which stipulates to limit global warming to well below 2° C, it will also require […]