We’re delighted to announce that the European Commission has joined the Climate Pact! The pledge? To be climate neutral by 2030. Find out more about the steps the organisation is taking for the planet.

In this month’s issue we also:

• invite you to an online event with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, and EU Climate Pact Ambassadors on 29 April, and to Europe Day Open Doors 2022 on 7 May, in Brussels;
• share key takeaways from the Youth Dialogue event on sustainable consumption;
• journey with mountaineer and environmentalist Vanessa Archontidou as she tells us her extraordinary life story.