Skilled workers will drive the green transition in Europe. But perhaps you’re wondering how to land that dream job? 🤔 At our 🇪🇺 Vocational Skills week, find out how the EU can help for #NetZeroEU jobs: Link in bio. More on #EuropeanYearofSkills ⤵️ #Climate #EUGreenDeal #Jobs #Skills #ClimateJobs
Entrusted with a mission to keep Europe on the path for climate neutrality, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra has been appointed as a new European Commissioner for Climate Action.
The transition away from fossil fuels may seem like a challenge. But renewable energy, including wind and solar, is growing faster than ever before, thanks to 🇪🇺 support for green industry. Renewables ⚡ help us tackle climate change, grow our economy and create new jobs. Here’s 5️⃣ success stories from across the Union. Want to know more about renewable energy? ⤵️ Check out the link in our bio.
This is what it would look like if sloths could protest. But unfortunately, they can't. 🦥 Sloths might not join climate marches, but their slow-paced lifestyle can still teach us a lot. Let's learn from their peaceful and patient existence, reminding us to slow down and make choices that protect our planet's future. By making steps to reduce emissions, we can all work for a sustainable future and show our support for these gentle creatures and the environment they call home. 🌎💚 #SlothDay #SaveTheSloths
This study highlights the resilience of renewable energy in the face of unpredictability such as climate change and suggests that large-scale production could not only help with climate change mitigation but also protect the environment.
The third call for small-scale projects launched under the Innovation Fund and with a grant budget of €100 million closed on 19 September 2023. The call was open to projects working on industrial decarbonisation solutions in the 27 EU Member States, Iceland and Norway that will further boost the deployment of pioneering innovative low-carbon technologies.
In the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, President von der Leyen signed the High Seas Treaty. The agreement aims to promote equity and fairness, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss in the high seas.
The European Commission will invest €90 million in 17 new research projects contributing to the EU Mission: ‘A Soil Deal for Europe'. These projects will work on restoring and protecting soil health for the sustainable production of healthy food, protecting biodiversity, building climate resilience, and contributing to the European Green Deal objectives.
In her 2023 State of the Union address, President von der Leyen highlighted the EU's commitment to climate action. Acknowledging the increase in extreme weather events across our continent, she emphasised the significance of the European Green Deal as a response to climate challenges and an opportunity for economic prosperity.
President von der Leyen attended the Climate Ambition Summit organised in New York as part of the 78th UN General Assembly. In her speech, she called for major emitters to step up their emission reduction efforts, as well as urging world leaders to cooperate on the global clean energy transition and on climate finance.
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On 22 September, the European Commission has positively assessed Portugal's modified recovery and resilience plan, including a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €22.2 billion and has a stronger focus on the green transition, devoting 41.2% (up from 37.9% in the original plan) of the available funds to measures that support climate objectives.
On 26 September, the Commission endorsed Czechia's modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €9.2 billion and focuses strongly on the green transition, dedicating 42.9% (up from 42.4% in the original plan) of the available funds to climate-related measures.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved framework financing of up to €1.7 billion for Solaria to support the construction of some 120 photovoltaic power plants. Mostly located in Spain, as well as Italy and Portugal, they will have a total capacity of approximately 5.6 GW and will produce an estimated 9.29 TWh a year.
EU Cities Mission has announced a call to join its two-year Pilot Programme testing innovative approaches to rapid decarbonisation in European cities. The selected cities will receive support and funding to work on mobility, energy systems and the built environment, material and resource flows, health and wellbeing, natural areas, accessibility, and institutional systems.
Know of someone that would be perfect for the Climate Pact Ambassador role? We’ve put together a few tools you can use to let your networks know applications are open.
Our toolkit includes social text and visuals you can adapt and post on social media, as well as an email template and promotional text you can share through your channels.
