Millions of us in Europe love football. However, the cleanliness of air breathed by players can have a huge impact on the game itself. To raise awareness of this problem, the European Climate Pact is teaming up with UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, for their public awareness campaign “Cleaner Air, Better Game”.
Vivid Economics organised on 24 March 2021 an expert workshop on the Market Stability Reserve, as part of a contract with the European Commission. The workshop will presented the initial findings of the study, as well as opinions by market experts. A recording and documents from the workshop will be available shortly.
President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-Presidents Timmermans and Dombrovskis, Commissioner McGuinness and several senior officials from the Commission, attended this event co-hosted by the Commission and the European Investment Bank. The recording of the event is online.
Today, the Commission presented an Action Plan for the development of organic production. Its overall aim is to boost the production and consumption of organic products, to reach 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030, as well as to increase organic aquaculture significantly.
Pollinator Park is an interactive digital tool to raise awareness about the decline of pollinators and mobilise global action to address it. Designed in collaboration with world-renowned ‘archibiotect’ Vincent Callebaut, Pollinator Park offers a glimpse of the future that awaits unless we radically change our relationship to nature.
China’s Minister for Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, and the Canadian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, co-convened on 23 March 2021 the 5th session of the Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA).
Several satellite events are organised by individuals or organisations across Europe in contribution to the European Climate Pact.
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The real-world fuel and energy consumption of new cars and vans will be collected as of 2021 under a new Implementing Regulation adopted by the Commission on 4 March 2021. This data will make it possible to monitor the gap between type approval and actual CO2 emissions, and will provide a better understanding of how vehicles perform under real-world driving conditions.
Climate change is clearly regarded as the main global challenge affecting the future of the EU, according to this survey released ahead of the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Joint Statement following the visit on 9 March 2021 of US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to the European Commission, to discuss the preparation of the COP26 UN climate conference.
In response to the first Innovation Fund call for small-scale projects with capital expenditure between EUR 2.5 and EUR 7.5 million, the European Commission received 232 applications for innovative clean tech projects in renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).
On 15 March Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans met online with Mr. Xie Zhenhua, China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change. The two envoys held a constructive discussion on the next steps ahead of the crucial climate COP in Glasgow this year and on China’s 14th Five Year Plan, following its recent adoption.
The Commission has reached an important milestone in the preparation of phase 4 of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) with the publication of the implementing Regulation establishing the benchmark values to be used for calculating free allocation in the period 2021 – 2025.
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During this virtual conference on 4 March 2021, the European Commission and the European Environment Agency launched the European Climate and Health Observatory and discussed the connections between climate change and health. The recording of the event is available online.
Are you planning an event related to Zero Pollution ambition for air, water and soil between 3 May and 13 June 2021? Would you like to organise one? Take a step and join the EU Green Week community as a Partner Event! EU Green Week 2021 is a unique opportunity to engage with a wide audience on how we can work together to make the ambition for a Zero Pollution and toxic-free environment a reality.
The Citizens’ Dialogue “A Pact for People and Planet: Talking Climate Action with Frans Timmermans”, was part of a Citizens’ Dialogue series to discuss how everyone can participate in building a greener Europe and what the European Union is doing. Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans debated live on 26 February 2021 with representatives of various youth associations, citizens and Climate Pact Ambassadors from Spain. Watch the recording of the event.
