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Amidst a sea of green claims and labels, discover how the EU Ecolabel guides people to separate genuine sustainability efforts from marketing hype! Join the movement as the EU Ecolabel Showroom on Wheels tours Europe, empowering consumers to make informed choices.

On 12 April, hundreds of young people gathered in Brussels for the kick-off of the annual European Youth Week, organised by the European Commission and European Parliament. Among them were eight Climate Pact Ambassadors from across Europe, who shared their stories from the ground and recommendations of how other young people can follow their footsteps.

Climate change is happening now. There are impacts on our lives we can no longer avoid, so we have to adapt. But what does that look like? In our latest article we look at local solutions put into practice by the Pact community. Find out how everyday actions can all play a part in managing the climate risks we are facing and building a climate-resilient future.

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Our Climate Pact photo competition is a chance to show climate action around you to inspire others across Europe. You don’t have to be the world’s best photographer to enter – anyone can take part!

The LIFE Calls for proposals 2024 are expected to be published on the Funding and Tenders Portal on 18 April. CINEA will hold virtual information sessions from 23 to 26 April to guide potential applicants through the LIFE Calls for proposals 2024. Save these dates and get ready to make a difference with your LIFE Project proposal!

The Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, fostering the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

Scientists from the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) supported the European Environment Agency (EEA) in mapping out the climate risks that Europe needs to prepare for over the next decade, identifying financial risks as a particular concern.

The European Commission has approved a €3 billion (RON 15.22 billion) Romanian scheme to support installations producing electricity from onshore wind and solar photovoltaic to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

The Commission has approved a €1.1 billion scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to boost Italy's transition towards a net-zero economy, in accordance with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

The Covenant of Mayors' two-year Policy Support Facility, designed to help local governments move from planning to implementation of climate adaptation actions, has given us many examples of what cities can concretely do to adapt to the changing climate.

This year’s European Climate Pact event gathered over 200 members of the Climate Pact community from across Europe to work together on new ways to spark climate action in their local communities. At the event, Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra sat down with members of the Climate Pact community to discuss driving climate action forward.

The EU and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a strategic partnership to develop sustainable land-based raw materials and battery value chains. This is an important building bloc and another tangible result of the EU-Norway Green Alliance.

The EU Mission Label was awarded to 23 cities part of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the EU Missions under Horizon Europe. The Label recognises the cities' plans to achieve climate-neutrality already by 2030 and aims to facilitate access to public and private funding towards that objective.

The final monitoring data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows the average CO2 emissions of new cars registered in Europe fell further in 2022 to a new low of 27% below 2019 levels.

Achieving our ambitious climate targets requires a significant reduction in CO2 emissions in the coming years. While much of this can be achieved through investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, we will also need technologies that can capture and store CO2, or utilise it. This report by the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) digs into the topic.