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Read more at: European Corporate Leaders Group welcomes EUCO adoption of net EU 2030 climate target of at least 55%
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European Corporate Leaders Group welcomes EUCO adoption of net EU 2030 climate target of at least 55%

11 December 2020 – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement EU leaders have agreed a 2030 emissions cut of at least 55%, delivering a significant step forward on climate action. This welcome move comes after the European Corporate Leaders Group coordinated a letter of 200 signatories from the business and finance sectors calling for EU ambition on its near-term emissions pledge to be raised.

Read more at: Blog: Building blocks for a sustainable future
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Blog: Building blocks for a sustainable future

16 December 2020 - As EU member states draft their National Recovery & Resilience Plans, Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs Signify, and CLG Europe Chair, underlines the climate benefits and cost savings of channelling green recovery investments into building renovation and energy saving technologies.

Read more at: Blog: Building on the Ten Point Plan
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Blog: Building on the Ten Point Plan

4 December 2020 – Eliot Whittington presents a new analysis with Cambridge Econometrics that suggests the government's plan to accelerate the Green Industrial Revolution will not yet put the country on track to meet its net zero goals.

Read more at: Event: Accelerating the transition to competitive sustainability – What it means for EU Industrial Strategy and recovery plans, 17 November 2020

Event: Accelerating the transition to competitive sustainability – What it means for EU Industrial Strategy and recovery plans, 17 November 2020

This webinar took place on Tuesday 17 November, 10:30pm – 12:00pm CET. For the launch of the CISL working paper Developing the EU's 'Competitive Sustainability' for a Resilient Recovery and Dynamic Growth , CLG Europe organised a high-level webinar to explore how the EU can strengthen the competitiveness of its economy and...

Read more at: More than 80 businesses urge UK Prime Minister to set ambitious climate target for 2030
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More than 80 businesses urge UK Prime Minister to set ambitious climate target for 2030

1 December 2020 - In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change more than 80 businesses, including Tesco, BT, ScottishPower, Sky, EDF and Coca-Cola, are calling on Boris Johnson to announce a substantial 2030 emissions reduction commitment.

Read more at: Blog: Why business needs to see an ambitious NDC
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Blog: Why business needs to see an ambitious NDC

ScottishPower's Keith Anderson argues that the growing band of businesses and investors committed to accelerating the net zero transition need the government to submit a suitably ambitious national climate action plan to the UN

Read more at: Blog: Net zero by 2050 - how do we adapt infrastructure fast enough?
Net zero by 2050

Blog: Net zero by 2050 - how do we adapt infrastructure fast enough?

24 November 2020 - Colin Matthews, Chairman of EDF in the UK discusses the leading role businesses can play to drive engagement and investment in the UK's green economic recovery

Read more at: Ferrovial joins CLG Europe

Ferrovial joins CLG Europe

October 2020 – Ferrovial, a Spanish multinational and world leader in the infrastructure and services sector, has rejoined CLG Europe, a cross-sectoral business leadership group convened across the EU in support of a climate neutral economy. CLG Europe is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

Read more at: Eneco joins CLG Europe

Eneco joins CLG Europe

October 2020 – Eneco, a Dutch energy company leading the energy transition in both Belgium and in the Netherlands has joined CLG Europe, a cross-sectoral business leadership group convened across the EU in support of a climate neutral economy. CLG Europe is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

Read more at: The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group welcomes Prime Minister’s new Ten Point Plan as a ‘good step forward for climate action’
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The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group welcomes Prime Minister’s new Ten Point Plan as a ‘good step forward for climate action’

18 November 2020 – Prime Minister Boris Johnson released details of his Ten Point Plan for a UK green recovery yesterday evening. The roadmap towards decarbonisation of the economy and regeneration of nature comes one year before the UK hosts the COP26 climate summit. 

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