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Blog: Progressive businesses support a 55% carbon reduction target in Europe

9 December 2019 – The COP25 climate summit in Madrid needs to lay the groundwork for 2020 when countries and blocs will be measured against their commitment to the Paris Agreement. At EU level, this should translate into an ambitious European Green Deal, writes Eliot Whittington.

Business leaders call for higher ambition from EU as COP25 enters crucial second week

9 December 2019 – As the second week COP25 gets underway in Madrid, business leaders from across Europe are urging the EU to drive and deliver higher ambition on the economic and just transition to net zero emissions.

Ministers and business set the course towards a climate neutral EU by 2050 at the Green Growth Summit

The 2019 GGP Summit ‘Achieving a prosperous and climate neutral future: From vision to reality’, brought together high-level representatives from EU Member States, including Ministers and State Secretaries, the EU institutions, business and civil society to discuss the drivers and conditions for the transition towards a climate neutral economy by 2050.

Business leaders urge EU to increase 2030 emissions reduction target to at least 55%

27 November 2019 – Members of the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) are supporting a significant increase in the EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for 2030 in order to remain in line with climate neutrality by 2050.

Business leaders urge the EU to create a new industrial strategy to decarbonise heavy industry

3 October 2019 – A new policy briefing from Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe), a business leadership group convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), sets out approaches for how business can reduce industrial emissions to net-zero by 2050 and calls on EU policymakers to deliver a clean and circular industrial strategy.

Long-term plans and 2050

December 2017 – The EU GGP secretariat’s work on long-term planning began ahead of COP22 in Marrakech where it released a policy briefing title ‘Future Proofing: Sustainable plans for prosperous economies’.

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Blog: Progressive businesses support a 55% carbon reduction target in Europe

Business leaders call for higher ambition from EU as COP25 enters crucial second week

Ministers and business set the course towards a climate neutral EU by 2050 at the Green Growth Summit

Business leaders urge EU to increase 2030 emissions reduction target to at least 55%

Business leaders urge the EU to create a new industrial strategy to decarbonise heavy industry

Long-term plans and 2050

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