Prompted by the Paris Agreement and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a faster pace, governments across the world are reviewing their initial ambitions, and looking at what is required to deliver on the goal of ‘net zero’ emissions. Achieving this goal requires further discussion, with every sector and region involved. Business has a unique and crucial role to play, and as public debates gather momentum at national, European and international levels, businesses will be expected to change their operations in order to deliver on this vision.The Corporate Leaders Groups are calling on governments to set net zero goals in line with the Paris Agreement, and are working to lead their business peers to work with governments on what a net zero economy could look like. |
How the EU Industrial Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan can support the decarbonisation of European industry
27 May 2020 – Explore the key elements of the EU Industrial Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plans that can help drive forward the decarbonisation of industry in alignment with net zero emissions by 2050 whilst simultaneously strengthening the competitiveness of EU industry.
CLG Europe urges EU to maintain its climate ambition
7 May 2020 – The Director of CLG Europe, Eliot Whittington, has written to the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today to underline that CLG Europe continues to strongly support the EU’s climate ambition and the Green Deal as the EU’s growth strategy.
Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world
28 April 2020 – This CLG Europe report looks at the implications of the transition to a climate neutral economy for jobs and skills in the context of broader megatrends such as globalisation, technological change, resource scarcity and demographic changes.
European Corporate Leaders Group calls on European Commission to put decarbonisation at heart of new Industrial Strategy
10 March 2020 – The European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) welcomes the huge opportunity offered by the new Industrial Strategy to set the Green Deal in motion but urges the new Commission to deliver a plan that keeps net zero as its core focus.
Acting Together: How the UK can accelerate action to deliver a thriving net zero economy that works for all
9 March 2020 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group has published a briefing outlining a set of leadership priorities for the UK Government, which aim to engage all parts of society in taking action in response to climate change.
The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group calls on UK Government for clear leadership to accelerate climate action
9 March 2020 – As the UK begins preparations to host this year's global climate summit, businesses including Unilever, Anglian Water, EDF, Tesco, Sky, Coca-Cola European Partners, and others are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to show strong climate leadership with a clear strategy championed from the top of government.
EU takes steps to enshrine climate neutrality by 2050 into climate law
4 March 2020 – Building on Europe’s aims to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 a significant milestone was unveiled today.
Corporate Leaders Groups response to COP25
17 December 2019 – COP25 discussions lacked the ambition and collective action we urgently need, but indications of climate leadership have emerged in other areas, according to the European Corporate Leaders Group.