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Hidden flaw in EU energy law would mislead consumers

September 25, 2017

Buildings that use renewables would be classed as highly energy efficient under European Parliament proposal, even if they waste energy. At first glance, the European Parliament’s work on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is a text-book example of progressive and united thinking from across the political spectrum. Led by MEP Bendt Bendtsen, different EU… » read more

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Six steps you can take to help fight climate change

November 17, 2016

By Geneviève Pons, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office As world leaders are busy discussing in Marrakech on how to turn the Paris Climate Agreement into action, you might wonder what you can do – as an individual – to help reduce CO2 emissions. Yes, solving climate change is a huge international challenge and… » read more

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Paris Agreement: taking it forward

November 4, 2016

Less than a year ago, 197 countries came together for the first time to deliver a universal climate Paris Agreement. And with it, a promise to work together to limit global temperature rise to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Today, that agreement becomes the law of the planet — entered into force almost… » read more

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What do Lewis Hamilton and your local bank have in common?

April 8, 2016

Formula One drivers, extreme skiers and tightrope artists may live to take risks, but investment institutions and banks do not generally share their passion. Yet investors today are staring down the barrel of one of the biggest risk of all to their assets – climate change. And the biggest loss will be felt by those… » read more

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TGI Friday? Shaping safe and sustainable EU on table for ministers

March 3, 2016

By Geneviève Pons, Director, WWF European Policy Office Saving the planet, transforming development, reforming the economy: EU Environment chiefs have a weighty agenda lined up for their meeting in Brussels this Friday. They will talk about implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda the EU and other world leaders adopted last autumn. Meeting the Agenda’s Sustainable… » read more

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COP21: The EU’s ears are open, but is what we’re saying resonating?

December 10, 2015

By Leia Achampong, Climate & Energy Assistant at WWF European Policy Office Week two of COP21 opened with a new text handed over to ministers from negotiators, with a mid-week deadline for an agreed text. The conference is on track to a fruitful outcome, but must embody the necessary strength, durability, and ambition to ensure… » read more

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Poland’s approach to the Paris COP

December 3, 2015

By Tobiasz Adamczewski, climate and Energy expert at WWF Poland This blog post was first published on the Heinrich Boll Stiftung website Poland is a major coal producer. Miners there are well organised and have strong political leverage. There is a big question mark over how the new government want to approach EU climate policy.… » read more

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A durable Energy Union?

November 17, 2015

By Adam White, Research Coordinator at WWF European Policy Office’s Climate and Energy Unit The European Commission is about to issue its ‘State of the Energy Union’. This is the latest step towards a policy framework that will oversee the vital 2020 to 2030 phase of Europe’s energy transition. As we look forward, however,… » read more

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Impact of climate change on species

November 10, 2015

© naturepl.com / Steven Kazlowski / WWF By Dr Stephen Cornelius To survive, plants, animals andbirds confronted with climate change have two options: move or adapt. With the speed of climate change we are experiencing already, it’s often not possible for a species to adapt quickly enough to keep up with its… » read more

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Will a global climate agreement be the deathblow for the ailing coal industry?

October 22, 2015

By Jan Vandermosten A quote from Goldman Sachs perfectly summarizes the structural decline in which the global coal market finds itself today: ‘just as a worker celebrating their 65th anniversary can settle into a more sedate lifestyle while they look back on past achievements, we argue that thermal coal has reached its… » read more

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