Today Ministers from all over the world gather at the Rabat INDC Forum, jointly organized by the European Commission and the Moroccan government. The Forum aims to assess the adequacy of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the Paris agreement.
Read more: Pledges for the Paris agreement need to be revised at latest by 2018
...but not all that glitters is gold. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomes the fact that global finance ministers attending the joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund summit in Lima expressed their commitment to scale up climate finance. This is an essential element for a successful global agreement on climate change in Paris.
Countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) waste much more energy than the members of the European Union, according to a new report published today by a group of civil society organizations from across the region [1].
Read more: Southeast Europe must close the gap on energy efficiency, says new report
Turkey could become the new climate bomb in Europe, supported by French government-owned companies. NGOs from across Europe are asking France to end coal projects in Turkey.
Read more: French state-owned companies need to phase out coal projects in Turkey.
CAN Europe warns: they may fail to deliver without successful climate deal in Paris.
Read more: New UN global goals for sustainable development now include climate change.