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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 4 December 2023

EU endorses international Declaration on Climate and Health at COP28 Health Day +++ Speech at the COP28 Climate and Health Ministerial meeting by Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal +++ EU endorses key Relief, Recovery and Peace initiatives of the COP28 +++ METHANE EMISSIONS: EU announces €175m financial support to reduce methane emissions at COP28 +++ Background on the 2023 Global Methane Pledge Ministerial: Decisive action to

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 1 December 2023

CARBON PRICING: EU Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28 +++ EU Council: First results and updates on the COP28 world climate action summit in Dubai, 1-2 December 2023 +++ NATO Secretary General at COP28: Climate change matters for our security, and therefore it matters to NATO +++J oint Statement on the Launch of the Resource Mobilisation Plan for the Just Energy Transition Partnership

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Reducing methane emissions: EU announces €175m financial support at COP28

Climate super-pollutants–including methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone–are responsible for over half of today’s warming. Under the Global Methane Pledge, launched by the EU and the US, more than 150 countries are now implementing a collective goal of reducing global anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030, from 2020 levels.

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COP28: EU leads global initiative to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency

This initiative, proposed by the EU Commission Presiden in April, sets global targets to triple the installed capacity of renewable energy to at least 11 terawatts (TW) and to double the rate of global energy efficiency improvements from roughly 2% to an annual figure of 4%, by 2030. Delivering these targets will support the transition to a decarbonised energy system, and help to phase out unabated fossil fuels.

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Carbon pricing and carbon markets: IMF MD Georgieva at EU Pavilion discussion

“Let’s look at where we are today. We have close to 25% of emissions covered. When we look at this coverage, the carbon average price for these covered emissions is $20 per ton, compared to somewhere around $85 per ton by 2030 to keep ‘1.5 degrees alive’? Since we know that we have 75 percent of emissions yet to be covered, what is our average price overall today? $5 a

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Coal Transition Accelerator initiative: Statement by President von der Leyen

“Coal has been part of Europe’s history. It created jobs for many regions. At the same time, we have understood that this coal-based economy has to come to an end. That is why we prepare for a transition that is irreversible. To make it fair and just, we are investing 55 billion euros. The bulk of this investment will go to our coal intensive regions” – EU Commission President Ursula

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COP28 Global Stocktake Roundtable: Statement by President von der Leyen

“Climate finance is one of the core topics in the coming days. It’s not just about money. It’s also about trust. Last year the European Union contributed close to 30 billion dollars in climate finance to developing countries. We have consistently delivered to meet the ‘100 billion’ target by the end of this year” – EU Commission President von der Leyen.

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 30 November 2023

COP28: UN Climate Change Executive Secretary at COP28 Opening: “Accelerate Climate Action” +++ COP28 Presidency unites the world on Loss and Damage +++ COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber’s Opening Plenary Speech +++ Remarks by IPCC Chair during the Opening ceremony COP28 +++ EU calls for accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition at COP28 +++ And many more issues on 28 pages…

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 29 November 2023

COP28: A Decade of REDD+: Notable Achievements by Forest Nations +++ Closing Adaptation Knowledge Gaps in Asia-Pacific +++ IEA: Strong policy progress on energy efficiency seen in 2023, but meeting climate goals means moving faster +++ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at COP28: Bridging Trade and Climate +++ WMO at COP28 +++ ECR: At COP28, Europe Can Return To Its Leading Role +++ The Left: Global Solidarity for

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EU gears up for extreme weather in 2024 amid climate change

These extreme weather events are more recurrent due to a result of climate change. On 6 August, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated for the first time within the same day for both flood and wildfire emergencies, when flooding affected two thirds of Slovenia and wildfires raged in Cyprus. This further stresses the increasing complexity of natural disasters and the simultaneity of extreme weather events in Europe and globally.

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 28 November 2023

UN Explainer: What’s COP28 and why is it important? +++ Remarks by EU Commissioner Simson at the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee +++ IAEA at COP28: Nuclear Solutions for a Net Zero Future +++ Energiewirtschaft im Wandel: Zahlen zu Emissionen und Ausgaben rund um den Klimaschutz – BMUB +++ Can the stakes of COP28 live up to the expectations of civil society? – Florence School of Regulation +++ CLIMATE STATE AID:

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EU Commission cheers deal on industrial emissions management

The updated law will help guide industrial investments necessary for Europe’s transformation towards a cleaner, carbon neutral, more circular and competitive economy by 2050. It will spur innovation, reward frontrunners and help level the playing field on the EU market, and increase long-term investment certainty for industry.

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 27 November 2023

CCUS: New policy and business approaches are needed to support scaling up of CCUS to help reach net zero goals +++ Keynote speech by EU Commissioner Simson at the Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Forum +++ COP28: Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres +++ EDF Obs’COP 2023: Climate Change: World Opinion Faces up to Contradictions.

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Bolivia: France participates in the fight against forest fires

France expresses its full solidarity with the Bolivian people and authorities in the face of the ongoing forest fires that began several weeks ago, especially in the Amazon, and stands with them in the fight against these wildfires. A few days away from the COP28 in Dubai, these wildfires demonstrate once again the urgent need to take action to tackle the challenges of climate change and environmental threats, in particular

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 24 November 2023

EU – CANADA: EU and Canada forge Green Alliance for closer cooperation +++ EU-Canada Summit 2023 – Joint Statement +++ Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel and Prime Minister Trudeau following the EU-Canada Summit +++ UNFCCC: Boosting Climate Transparency and Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Asia-Pacific

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 23 November 2023

UNFCCC: Early climate reporting shows countries’ commitment to transparency +++ Bruegel: COP28 – key issues at stake and indicators of success +++ CLEAN AIR: Keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič at the EU Clean Air Forum +++ JUST TRANSITION: EU Parliament calls for protection of jobs and workers’ rights in the just transition +++ NET-ZERO: EU Commission opens €4 billion call for proposals for net-zero technologies under the Innovation Fund

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EU and Canada forge Green Alliance for closer cooperation

Today, the EU and Canada have established a Green Alliance at a bilateral Summit in St John’s, Newfoundland. The Alliance will strengthen political, technical, economic and scientific cooperation between these two like-minded partners. It covers climate action, environmental and ocean protection, the clean energy transition, green industrial transformation, research and innovation and climate and biodiversity finance.

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EU Council approves 2022 international climate finance figures

The Council approved the figures today, in preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), which will take place from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The figures are based on the EU climate finance reporting rules laid down in the governance regulation.

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Insight EU Climate Monitoring 22 November 2023

UNFCCC: Powering climate action through Earth observations technology +++ CLIMATE RISKS: 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires, a warning from a changing climate +++ EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands for 2023

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2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires, a warning from a changing climate

In 2022, nearly 900 000 ha of land burnt in the EU, according to the new report Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2022, published today by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre. This corresponds to roughly the size of Corsica. Since monitoring through the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) started in 2000, 2022 is the second-worst year – the worst being 2017 with 1.3 million ha

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