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22 Jul 2024: Chair of the Environment Agency Emma Howard Boyd made this point powerfully in a recent speech where she highlighted the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022, which puts the economic ... protecting communities, and building business and economic

22 Jul 2024: A long-term climate plan is exactly what we need to secure our economic future. ... It’s great to hear a senior UK politician being so clear about the links between climate and economic prosperity and security.

22 Jul 2024: We have finally reached a point in the debate where it is more accepted than not that reducing emissions will drive stronger economic performance, opportunities and healthier development.

22 Jul 2024: European leaders to avoid the worst effects of climate change and secure a sustainable, competitive economic recovery by:. ... Eliot Whittington, Director, CLG Europe said: “European businesses and investors know that the only viable economic future

22 Jul 2024: In the face of a fragmenting world, following a global pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and ongoing economic instability, investing in the clean transition presents enormous benefits. ... An Economic Deal that builds on the tradition of

22 Jul 2024: Some businesses have taken a clear lead and are adopting regenerative agricultural practices that, according to the World Economic Forum, could generate 60 million jobs and $1.1 trillion in economic ... The strategy has the power to open the door to

22 Jul 2024: The report highlights opportunities and the potential for adaptive approaches that not only enhance resilience, but also deliver wider economic, social and environmental benefits. ... The Treasury should provide a regular assessment and statement of the

22 Jul 2024: The paper argues that the country faces three major challenges – boosting sluggish economic growth and stagnating productivity; promoting greater regional development; and moving toward a more sustainable economy with lower greenhouse

22 Jul 2024: For this, we need to strengthen the Single Market and the Energy Union for a robust economic and industrial environment and promote the needed private investments. ... The only way to protect from economic turmoil and give life to new industries is to

22 Jul 2024: Countries around the world are facing painful economic decisions as they design their recovery from the damage caused by Coronavirus. ... Read the briefing on the Green Deal and Europe's economic recovery and access CLG Europe's net zero knowledge hub

22 Jul 2024: The clear message from business leaders was that shifting to more circular thinking in the UK represents a major economic opportunity. ... These discussions will inform a collaborative report on the economic benefits of the circular economy that will be

22 Jul 2024: gas emissions reductions target for 2030 to at least 55 per cent, along with the analysis of the business, scientific and economic case for action. ... action. incorporating regular review moments, in line with the Paris Agreement cycle, to ensure that

22 Jul 2024: of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, as you know, has led to unprecedented health, economic and social consequences for Europe and across the globe.”. ... A just transition for jobs and skills . The policy recommendations build on CLG Europe’s

22 Jul 2024: Evidence on the economic and energy security related benefits of climate action.

22 Jul 2024: The green transition has already brought economic benefits and will bring many more but to unlock its full potential, businesses need a predictable framework to scale up action and investment . ... From his perspective, the creation of an economic

22 Jul 2024: A long-term climate plan is exactly what we need to secure our economic future. ... It’s great to hear a senior UK politician being so clear about the links between climate and economic prosperity and security.

22 Jul 2024: CLG Europe welcomes the new Nature Restoration Law proposal as a “missing piece of the European Green Deal”, suggesting the new legislation has the potential to increase European environmental and economic

22 Jul 2024: problem:. The New Climate Economy report presented evidence that there is a set of strategies that can deliver economic growth, improved public health and other benefits, and deliver significant emissions reductions –

22 Jul 2024: Prime Minister Liz Truss to build economic resilience through delivery of net zero emissions and restoring nature. ... Eliot Whittington, Director of CLG UK said: “The UK is facing severe economic headwinds.

22 Jul 2024: The report states that investment from businesses would have multiple knock-on benefits, from creating new jobs and generating economic growth, to improving health and well-being and advancing competitiveness.

22 Jul 2024: 2050 climate neutrality goal, and feasible from a technical and economic point of view, with early action being more cost-effective than delay. ... Recent studies showed that a 55 per cent target for 2030 is not only desirable but also feasible from a

22 Jul 2024: It has shown that protecting the climate can go hand in hand with economic growth.

22 Jul 2024: Natasha Lepage, Climate Youth Delegate, Luxembourg. Riccardo Maggi, Senior Economic Advisor, DG CLIMA, European Commission. ... However, the recent and sudden economic, geopolitical, and environmental crises, including Covid-19 and Russia's war on Ukraine

22 Jul 2024: Increasing frequency of climate impacts paired with plummeting clean energy prices made countries realise that there is more economic risk in failing to tackle climate change than in moving to a

22 Jul 2024: These plans will be underpinned by an unprecedented EU budget and stimulus package, designed to combat recession and jump start economic recovery. ... Initiatives enabled by the stimulus funding have the power not just to rebuild weakened economies, but

22 Jul 2024: Their deployment depends on widespread IT and logistics infrastructure. Society needs an effective test and trace system to avoid future lockdowns and further damage to health and wealth. ... He was perfectly placed to explain Government’s commitment

22 Jul 2024: Speakers included:. Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany .

22 Jul 2024: However, the recent and sudden economic, geopolitical, and environmental crises, including the Covid-19 and Russia's war on Ukraine, against the backdrop of massive investments in cleantech happening in other ... Natasha Lepage, Climate Youth Delegate,

22 Jul 2024: Europe must commit to strengthening the Green Deal and a 55% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030, to ensure the economic recovery is consistent with the achievement of long-term climate ... CLG Europe Chair Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public &

22 Jul 2024: The last climate and energy package to achieve 20 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020 was split into Member State targets depending on their resources and economic development.

22 Jul 2024: And by seizing these opportunities, CEE countries will be able to deliver better public health, improved quality of life and economic prosperity.”. ... Despite limited uptake so far due to economic factors, there is also a strong interest in expanding

22 Jul 2024: implementation of Covid-19 economic stimulus plans can strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy, its industries and its value chains as they decarbonise. ... Kimmo Tiilikainen, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland.

22 Jul 2024: to deliver jobs, growth and economic recovery.”.

22 Jul 2024: is influenced by additional socio-economic–environmental dynamics taking place worldwide, known as megatrends. ... Pim Vercoulen, Economic Modeller. University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership:.

22 Jul 2024: By scaling up investments into the low-carbon economy and driving forward change, confidence in new forms of economic development will grow.

22 Jul 2024: It brings together the key findings from recent reports on industrial transformation, such as those by Material Economics and the Energy Transitions Commission, on what is technologically possible and financially feasible.

22 Jul 2024: Business leaders urge EU heads of state to signal new economic direction towards net zero by 2050. ... businesses with the confidence needed to invest in sustainable, net zero industries of the future and deliver on their positive economic forecast for a

22 Jul 2024: If it succeeds, citizens across Europe stand to gain from more resilient, integrated, low carbon and cost-effective EU energy markets; new economic opportunities from digital innovation and resource efficiency; and ... Avoid limiting the Energy Union to

22 Jul 2024: The second panel covered Economic Growth and Political Leadership in a Green Europe, with MEP Martin Hojsik (Slovak Renew), Google Sustainability Lead Adam Elman, and Luxembourg Climate Youth Delegate Natasha Lepage. ... an Economic Deal that builds on

22 Jul 2024: Where Europe led, many followed, and its efforts to determine what works and to define effective approaches have influenced policies and economic developments around the world. ... The solutions to climate change are becoming cheaper and more innovative,

22 Jul 2024: Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany. Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet for First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans.

22 Jul 2024: It could be akin to the 2008 financial crisis that delivered a shock to our systems that continues to shape politics and economics today. ... What is certain is that the spread of Covid-19 has created an unprecedented disruptive moment, as we face not

22 Jul 2024: Where Europe led, many followed, and its efforts to determine what works and to define effective approaches have influenced policies and economic developments around the world. ... The solutions to climate change are becoming cheaper and more innovative,

22 Jul 2024: needed to facilitate innovation of both technology and business models; and can co-ordinate economic interventions across Government in support of this strategy.

22 Jul 2024: It has shown that protecting the climate can go hand in hand with economic growth.

22 Jul 2024: The European Green Deal has outlined a vision where economic benefits, sustainability and competitiveness intersect to meet present and future needs while enabling the EU to be a frontrunner globally.

22 Jul 2024: needed to facilitate innovation of both technology and business models; and can co-ordinate economic interventions across Government in support of this strategy.

22 Jul 2024: Lucia Reisch, El-Erian Professor of Behavioural Economics and Policy – Cambridge University.

22 Jul 2024: Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies can accelerate the economic shift needed to tackle climate change and remove one of the obstacles to delivering the low-carbon future COP21 is aiming for. ... wider economic and political context.

22 Jul 2024: This will also unlock social and economic benefits for European citizens, boost job creation and stimulate social cohesion, steering us to a fairer, more inclusive Europe.