E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism

Contributor countries must urgently step forward with ambitious new climate finance pledges In the run-up to COP30, all eyes are on the world’s most heavily emitting countries to see whether updated commitments to climate ambition in the form of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) wil...

As #COP30 approaches, contributor countries must urgently step up with ambitious new climate #finance pledges.
Failure to do so risks undermining global trust and slowing #ClimateAction.

Read our latest blog on what credible new pledges should look like 👇
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Most EU Businesses Favor Tougher Sustainability Reporting, Due Diligence Rules than Omnibus Proposals: Survey - ESG Today The majority of EU-based businesses support retaining more substantial and broadly applied sustainability reporting and due diligence rules than envisioned under the European Commission’s Omnibus simp...

E3G’s Jurei Yada notes that #EU businesses see sustainability as a source of competitiveness.

An E3G–YouGov survey of 2,500 leaders shows strong support for robust sustainability rules, challenging the EU’s Omnibus proposals.

More via ESG Today : www.esgtoday.com/most-eu-busi...

🌍 We’ll be sharing more examples soon – and bringing insights together at our Brussels event on 2 December: From the Ground Up: Joining forces to finance the homes we need

🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/e/HQHLb49HGZ

From the ground up: Financing sustainable and affordable homes The transition of Europe’s building stock is not just an environmental necessity, but also a social and an economic imperative. Our research in Denmark and Poland shows that delivering homes that are ...

📖 Earlier this year, our From the Ground Up briefing showed how Denmark & Poland are already delivering affordable, sustainable housing:

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Tackling affordability and sustainability means:
✔️ Innovative financing models
✔️ Repurposing existing buildings
✔️ Solutions tailored to national contexts

Matthew Baldwin, Head of the Commission’s Housing Taskforce, added:

🗣️“There are 27 different housing crises, 27 different markets and different challenges across the #EU.”

Danish Minister Sophie Andersen captured the challenge:

🗣️“The housing crisis is a social crisis – but it doesn’t exist in isolation. It is a key element of our climate crisis.”

🏠 Europe’s #housing crisis is also a #climate crisis.

Our Head of EU Energy Policy, Luke O’Callaghan-White, has just returned from the High-Level Conference on Affordable & Sustainable Housing in Copenhagen.

Here are our takeaways ⬇️🧵

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

In response to today's announcement from Kemi Badenoch, E3G CEO, Nick Mabey, comments,

"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."

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📢 NEW SURVEY: A majority of European companies support robust #sustainability rules and see them as essential for #competitiveness and investment.

📊 See the survey visuals below & read the full findings here: www.e3g.org/publications...

⚡Last week, at the #HeatPumpForum 2025, we moderated a panel discussion on how to make clean energy more accessible.

➡️We were joined by Marcos González Álvarez @ec.europa.eu, Daniele Agostini @enelgroupit.bsky.social, Peter Liese @europarl.europa.eu and Rheanna Johnston @e3g.bsky.social.

What European business leaders think about the EU's corporate sustainability and due diligence rules E3G commissioned a YouGov survey of 2,500 business leaders across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland in August 2025. The results reveal strong support for robust corporate sustainability and du...

New E3G survey of 2,500 #EU business leaders shows strong support for corporate sustainability rules. A majority back #climate transition plans, see sustainability as key to competitiveness, and want the EU to set global standards.

Read more 👇
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📢 On Monday, we mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s landmark “Tragedy of the Horizon” speech warning that climate change poses an existential threat to the financial system.

Join this webinar with leading experts to reflect on progress & the reforms still needed.
👉 www.tragedyofthehorizon.org

China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts Xi suggested US not rising to the climate challenge in his UN speech, but critics say new cuts fall ‘far short’ of what is necessary

#China’s new 2035 emissions target is facing criticism for falling short of global climate needs.

@theguardian.com an.com explores the implications, including concerns raised by E3G’s Kaysie Brown on China’s clean economy leadership.

Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In March 2025, the EU launched talks on its first Clean Trade and Investment Partnership ( #CTIPs) with South Africa.

💡CTIPs aim to align EU external action with industrial policy, support clean energy cooperation and offer a flexible tool to complement trade deals.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3IAHeyt

Clear signal of how #EU partnerships can deliver climate & industrial transformation.

Great to see lessons from the South Africa pilot highlighted in this joint brief. 👇

When others withdraw, we double down Urgent attention is needed to sustain the UAE consensus to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030 and transition away from fossil fuels and to push back on aggressive diplomatic pro-fo...

During #UNGA80, the EU and leaders from 17 countries, including the UK, Brazil and South Africa, reaffirmed the global consensus to deliver the clean energy transition.

“When others withdraw, we double down.”

Read more in our blog ⬇️
www.e3g.org/news/when-ot...

📢 Don’t miss this discussion tomorrow on how oil & gas industries shape global politics.

Details below👇

E3G responds to the UK's consultation package on sustainable finance E3G's responses to the UK's governments three consultations on sustainable finance.

🌍 The #UK has the chance to lead on green finance, but it needs a future-fit regulatory regime.

E3G has responded to 3 key gov consultations on sustainability reporting, assurance & transition plans.

Read our submissions👇
www.e3g.org/publications...

Climate action must be prioritized by leaders at UNGA80 as the smart, strategic play At UNGA80, leaders must prioritise climate action as a strategic imperative for prosperity, security and stability, driving ambition ahead of COP30.

At #UNGA80, leaders must treat #ClimateAction as the defining test of political will ahead of #COP30.

Delivering ambitious NDCs, closing the finance gap and driving a clean, resilient energy transition are vital for global security and prosperity.

See press release:
www.e3g.org/news/cwny-un...

Why Japan needs a climate council: toward transparent climate governance この記事の日本語訳を見るにはここをクリックしてください。 The recent resignation of Prime Minister Ishibahas further reaffirmed Japan’s turbulent political landscape, and the clear decline of the long-dominant Liberal Democratic ...

As Japan's politics enters a state of flux, a climate council could strengthen trust in its energy and climate policy.

Support for a climate council is building from politicians,civil society and businesses in Japan.

Read more about what this means for 🇯🇵 : www.e3g.org/news/why-jap...

Join us online 6PM, Tuesday 23 September, for a conversation on the geopolitics of energy with Lisa Fischer of E3G & Svitlana Romanko of Razom We Stand.

Oil and gas don't just drive the climate crisis, they also fund war and extremism.

Join us online 6PM, Tues 23 Sept, for a timely conversation on the geopolitics of energy with Lisa Fischer @e3g.bsky.social‬ & Svitlana Romanko @razomwestand.bsky.social‬

Register 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NDC Energy Commitments Tracker Track how countries’ 2025 updated or new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) reflect COP28 energy goals, from tripling renewables to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. Updated with each new sub...

🌍 How are countries responding to COP28’s Global Stocktake #energy goals?

E3G’s #NDC Energy Commitments Tracker monitors how new NDCs reflect commitments on renewables, efficiency, coal, fossil fuels & subsidies.

Explore the tool 👇
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The shift from #FossilToClean energy is gaining momentum 📈 and continued investment in fossil fuels can be risky, according to new analysis we published today with @etc-energy.bsky.social @ember-energy.org @e3g.bsky.social sky.social‬www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/fossil-fuel-...t/ #ClimateWeekNYC

Unlocking investment for net zero in the UK E3G, WWF & Baringa set out a clear methodology for UK sectoral investment roadmaps to unlock capital, drive growth and deliver net zero by 2030.

💡 Net zero is the #UK’s growth opportunity but unlocking investment is key.

E3G, Baringa & @wwf.org.uk set out a clear methodology for sectoral investment roadmaps to power a #NetZero Investment Plan.

🔗 Read more: www.e3g.org/publications...

🔎 🧪 Happening now in Brussels, #climate scientists present the latest global indicators and what they mean for #Europe’s climate targets ahead of #COP30.

Stay tuned for our take aways from this event.

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💡 New resource from @e3g.bsky.social -- How are countries' new #NDCs reflecting the GST-1 energy transition outcomes?

23 countries target domestic fossil fuel consumption cuts...

No country has provided a quantified target for winding down oil & gas production.

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Climate change as a macroeconomic risk multiplier Climate change is a macro-critical issue that requires adequate monitoring from macroeconomists, according to a new briefing by E3G which highlights six crucial risk areas of macroeconomic and financi...

🌍 Climate change is a macro-critical issue multiplying risks across debt, financial stability, supply chains & infrastructure.

Our new briefing highlights 6 key areas where climate must be central to the #IMF mandate👇

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Climate Councils as a Mechanism for Strengthening National Climate Governance · Luma Join the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) and the South African Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) for an event showcasing climate councils,…

📢 Tomorrow at #ACS2 in Addis Ababa:

Join @climatecouncils.bsky.social, the PCC & NCCC to explore how climate councils can strengthen governance & inclusive climate action on the road to #COP30.

📅 Wed 10 Sept | 9:30–11am
📍 AfDB Pavilion

Register 👉 luma.com/dlamlseg

The EU climate resilience and risk management initiative E3G's submission to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence offers elements of a comprehensive approach to EU climate resilience and risk management.

The European Commission has the opportunity to design and advance a climate resilience and risk management initiative that's comprehensive, coherent and ambitious.

📖 E3G contributed to the call for evidence on this initiative. Read more 👇
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