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📌The EU #MethaneRegulation is about to turn 1️⃣

Today, we are joining the European Civil Society Observatory on Methane (CSO-M) to track implementation, demand accountability and push for faster, fairer methane cuts.

👉Learn more: timeforch4nge.org/cso-m/

📌WEBINAR: Debt & the Quality of #ClimateFinance in the Baku-Belém Roadmap

Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on the Jubilee Commission's latest report & to explore how its proposals can help promote greater equity in the Roadmap.

📆30 July
🕙17:00 (CEST)
👉Register now: tinyurl.com/3t4wpwhy

📊 The #UN released a report on the global energy transition, showing the growth of renewables in the last 15 years.

🗣 “The clean energy future is no longer a promise, it's a fact that no government, industry or special interest can stop,” said SG #Guterres.

👉 Read it here tinyurl.com/2atdm7ea

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Key priorities for an effective Pact:

➡️ Invest in and plan for long term resilience and adaptation in the region
➡️ Support for the #TeraMed Initiative
➡️ Ensure that the new Pact is endowed with accessible, inclusive, and scaled-up climate finance

Climate Action: Strategic Priority for the New Pact for the Mediterranean - ECCO The EU initiative to forge a New Pact for the Mediterranean presents an opportunity to reshape its engagement with the Southern Neighbourhood

🔎 A new policy brief facilitated by the Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change (MATTCCh) outlines key priorities to ensure that the New Pact on the Mediterranean delivers on its potential

👉 Read the full brief:
eccoclimate.org/climate-acti...

#WEBINAR – Debt and Quality of Climate Finance in the Baku-Belém Roadmap

📆 Wednesday 30 July 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
📍Online

Register here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YURKurpISnCNnwax9PzN1Q#/registration

How can the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act help energy-intensive industries #decarbonise and stay competitive?

The Buy Better to Build Better coalition’s new paper shares key recommendations based on best practices & aligned with current legislation.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pvtn2au

Europe's countermoves in the tariff war - ECCO The tariff war carries implications that go beyond the imposition of trade duties- tariffs have become a tool for imposing national interests.

📌Europe's countermoves in the tariff war

The #tariff war extends beyond simply imposing trade duties, becoming a tool to impose national interests.

Amid rising uncertainty, the EU must focus on 4️⃣ key objectives (outlined in the #GreenDeal) to guide its strategy.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/mre8sxbt

Europe and China in the global race for electric vehicles - ECCO Electric vehicles represent the future of the automotive industry, with the sector remaining one of the pillars of European manufacturing.

📌Europe & #China in the global race for EVs

EVs represent the future of the #automotive industry.

To stay competitive, Europe must overcome fragmentation and adopt a strategy that embraces open trade, a strong industrial base & renewed diplomatic activism.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/4art2mev

‼️Today, the European Commission presented its vision for Europe's future: a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040.

📆 The proposal aims to cut energy prices & boost European #competitiveness — but now it’s up to national governments to chart the path forward. 

👉 Read our reaction: tinyurl.com/4827cvmw

Eurobarometro: Italiani ed europei a favore dell’azione per il clima - ECCO Secondo i cittadini italiani e UE intervistati attraverso l'Eurobarometro, la crisi climatica è tra le sfide più importanti da affrontare.

📌Italians and Europeans support climate action – Eurobarometer

On 30 June, the EU shared results of the Special Eurobarometer on climate change.

The survey found that over 80% of citizens in Italy & the EU back the #GreenDeal goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrpmbvyd

Investor and business joint statement on Omnibus initiative - EUROSIF 198 organisations, including over 150 businesses and investors, in a joint statement coordinated by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Ch...

The EU’s due diligence and #sustainability rules are essential for resilience, competitiveness & growth.

Today, alongside 194 businesses & investors, we issued a joint statement encouraging EU policymakers to safeguard the core of the EU sustainability framework.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/bdhdy9

Conference on financing for development: why it matters for climate - ECCO This year, the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is scheduled to take place from 29 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain.

📍Conference on Financing for Development

#FfD4 opens today — a key moment to drive reform of global finance & tackle inequality, climate change and debt.

Seville will also test multilateralism & the global commitment to a fairer, more transparent economic order.

👉 Learn more: tinyurl.com/4vtz57ac

Signals of commitment, gaps in delivery: Bonn climate talks - ECCO As the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference concludes, outcomes remain modest— but the determination negotiators showed sends an important signal.

The #SB62 negotiations just wrapped with limited progress on climate finance and #NDCs — but negotiators’ determination shows that multilateral cooperation is still alive.

Now, all eyes turn to Brazil to turn process into progress at #COP30 in Belém.

👉Find out more: tinyurl.com/27ysupvy

Today, we hosted the event “A Green #MatteiPlan for Development, Peace & Security.”

Italian, African & European representatives came together to discuss the vital role of #climate action in advancing sustainable development, stability & #security in Africa.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/3f563cyn

Project Tempo: new tools to navigate the energy transition - ECCO Project Tempo, with ECCO’s support, has developed research to rethink how support for climate policies can grow by engaging with politically influential, yet often disaffected, voter groups.

How can we engage politically influential but disaffected voters to boost support for climate policies?

📊 New research by Project Tempo & ECCO maps Italian voter attitudes and delivers important tools to link #climate ambition with people’s everyday concerns.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/24epzu68

The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy - Initiative for Policy Dialogue On June 20, 2025 the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) published a report by a commission of global experts calling for urgent...

Today, the Catholic Church & 30 top economists (incl. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @martinguzman.bsky.social ) release a timely new report on tackling the debt & development crises.

Ahead of #FfD4, it lays out a roadmap to a sustainable, people-centered global economy.

📖 Read now: bit.ly/4kNj3e8

What is an NDC and why is it important for the climate? - ECCO Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are documents that outline the climate pledges of the Parties that signed the Paris Agreement.

📌What is an #NDC & why does it matter?

NDCs are documents outlining the climate pledges of Parties to the #ParisAgreement.

Without them, global temperatures could rise by up to 4°C—current policies project a rise of 2.1–2.8°C.

Learn more ahead of #COP30 with our latest Q&A: tinyurl.com/2puhuk6k

EU national targets show gas in decline | Ember Analysis of final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) shows EU renewables are on the rise, with gas set for a 7% decline by 2030.

A new report from @ember-energy.org finds that the EU #EnergyTransition is in full swing as it moves to phase-out Russian fossil fuels.

By 2030:
📉 Gas demand set to fall 7% vs. 2023 levels
📈 Electrification set to rise from 23% to 30%

Learn more: tinyurl.com/222p94tz

Prima di ogni COP si passa da Bonn. Vale anche per la COP30 - ECCO Tra il 16 e il 26 giugno, oltre 190 Paesi si riuniranno a Bonn per i negoziati tecnici in preparazione della COP in Brasile

📌Before every COP, we meet in Bonn.

Starting today, 190+ countries gather at #SB62 for preparatory negotiations ahead of #COP30.

What role can Europe play, at Bonn and beyond, to safeguard multilateralism & drive effective climate action?

👉Read our analysis here: tinyurl.com/4zdmecau

What is left of the G7 and climate action? - ECCO The G7 – or more accurately the G6 – Summit is only the first half of a yearlong opportunity for climate action.

Yesterday, the G7 Summit began: while #ClimateChange was excluded from official documents, several leaders committed to backing sustainable solutions like #RenewableEnergy.

Without the US, can Western powers deliver on past #G7 and #COP28 promises?

👉 We spoke about it here: tinyurl.com/2p9m6cc6

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On June 16, the EU #EnergyCouncil will discuss integrating the Energy Omnibus package with provisions that may undermine the Methane Regulation.

Together with 70+ civil society organisations, we signed a letter to oppose this initiative.

👉Read the letter: tinyurl.com/3eupzfjh

On 10 June, at the UN #OceanConference in Nice, we took part in a day dedicated to the Mediterranean.

Over the course of the day, we engaged in a dialogue with Commissioner Dubravka Šuica on the importance of the new Pact.

👉 Find out more: tinyurl.com/3tfjf7u2

On 27-28 May we joined the consultation “Forging shared resilience in the Mediterranean”.

With our partners in the Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change, we drew attention to the TERAMED initiative & the need to integrate climate in the Pact.

👉 Find out more: tinyurl.com/4hrc5usp

📌 New EU Pact for the Mediterranean

30 years after the Barcelona Process, the EU is shaping a new pact for the #Mediterranean – a chance to strengthen cooperation and seize opportunities from the #EnergyTransition.

In recent weeks, we’ve taken part in consultations on the pact. Find out how 👇

📌 ECCO at #WeMakeFuture 2025

Last week we participated in WMF, one of Europe’s leading events on innovation, AI & technology.

We took to the Climate Change stage to moderate debates on key topics, from advancing the #JustTransition to tackling the challenges of multilateralism ahead of #COP30.