
Joint letter – Time to strengthen EU-UK cooperation by linking the EU and UK ETS
In the run up to the EU-UK Summit on May 19th, Bellona and a broad coalition of EU and UK stakeholders are calling on the European Commission and the...
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Publish date: September 15, 2023
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In an open letter, endorsed by 200 organisations, we fervently urge world leaders and signatories of the Paris Agreement to come to a consensus on a worldwide objective of tripling renewable energy capacity to a minimum of 11,000 GW by the year 2030 during the upcoming COP28 conference.
We underscore that a step change this decade in renewable energy growth, combined with an increase in energy efficiency, will be the fastest and most cost efficient way to decarbonise the global economy. It is one of the most impactful commitments that the global community can undertake now to secure a liveable future for all.
Read the letter here: cop28_open_letter_on_tripling_renewables.
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