London, UK, 1 April 2026 - Today, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), stopping the automatic invalidation of excess carbon...
Brussels, 12 March 2026 - EV100 calls for ambitious truck emission standards to safeguard European competitiveness after a key Parliament vote to weaken existing legislation. Strong and clear standards for medium- and he...
With the publication of the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), Andrew Forth, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Climate Group, comments:
Concrete production accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet progress on decarbonising the sector has stalled. Since 2015, emissions from cement and concrete have even risen slightly, with little ch...
Today, major European economies including Norway, France, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands are backing a pact to drive an unprecedented fleet of joint offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels for the first time last year, today's Ember European Electricity Review 2026 shows.
This week, the UK Government launched a new EV marketing campaign ("Get that electric feeling") across TV, radio and digital outlets, encouraging drivers to make the switch to electric when they purchase their next car. ...
Sam Kimmins, Director of Energy at Climate Group, comments on the UK Government's record auction to secure 8.4 gigawatts of offshore windfarm capacity.
As attention on embodied carbon in construction grows, concrete is under increasing scrutiny. Regulatory pressure, public-sector procurement requirements and investor scrutiny are converging on a clear expectation: compa...
What if cutting carbon didn’t mean driving up cost, or compromising on performance?
“Today’s a tragic win for the entrenched power of an industry clinging to the past over a competitive, forward-looking sector ready to drive Europe into a prosperous future.
1) Three European Commission decisions over the next few weeks will determine Europe’s automotive future
In some ways, Europe has been charging ahead with the roll-out of EV infrastructure. Take public charge points, for instance. There’s now over one million installed – an impressive milestone. But behind the positive head...
A statement from Jeroen Gerlag, Director of European Office at Climate Group, on the European Union's 2040 climate targets:
Strategies to mobilise private capital at the subnational level
This press release outlines SteelZero's key concerns, recommendations, and position around the use of mass balance accounting in steel emissions reporting:
Will Europe lead the shift into clean, smart transport – or watch others speed ahead? Today, more than 150 European companies, including many EV100 members, are urging the European Commission to stand firm on the 2035 ze...
An interview with Adrian Bywaters, Operations Director, Civil & Structural Engineering at Mace, a founding member. Steel is core to modern construction but making it low carbon is one of the sector’s biggest challeng...
The Transport Dispatch is our take on what will be important for the global shift to a clean transport future.
The EV transition is gaining pace, but business leaders must drive a faster, fairer global shift, writes Dominic Phinn, our Head of Transport
Singapore, Ethiopia and South Korea among most advanced markets for fleet electrification, report finds, joining established leaders Norway, China, and the UK India and Thailand at the cusp of breaking into leading marke...
The Transport Dispatch is our take on what will be important for the global shift to a clean transport future.
Why concrete? Why Singapore? And why now?
Steelmaking is responsible for around 7% of global carbon emissions. In Europe, nearly a fifth of all steel goes into cars - making the automotive sector a key driver of demand and a lever for decarbonisation. And while ...
Scrap steel has an important role to play in lowering global emissions from steel production - but it won’t be enough on its own.
The Transport Dispatch is our take on what will be important for the global shift to a clean transport future.
The EV transition in Europe is at a critical juncture. The European Commission’s move to allow carmakers an additional two years to reach their 2025 CO2 targets inserts uncertainty into a regulatory framework European co...
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How state and regional governments plan for and spend their budget is a statement of intent. It can be a powerful tool to cut harmful emissions too. The second module of Next Generations Green Budgeting course was on gre...
Jen Carson, Head of Heavy Industry at Climate Group, said:
The Transport Dispatch is our take on what will be important for the global shift to a clean transport future.
The EU’s CO2 targets for cars and vans are the bedrock for Europe’s transition to a clean transport future.
London, 26 February 2024 - Today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK's independent adviser on tackling climate change, has presented a new pathway to a decarbonised UK.
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There can be no climate action without finance – and allocating funding to mitigate, adapt and ensure communities are resilient enough to face the impacts of hurricanes, heatwaves and fires is one of the big challenges f...
Welcome to the first edition of the Transport Dispatch – our take on what will be important for the global shift to a clean transport future.
The world-leading legislation that’s put the UK in the fast lane of the EV transition is under threat. Some of the UKs biggest companies, members of our EV100 network, are mounting a spirited defence of the Mandate in th...
Climate Group launches Next Generation Budgets Project to aid governments to green their public budgets and unlock climate finance.
Europe needs a renovation revolution. Increased deep renovation rates are key to saving energy, cutting emissions, meeting Europe’s climate goals and safeguarding people’s well-being. Climate Group's Renovation Revolutio...
Following the King's speech, Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group, said:
France, Europe's third-biggest emitter, has achievable 2030 climate objectives recognised by the French High Council for the Climate (HCC). The election results ease concerns over rising far-right influence. However, wit...
In response to the results of the UK General Election, Champa Patel, Executive Director for Governments and Policy at Climate Group, said: "Labour's substantial majority gives Keir Starmer the opportunity to take bold ac...
Today, global non-profit Climate Group’s flagship initiatives EV100 and EV100+ called for an EU-wide mandate that sets clear zero emission corporate fleet targets for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
European regions, states, provinces, and territories of the Under2 Coalition have called on EU leaders to deliver on climate targets and start implementing their ambitious green agenda over the course of the next parliam...
As the dust settles after the 10th election of the European Parliament, the critical question is what the priorities will be for the next five years, how the new leadership will achieve those, and above all: what role th...
Climate Group works with some of the largest businesses and over 40 subnational governments in Europe to speed up climate action.
Climate Group has urged European officials to make the climate a priority as Europeans head to the polls this summer.
Jonathan Ly is Director – Structures at Canary Wharf Group (CWG), one of ConcreteZero’s founding members.
Decarbonising the steel and concrete sectors, and driving the energy efficiency of corporate and public buildings, are among Climate Group’s key priorities – that is why our team was out in force at last week’s Buildings...
Following news this week that the European Council postponed a vote on agreed emission standards for trucks (originally scheduled for Wednesday 7th February, now due to take place Friday 9th February), Sandra Roling, our...
Global non-profit Climate Group, alongside 11 of the biggest fleet operators in France, have written to the French government urging them to throw their support behind the EV transition to boost economic competitiveness ...
Climate Group has welcomed plans from the EU Commission to reduce greenhouse gases economy-wide by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels.
Following today's announcement of a deal on new EU rules for reducing CO2 emissions from trucks and buses, our Director of Transport, Sandra Roling, comments:
Following today's vote by MEPs on CO2 standards for heavy trucks in the European Parliament, Sandra Roling, Director of Transport, Climate Group, comments:
The UK Electric Fleets Coalition (UKEFC), run by international non-profit Climate Group, is urging the government to ensure the UK’s charging network can support the ambition of businesses shifting to electric, and the g...
Despite the recent watering down of net zero policies, the UK Government has the opportunity to restore some of the country’s climate leadership ahead of COP28 through its upcoming autumn budget. It’s not just paramount ...
Following the vote by MEPs in the ENVI Committee this morning (24th October) on CO2 targets for new freight trucks, Sandra Roling, Director of Transport at Climate Group, has commented:
Following further details announced today by the UK Government around the UK's zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which will start in January 2024, Dominic Phinn, our Senior Policy Manager for Transport, comments:
In response to the final declaration of the G20 leaders gathered in New Delhi, the international ngo Climate Group released the following statement.
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Businesses can’t get hold of the electric vans needed to switch their fleets due to supply shortages, which is severely hampering their vital transition to clean vehicles, the international NGO Climate Group said today.
Climate change, inequality, nature loss and economic shocks – an extensive, but not definitive list of ongoing global challenges.
The UK steel industry is negotiating its future. Talks with the UK government on a new financial support package are ongoing. It’s crucial the funding requirements drive rapid decarbonisation within a set timeframe. This...
Under2 Coalition governments are taking control in generating clean and green energy.
Since 2020, Scotland has set the tone for strong climate leadership as European co-chair of the Under2 Coalition.
Commenting on today's European Commission proposal around CO2 phase out dates for heavy trucks, Sandra Roling, Director of Transport, Climate Group, says:
The EU needs to show leadership for the sake of the climate and the bloc’s future competitiveness by ensuring all new freight trucks are zero-emissions from 2035, a broad business coalition of 44 companies says. In a let...
Climate Group's EV100+ initiative signed Transport and Environment's letter, alongside 38 other eminent NGO's, calling on the European Commission to ensure that all new trucks sold are zero emission by 2035 at the latest...
The government’s autumn statement included several announcements that will significantly impact fleets committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition in the UK. Some are welcome, reflecting asks made with the support ...
21 July 2022, London – International non-profit Climate Group has opened a new European office based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Climate Group's pilot project with Climate TRACE has now been running for six months. The States and Regions Remote Sensing (STARRS) project is using satellite data to provide six Under2 Coalition members with up-to-date...
Following the vote on 28th June, with the 2035 phase-out date for ICE vehicles now reaching a further stage, Climate Group along with EV100 members that have signed the letter ICE phase out joint call, have issued the fo...
We support the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the EU by at least 55% by 2030.
Yesterday the European Parliament voted in favour of revised regulation on C02 standards requiring that all new cars and vans sold from 2035 must be zero emissions.
We’ve partnered with European Committee of Regions to deliver a joint event at EU Green Week. We’ll be talking with regional governments about the EU Green Deal, and the key role subnational actors play in getting it del...
We’ve partnered with Climate TRACE to launch the “States and Regions Remote Sensing” (STARRS) project.
Interview with Thekla Walker MdL, Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection and Energy Sector, Baden-Württemberg
This year the world’s most important global climate summit will take place in Scotland. COP26 gives us a unique opportunity to progress the society and economy-wide transformation demanded by the climate and nature loss ...
Climate Group, alongside EV100 members and businesses in the UK Electric Fleets Coalition have joined together today to welcome the announcement of the introduction of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate by the UK gove...
Helen Clarkson, CEO of the international non-profit Climate Group, said: “This is the sort of ambition we’ve been waiting to see from the EU, where it’s been lacking in recent years. The science tells us we need to halve...
Businesses in the UK Electric Fleet Coalition join us in responding to the publication of the UK Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
Today, we’re excited to share that National Grid is joining EV100 as the first major US utility to make a fleet commitment. In an effort to advance their activity to achieve a cleaner, healthier future, National Grid has...
Industry experts joined governments participating in our Industry Transition Platform for a three-day virtual workshop to explore potential policy solutions available to subnational governments to support industry emissi...
Hydrogen has huge potential to empower the low carbon industry transition. It’s growing in popularity as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels because it can be used across a range of sectors and potentially create...
After a year of unprecedented challenge from the COVID-19 pandemic, World Water Day 2021 is an opportunity to look forward with hopeful vision for the future. As the Secretariat to the Under2 Coalition, we work to harnes...
Since April 2019, eleven state and regional governments from across Europe and North America have been taking part in the Under2 Coalition’s Industry Transition Platform – together, they’ve been working to develop strate...
