Policy Proposals and Statements
CLC makes policy proposals for governments and other stakeholders in order to speed up the green transition and the green recovery with systemic soulutions and long-term climate policies.
CLC Position paper: Agriculture and food production – in the beginning of the transformation
In the existing and upcoming EU policies on agriculture and food, we recommend emphasising sustainable production practices that increase nature-based carbon sinks and allow further emission reductions in the sector. Several agricultural practices, technologies, and...
CLC Response on EU’s Intermediary Climate Target for 2040 Consultation
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views on the EU’s intermediary climate target for 2040, setting a path from our already-agreed 2030 targets to net-zero emissions by 2050. CLC welcomes the Commission's consultation. It is necessary...
CLC position paper on land use and nature-based carbon removals: The EU needs a holistic land-use plan to enable enhanced carbon removals
Without significant emissions reductions and carbon removals the world will exceed its remaining carbon budget and the 1.5 °C target for global warming well before 2050. At current emission rates, the remaining global carbon budget will be exhausted within 10 years....
CLC Policy brief on green ammonia
Ammonia is one of the most produced chemicals, traditionally sourced from fossil fuel based raw materials and most commonly applied for fertilizers. Green ammonia offers an attractive and sustainable alternative for the conventional ammonia with zero greenhouse gas...
CLC’s statement on the Green Deal Industrial Plan
On 1 February 2023, the European Commission published the Green Deal Industrial Plan to provide a framework for the transformation of EU industry for the net-zero age. The Plan aims to enhance and protect European industrial competitiveness and manufacturing capacity...
CLC recommendation for EU on measures to decrease dependency on fossil energy
The REPowerEU communication comes at a time when it is more important than ever that we decrease our dependency on fossil energy, increase our energy security and, at the same time, accelerate measures for climate change mitigation. Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC),...
CLC Statement on the IPCC report and the urgency of climate action
IPCC published its sixth Working Group III assessment report on 4 April. The report summarises the latest information on climate change mitigation and assesses methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Based on...
Statement of the Climate Leadership Coalition board on delaying climate policies and lowering fossil prices
Mitigation of climate change and increasing European energy security have compatible goals - to reduce our dependency on fossil energy. When considering measures to alleviate current economic burden for consumers these should be planned in a way not prolonging the...
CLC’s statement on the Government’s position on EUETS review
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission adopted the ‘Fit for 55’ package, which includes proposals that will implement the obligations of the European Climate Law: to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU to at least 55% below the 1990 levels by 2030 and to...
CLC’s statement on the Government’s communication to Parliament on the Commission’s proposal for recasting the Energy Efficiency Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
The Finnish Parliament’s Commerce Committee has requested Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) for a written expert statement on the Government’s communication to Parliament on the Commission’s proposal for recasting the Energy Efficiency Directive of the European...