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’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...
Expert statement by Climate Leadership Coalition on the draft government proposal for a new Climate Change Act
The Government proposes the enactment of a new Climate Change Act. The Act would lay down new targets for climate policies, extend the climate policy planning system to apply to the land use sector and further clarify regulation in other respects to strengthen the...
Biomaterials have an important role to play in achieving the strategic goals of the European Green Deal and New Industrial Strategy
Executive summary The forest-based bioeconomy can mitigate climate change by increasing carbon stocks (‘net sink’) in forest land and long-lived wood products and using wood as a substitute for other materials or fossil fuels (1). This policy brief focuses on...
A proposal for carbon footprint development for products and materials
Executive summary Materials, manufactured products and construction contributed 32% of the EU’s total carbon footprint of 6.7 tonnes CO2 per person in 2019, and the share of imported materials and intermediate and final products was 15% – 1.0 tonnes/person (1). The...
The EU needs a holistic strategy for land use and the bioeconomy
To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the EU must reduce emissions by about 90% compared with 1990. In this regard, the solar economy, electrification and hydrogen-based solutions and the circular economy will have key roles. Land use and bioeconomy will be important...