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 comments on the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland
Finland's preliminary Recovery and Resilience Plan, drafted by the Ministerial Working Group chaired by Finnish Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen and published on 15 March 2021, covers the key areas for promoting a green transition. According to the plan,...
Climate Leadership Coalition’s statement on the EU Commission’s communication on the 2030 Climate target plan and the carbon budget proposal by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee
Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) welcomes the European Commission’s communication on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition - 2030 Climate target plan. The communication gives several positive signals for low carbon investors and can be strengthened by a carbon...
Green recovery to improve EU trade balance and create new jobs
Beyond the immediate impact on health, the current Covid-19 pandemic crisis has caused widespread global recession by months-long restrictions on mobility and social and economic activity, and it looks like the recovery from the depths of the lockdown recession will...
Climate Leadership Coalition proposes ambitious long-term climate goals and a systemic, market-driven solution
Europe’s largest climate business network the Climate Leadership Coalition supports the European Commission’s Green Deal. On 11 September 2019 Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) made a statement calling for a more ambitious and predictable EU-wide systemic solution...
Climate Leadership Coalition wants a green recovery programme for the EU and member states
Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC), a climate business network established by Finnish business leaders, proposes that the operating conditions of local enterprises weakened by the coronavirus and the entire global economy be reconstructed and funded through green...
Climate Leadership Coalition welcomes the commission’s proposal for EU Climate Law and presents some remarks
Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for Climate Law as a key component of the European Green Deal to reach climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission's Climate Law proposal with the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will...
Comments on the commission communication on the European green deal
Climate Leadership Coalition has a positive view on the Green Deal objective of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 and on the approach that emphasizes growth strategy, strives for competitiveness, is socially just, and encompasses all sectors of society and all...
Climate Leadership Coalition welcomes the EU climate neutrality target by 2050 and the European Green Deal
Last week there were two long-awaited announcements within the EU. The European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral EU by 2050 and the European Commission presented the European Green Deal – a package of measures that should enable...
Open letter to the European Council and the EU Commission on climate neutrality by 2050
European businesses, farmers, agricultural and forestry cooperatives support EU climate neutrality by 2050 The EU Commission is targeting climate neutrality before 2050, the EU Parliament supports this goal. There is also strong support for this ambition across the...
Ambitious climate action is good for the business and the climate – systemic and market-based solutions are now needed
Climate change mitigation represents a major opportunity for economic growth is the main conclusion to emerge from the Business and Policies to Achieve Climate Neutrality seminar, which took place on 7 October 2019. The European Union, California, Finland and...