We are businesses, investors, cities and regions who are seizing the climate opportunity. We are working to quickly and substantially advance energy efficiency and increase the share of renewables in the energy system to rapidly move away from fossil fuel use. We are working to shift transport away from polluting models to people-centred systems. We are producing food and using land more sustainably.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler by revenue. Our people make, sell and distribute the world’s best loved drinks across 13 countries in Western Europe.
Danfoss creates a more sustainable world by delivering smart and energy efficient products, services and solutions.
Brussels, the city at the heart of the European Union, is leading by example, implementing measures to tackle the climate problem.
The Slovakian city of Zlaté Moravce is making history. It’s the first urban area in the whole country to declare a climate emergency according to local officials.
The city of Prague is endorsing a climate challenge, it is committed to lowering Co2 emissions by 40% by 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
The European Union has enabled a breakthrough in the low-carbon transition by adopting clear targets and policy frameworks. So far, it has worked. Now, recognizing the urgency of the challenge—as conveyed by the latest scientific evidence in the IPCC’s 1.5 degree report and by extreme weather events that impacted so many regions this summer—it is time to move on to the next phase. The European Commission’s recent communication for a prosperous, climate neutral economy shows that a net-zero emission economy is feasible and desirable. We encourage EU countries to endorse it.
The EU has the knowledge, skillset and economic drivers to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. It will be essential to scale up efforts over the next decade and review existing targets for 2030 accordingly. We believe European countries can and should show the way towards a zero-emissions future.
Here is an opportunity to clean our air and water, and to reduce waste, whilst making our homes and cities better places to live. This is an opportunity for a managed transition, to create more jobs in growing fields, to bolster innovative industries, to build resilient infrastructure, and to develop new business models that support a better, healthier, and more sustainable way of life.
These actions bring immediate benefits to people's everyday lives: reducing the negative health impacts from pollution and making buildings and workplaces more comfortable and productive. They are making our businesses the market leaders of the future, and turning the economy into a more resilient part of the solution.
We are all in this together. We can only succeed through cooperation, by working together to deliver on the commitments of the Paris Agreement without leaving anyone behind. Together, we can seize this opportunity and confront the challenges ahead.