"We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator". This was the COP27 opening message from UN secretary general António Guterres on Monday 7 November with 120…
"We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator". This was the COP27 opening message from UN secretary general António Guterres on Monday 7 November with 120…
The world's leaders should use the opportunity of the COP27 global climate talks in Egypt to bring cities and regions into decision-making on climate action, unlock climate funding for…
War in Ukraine adds urgency to local leaders' focus on green issues and need for greater local powers. Local leaders have highlighted the need effort to raise awareness of the 'green…
On 26 October 2022, ARLEM vice-president Arianna Censi, member of the Milan Municipal Council (Italy), addressed the Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of…
The members of the delegation of the European Committee of the Regions to COP27 warmly welcome the support of the European Parliament on the urgency to foster multilevel cooperation in global climate…
The European Committee of the Regions strongly supports the polluter pays principle and strengthening penalties and calls for financial compensation for local and regional authorities as pollution…
Med vedtagelsen af en række udtalelser mindede Det Europæiske Regionsudvalg (RU) på sin plenarforsamling om samhørighedspolitikkens altafgørende betydning, når det handler om at udjævne forskellene…
Dekarbonisering af transportsektoren er afgørende, hvis man vil tackle klimakrisen og forbedre borgernes sundhed og levestandard. I sine udtalelser om det transeuropæiske transportnet og den nye EU…
Cities and regions have a vital role in achieving the EU’s zero pollution ambition, particularly through improving their own local environment. The Zero Pollution Action Plan’s dedicated flagship…
Med vedtagelsen af en række udtalelser mindede Det Europæiske Regionsudvalg (RU) på sin plenarforsamling om samhørighedspolitikkens altafgørende betydning, når det handler om at udjævne forskellene…
Mindre end en måned inden COP27 – FN's klimakonference (UNFCCC) – har Det Europæiske Regionsudvalg (RU) igen opfordret til at tildele de subnationale myndigheder en større rolle i de globale…
I forbindelse med at Europa står over for en lang række udfordringer – fra konsekvenserne af krigen mod Ukraine til klima- og energikrisen – satte formand for Det Europæiske Regionsudvalg Vasco Alves…