Notícias e comunicados de imprensa

"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…

​​The consequences of the ongoing climate emergency, the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's war against Ukraine and the current record inflation rates triggered by increased food and energy prices make…

Decarbonising transport is key to tackling the climate crisis and improving citizens' health and living standards. In opinions on the Trans-European Transport Network and the new Urban Mobility…

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…

With a set of opinions adopted at its plenary session, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) recalled the paramount role of cohesion policy in reducing disparities between EU regions while…

Less than one month ahead of COP27 - the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has renewed its calls for sub-national governments to have a…

The President of the European Committee of the Regions Vasco Alves Cordeiro highlights that social inequalities, energy poverty and the climate crisis can only be addressed by mobilising regional and…