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CLG Letters

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Press release: Businesses call for bold reform of Emissions Trading System to raise carbon price

17 February 2016 – Today, heads of some of Europe’s largest businesses called for decisive reform to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), as a vital first step to demonstrate commitment to delivering the ambition enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Read the CLG EU ETS position statement. Today, heads of some of Europe’s largest businesses cal…
European business, local authorities, civil society and trade unions want EU leaders to live up to their Paris commitments

2 March 2016 – Today a major new coalition of businesses, cities, trade unions and NGO, are calling on EU leaders to act on the Paris Agreement and ensure that EU climate policies are coherent with its goals. Read the statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition Today a major new coalition of businesses, cities, trade unions and NGOs, are calli…
Letter sent to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget

14 March 2016 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) calls for the Chancellor to commit to a thriving low carbon UK plc in his 2016 Budget. Read the letter. The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) has called on Chancellor George Osborne to bring the optimism and ambition of the Paris Agreement to bear in his plans and po…
Corporate Leaders Group unites with trade unions and civil society to demand higher ambition on climate action from EU leaders

20 April 2016 – As Ministers and Heads of State travel to New York for the signing of the Paris Agreement, the CLG joins with the European Trade Union Confederation and Climate Action Network Europe to demand that EU legislation is aligned with the Paris Agreement. Read the statement As Ministers and Heads of State from over 160 countries head to N…
Letter from the CLG to EU Ministers ahead of the Environment Council on 19 December

15 December 2016 – Letter calls on the EU to ensure the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is fit for purpose. Read the letter. The CLG understands the importance and difficulty of getting public facing policy right and believe that the sooner the EU Emissions Trading System can be put on a more secure footing the better. This letter from the CLG …
The CLG provides a written submission to the UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee inquiry on leaving the EU

23 December 2016 – The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group have provided a written submission to the UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee inquiry on Leaving the EU: negotiation priorities for energy and climate change policy. Read the submission This inquiry examines the implications of the UK's departure from the EU on the…
Letter from the CLG to the Members of the European Parliament

14 February 2017 – The letter calls on MEPs to vote for increased ambition for the EU ETS. Read the letter. This letter from the CLG to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), ahead of the plenary vote in the European Parliament on 15 February, encourages MEPs to vote for increased ambition for the EU ETS. The CLG urges the MEPs to help restor…
Leading business urge EU to show ambition on climate change

15 June 2017 – Leading international companies with operations in Europe have written to European environment, climate and energy ministers ahead of the June Environment and Energy Council meetings, urging them to support a continued focus on action to tackle climate change. Read the letter The letter, sent today, says that the EU must continue to…
Leading businesses and investors urge the UK to show leadership towards a zero carbon economy

A letter from leading companies and investors, sent to the Prime Minister yesterday, urges the UK government to raise ambition to tackle climate change and show leadership towards a stronger, more prosperous and sustainable economy. Read the letter The letter is signed by groups that collectively represent 1000s of companies with 100s of billions …
Aiming for Zero: Long-term certainty for economic prosperity

12 September 2018 – The Paris Agreement is a historic landmark for both international diplomacy and action on climate change. The Agreement sets out an ambition, and a framework, to limit climate change and global temperature rise to well below 2°C, with efforts to limit this to 1.5 °C. To be Paris compliant, and to have any hope of limiting temper…
Letter from the Corporate Leaders Group to the Environment Council on the EU’s climate ambitions

4 October 2018 – The Corporate Leaders Group has published a letter to Environment Ministers outlining why the EU’s leadership is essential in achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. With this long-term view in place, the EU will inevitably need to upwardly review its interim targets for 2030 to make sure they capture the progress to da…
Letter from the Corporate Leaders Group to the Environment Council on the EU’s climate ambitions

4 October 2018 – The Corporate Leaders Group has published a letter to Environment Ministers outlining why the EU’s leadership is essential in achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. With this long-term view in place, the EU will inevitably need to upwardly review its interim targets for 2030 to make sure they capture the progress to da…
Letter from CEOs to UK Prime Minister calls for a net zero emissions goal by 2050

26 November 2018 – Members of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) have written to Prime Minister Theresa May, calling on the UK Government to fulfil the promises made in the Paris Climate Agreement and aim for net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. Read the letter here. On the 10-year anniversary of the UK Climate Change Act, th…
Unique coalition calls upon EU to ramp up climate action

18 March 2019 – A unique gathering of businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society groups, standing together as the Coalition for Higher Ambition, published an open letter calling on the EU to ramp up climate action. Read the letter. “We believe it is high time for European leaders to rise up to the c…
Business leaders urge EU heads of state to signal new economic direction towards net zero by 2050

April 30 2019 – On the eve of the Future of Europe Summit, CEOs from more than 50 businesses, investors and business networks, including Unilever, IKEA and DSM, are calling on the EU to endorse a long-term decarbonisation strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Update: Since the open letter from business leaders was published at the end of …