COP30: EU must keep climate promise of Paris alive
Today, MEPs have just voted on the Parliament's resolution ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30). The resolution calls on the EU to show global leadership and for the COP to reaffirm its commitment to 1.5c of warming and the phasing out of fossil fuels. Last year, global carbon dioxide levels rose by the highest levels since records began. The resolution is the European Parliament's mandate for COP30.
Pär Holmgren MEP, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the COP30 resolution, comments:
“The EU needs to act as a world leader on climate. President von der Leyen needs to go to Belém with a strong hand to play. Other countries are watching what we do in Europe and are willing to take action but we need to show that we are serious about the climate. The EU must commit to the strongest possible 2040 climate target ahead of COP30.
“The promises made to younger generations in Paris ten years ago must be kept. We owe it to our planet, our children and our common future to fight global heating and stave off the devastating effects of climate change.
“COP30 must be more than just a talking shop, it must result in action. The EU can have a deciding role to play but we need to act as credible leaders on the climate.”
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The Parliament resolution:
- Reaffirms EU commitment to 1.5°C and urges stronger global ambition at COP30, with more frequent NDC updates;
- Calls for implementation of targets to triple renewables, double energy efficiency, and phase out fossil fuels and subsidies;
- Urges scaled-up, grant-based climate finance aligned with the Paris Agreement and supportive of vulnerable countries;
- Calls to operationalise the Global Goal on Adaptation and advance inclusive, nature-based solutions;
- Seeks transparent, additional funding for the new Loss & Damage Fund;
- Highlights the links between climate, biodiversity, and pollution, especially the role of wetlands;
- Presses for a science-based EU 2040 target, a -72.5% GHG cut by 2035, and an end to fossil fuel subsidies;
- Reiterates the importance of a Just Transition and calls for progress on implementation of the Just Transition Programme at COP30;
- Underlines the gendered aspects of climate change and mitigation, and calls for the adoption of a new Gender Action Plan at COP30;
- Stresses the rights of Indigenous People, particularly in the context of climate action;
