Wind farm in West Texas.
The EU budget– or Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – is still being negotiated and some key decisions that will affect how EU funds drive climate change mitigation are still open. Our full-day event, organised in cooperation with other NGOs, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the European Climate Initiative (EUKI), sought to get clarity over relevant political and financial discussions.
In the morning, the conference explored how the EU budget can be used to address the climate emergency and respond to public concerns following scientists’ demands for climate action – most recently expressed in the ‘green wave’ at the EU elections. The conference combined:
In the afternoon, a capacity building workshop built on the morning conference and brought together civil society organisations from different countries to gather feedback and recommendations on the topic.
Presentations from the conference and workshop are available here:
Phil Wynn Owen, European Court of Auditors: Download presentation
Patrick ten Brink, European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Download presentation
Patrick ten Brink & Jonathan Bonadio, European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Download presentation
Yannik Monschauer, NAVIGANT: Download presentation
Moritz Schafer, NAVIGANT: Download presentation
Mattias Runkel, Green Budget Germany: Download presentation
Markus Trilling, CAN Europe: Download presentation
Orsolya Domaniczky, CEEweb for Biodiversity: Download presentation
András Lukács, Clean Air Action Group: Download presentation
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