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05.10.2020
Laurence Tubiana awarded the 2020 Academy Prize
Every year the Royal Academy of Belgium marks the start of the academic year with a ceremony during which the Academy Prize is awarded. In this year’s edition, Professor Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, has been selected…
Laurence Tubiana appointed as CEO of the European Climate Foundation
December 20, 2016, The Hague – The European Climate Foundation today announced the appointment of Laurence Tubiana as Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, starting March 1st, 2017. Dr Tubiana will succeed Dr Johannes Meier who has held the position…
Read moreOil Market Futures Study Wins Award
An ECF-funded study 'Oil Market Futures' and project leader Cambridge Econometrics was named winner of the category “Low Carbon Publication 2016” by the UK’s LowCVP, a public-private partnership of around 200 organisations that works to accelerate a sustainable shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels.
Read moreNew foundation initiative to tackle climate protection in the transport sector
Agora Verkehrswende will deliver debates, scenarios and strategies for decarbonising the German transport sector by 2050. The initiative was officially launched on 1 July. In order to achieve the German climate protection goals following the Paris Climate Change Agreement, CO2…
Read moreThe ECF welcomes the historic Paris Agreement
The historic accord agreed at the end of COP21 in Paris last weekend was a breakthrough moment in combating the worst ravages of man-made climate change to the benefit of humanity. The Paris Agreement lifted climate ambition in all of…
Read moreFuelling Europe’s Future Report Wins Award
An award has been given to a recent research project concluding that the shift to low-carbon vehicles is also beneficial to Europe’s economy. The project involved a range of companies investing in low-carbon technologies that were brought together by the…
Read moreECF is “Key Player”, the Centre for Social Investment on how foundations leverage social impact through cooperation
A report by the Centre for Social Investment analyses how six foundation and non-profit organisations leverage social impact through cooperation. The analysts find that ECF, as biggest philanthropic actor in the field of climate change in Europe, has a unique…
Read moreBuilding a Successful Coalition
We set out to bring together a broad spectrum of constituencies (trade unions, industry and consumer groups, NGOs) in the Coalition for Energy Savings that could effectively advocate for policy change with a united voice.
Read moreA Major Victory
Energy consumption by boilers and water heaters is responsible for 25% of all CO2 emissions in the EU, roughly the same share as emissions from road transport. In March 2013, the European Union finally approved minimum energy efficiency regulations on…
Read moreBeyond Oil
Studies show that improvements to the internal combustion engine and weight reduction will be enough to reach the proposed standard of 95g CO2/km in 2020, while increasing hybridization will take us to 70g CO2/km by 2025.
Read moreJohannes Meier appointed CEO of the European Climate Foundation
17 February 2011 – The European Climate Foundation, Europe’s leading philanthropic foundation dedicated to the mitigation of greenhouse gases, has appointed Johannes Meier as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jules Kortenhorst.
Read moreLaunch of the Roadmap 2050 Project
14 April 2010 – Roadmap 2050 provides a practical, independent, and objective analysis of pathways to achieve a low-carbon economy in Europe, in line with the energy security, environmental, and economic goals of the European Union. An initiative of the…
Read moreEuropean Climate Foundation, first European philanthropic charity fully dedicated to CO2 reduction
3 April 2008 – This week, the first philanthropic organisation solely dedicated to reducing CO2 in Europe – the European Climate Foundation (ECF) – was officially established. The foundation aims to be a powerful enabler for action on climate change…
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