Europe in the World

Building international partnerships to strengthen the climate transition in Europe and worldwide

Europe plays a catalytic role in advancing the world’s climate objectives. In addition to reducing its own emissions, it also supports the global climate transition through diplomacy and cooperation with other countries and regions on issues such as finance, trade, investment, and sustainable supply chains.

Our international team works with partners in Europe and around the world to build and sustain global progress on climate. As part of this, we work to ensure that Europe delivers on its climate promises to (re)build credibility and leadership, while strengthening multilateral alliances for action. We are also helping to develop best practise on topics such as green trade and climate governance.

Our work on ‘Europe in the world’ is deeply integrated with our other focus areas – from international climate finance and trade, to fossil-free energy, raw materials, and industrial strategy. This helps ensure that our efforts are aligned from the local to national to global levels, making them greater than the sum of their parts.

Global Engagement

EU-US diplomatic dialogues

The ECF co-convenes an EU-US High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change, bringing together key decision makers and thought leaders from Europe and the United States to tackle the big issues on the path to net zero. The dialogues, which started in 2020, follow the Chatham House rule and serve as a safe space to identify opportunities for joint action and devise collaborative solutions. Going forward, we are preparing new climate dialogues between decision-makers from the EU and other parts of the world, with a focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

2050 Pathways Platform

The 2050 Pathways Platform (2050PP) is a multi-country platform to promote best practices and ambition within long-term low emission development strategies (LT LEDS). The Platform supports emerging markets and developing countries as they develop long-term, net-zero emissions, climate-resilient pathways. To do this, 2050PP brings together a network of countries, bilateral donors, multilateral and regional development banks, think tanks, and climate experts to develop high-quality, long-term decarbonisation strategies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also collaborates with national organisations and regional philanthropies to enable accountability and ensure robust participation during the development and implementation of policies and actions to reach net-zero emissions.

International Climate Politics Hub

The International Climate Politics Hub (ICPH) brings together a wide global network of actors working to facilitate greater climate ambition in the context of the UN climate process. As part of this, ICPH supports partners coordinating and advocating around international climate negotiations and other key moments, such as the G7, G20, and the UN biodiversity summit. Additionally, it offers its members strategic briefings and intelligence from a diverse range of experts from around the world. Launched in 2017, ICPH works with partner organisations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe.

Impact stories

Citizen engagement
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11.12.2024

Building a stronger climate network through capacity-building initiatives

How do we best equip our network to accelerate climate action? How do we build on the expertise our partners have in-house for continued, shared impact? At the European Climate Foundation, we go beyond strategic grantmaking — we also focus…

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Europe's industrial transformation
Poland reportage
28.11.2024

Unlocking Europe’s industrial transformation: a pathway to a competitive and inclusive net-zero economy

Maintaining Europe’s industrial competitiveness while leading the way to climate neutrality poses significant economic, technological and social hurdles. This transformation demands not only substantial investment and innovation but also a fundamental rethinking of existing industrial practices and workforce skills, ensuring…

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Citizen engagement
Fossil free energy
Italy reportage
24.09.2024

A visual tale of citizens leading the transition to energy-efficient buildings across Europe

With colder weather approaching and the need to turn on our heating, we began to look at our buildings as a refuge against lower temperatures, a way to reduce emissions and be energy-independent. Across Europe, citizens are leading the transition…

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