At the One Planet Summit in Paris on 12 December 2017, marking the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the European Commission presented ten initiatives in a new Action Plan for the Planet to show how the EU is working to create a modern economy and a fair society, powered by sustainable energy. These initiatives include:
- Investing in Clean Industrial Technologies
- The Clean Energy for Islands Initiative
- The EU Rulebook for Investment in Energy Performance of Buildings
- The Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Investment Facility
- Structural Support Action for Coal and Carbon Intensive Regions
A summary of the ten initiatives has been put together in a brochure, available in EN and FR.
More information from the One Planet Summit:
Press release: “Commission unveils Action Plan for the Planet” (EN/FR/DE)
Commissioners’ speeches:
Vice-President responsible for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič "Accelerating local and regional climate action"
Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete “Scaling-up finance for climate action”
Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, Financial Stability and Financial Services Valdis Dombrovskis “Greening finance for sustainable business”
Europe by Satellite video and photo
Social media: #OnePlanetSummit and follow @Energy4Europe
- Publication date
- 12 December 2017
- Author
- Directorate-General for Energy
- Location
- Brussels