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European Finance-Climate Pact (own-initiative opinion)

Adopted on 17/10/2018
Reference: 
NAT/735-EESC-2018-01241
Rapporteur: 
Rudy DE LEEUW (Workers - GR II / Belgium)

Finance needs to be mobilised to serve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, create jobs and enable Europe to have a leadership in climate technologies. Moreover, money flows need to be re-directed from polluting technologies towards innovative solutions that will help Europe close the emissions gap. Admittedly, these investments will all be profitable in the long run, but how to "prime the pump"? The EESC's own-initiative opinion on the European Finance-Climate Pact will suggest solutions that can make it happen.

EESC opinion: European Finance-Climate Pact (own-initiative opinion)

Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution (own-initiative opinion)

Adopted on 19/09/2018
Reference: 
NAT/737-EESC-2018-01470
Rapporteur: 
Brenda KING (United Kingdom)
Co-rapporteur: 
Thierry LIBAERT (Diversity Europe - GR III/France)

The annual revision of the Eurostat SDG Report must be an opportunity for broader dialogue with civil society concerning which indicators be included and what the target for each of these should be. This own-initiative opinion examines how organised civil society could be better involved in a more qualitative follow-up of the annual revision of the Eurostat SDG report as part of SDG monitoring and follow-up programmes that have been established.

EESC opinion: Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution (own-initiative opinion)

Bioeconomy – contributing to achieving the EU's climate and energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals (exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency)

Adopted on 19/09/2018
Reference: 
NAT/739-EESC-2018-02466
Rapporteur: 
Tellervo KYLÄ-HARAKKA-RUONALA (Finland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Andreas THURNER (Diversity Europe - GR III/Austria)

The future Austrian Presidency of the Council has requested the EESC to draw up an exploratory opinion on the Bioeconomy, and how it can contribute to achieving the EU's climate, energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals.

EESC opinion: Bioeconomy – contributing to achieving the EU's climate and energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals (exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency)

Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)

Adopted on 11/07/2018
Reference: 
NAT/722-EESC-2018-00464
Referral: 
COM(2018) 29 final
Rapporteur: 
Cillian LOHAN (Diversity Europe - GR III / Ireland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Tellervo KYLÄ-HARAKKA-RUONALA (Finland)

The circular economy monitoring framework draws upon and complements the existing Resource Efficiency Scoreboard and Raw Materials Scoreboard, which were developed in recent years by the Commission.

EESC opinion: Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)

Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)

Adopted on 23/05/2018
Reference: 
NAT/721-EESC-2018-00536
Referral: 
COM(2018) 28 final COM(2018) 28 final COM(2018) 33 final 2018/0012 CODCOM(2018) 33 final 2018/0012 COD
Rapporteur: 
Antonello PEZZINI (Italy)

This EESC opinion covers both the Communication on A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) and the proposal for a Directive on Port Reception Facilities (COM(2018) 33 final), as this initiative also contributes to the objective of reducing the leakage of plastics into the environment

EESC opinion: Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)

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