Michael Forte
@mforte.bsky.social
EU Politics & Climate Governance @e3g.bsky.social Brussels. Improving decision-making to strengthen climate action. Views my own. (at)mforte_polgov on the other place.
Sandra Tzvetkova and I round up five things climate watchers should pay attention to in the #MFF proposals. The last thing to read before going on holiday, the first thing to read when you come back!
The #EU faces a clean transition funding gap. How does the European Commission's new budget proposal stack up for climate?
Read our blog to find out: www.e3g.org/news/5-clima...
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Read our blog to find out: www.e3g.org/news/5-clima...
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5 climate insights from the EU's new budget proposal
The European Commission has published its much-anticipated proposal for the next EU budget. Set to the tune of sustained crises and uphill domestic politics, the proposal attempts to walk a fine line ...
www.e3g.org
August 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Sandra Tzvetkova and I round up five things climate watchers should pay attention to in the #MFF proposals. The last thing to read before going on holiday, the first thing to read when you come back!
Deciphered some Commission prose on #2040ClimateTarget flexibility for @carbonbrief.org
NEW – Q&A: European Commission’s proposal to cut EU emissions 90% by 2040 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from
@lindakalcher.bsky.social @mforte.bsky.social
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July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Deciphered some Commission prose on #2040ClimateTarget flexibility for @carbonbrief.org
propositionem habemus
www.e3g.org/news/eu-2040...
www.e3g.org/news/eu-2040...
European Commission releases proposal for a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040
The 90% target puts the EU on course towards climate neutrality by 2050 and gives predictability on the way forward.
www.e3g.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
propositionem habemus
www.e3g.org/news/eu-2040...
www.e3g.org/news/eu-2040...
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@neilmakaroff.bsky.social and I might have advocated for the 2040 target to be discussed at EUCO. Just not this way.
A debate on how the target boosts competitiveness, investments, innovation, affordability and enabling policies to reach is required. Not to ditch 2040.
pro.politico.eu/news/200907
A debate on how the target boosts competitiveness, investments, innovation, affordability and enabling policies to reach is required. Not to ditch 2040.
pro.politico.eu/news/200907
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June 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@neilmakaroff.bsky.social and I might have advocated for the 2040 target to be discussed at EUCO. Just not this way.
A debate on how the target boosts competitiveness, investments, innovation, affordability and enabling policies to reach is required. Not to ditch 2040.
pro.politico.eu/news/200907
A debate on how the target boosts competitiveness, investments, innovation, affordability and enabling policies to reach is required. Not to ditch 2040.
pro.politico.eu/news/200907
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❗BREAKING: French President Macron is putting the EU 2040 climate target agreement at risk❗
More info: www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Fr... (In PL)
🗣️ @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:
More info: www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Fr... (In PL)
🗣️ @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
❗BREAKING: French President Macron is putting the EU 2040 climate target agreement at risk❗
More info: www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Fr... (In PL)
🗣️ @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:
More info: www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Fr... (In PL)
🗣️ @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:
Je ne sais vraiment pas par où commencer. Voici comment le gouvernement français veut souhaiter bon anniversaire à l'Accord de Paris:
‼️ Alors que la France se dit garante de l'Accord de Paris sur le Climat, Emmanuel Macron envisage de tuer l’ambition climatique européenne pour 2035 et 2040, en s’alliant avec des pays ultra conservateurs et populistes.
Un thread 🧵
Un thread 🧵
June 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Je ne sais vraiment pas par où commencer. Voici comment le gouvernement français veut souhaiter bon anniversaire à l'Accord de Paris:
At the 2025 Annual Budget Conference, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu just confirmed that the Commission will propose "national and regional partnerships for investments and reforms" (NRPIR?) for the next #EUBugdet. What could this new set of reform plans mean for energy & climate?
Some thoughts: 1/7
Some thoughts: 1/7
May 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
At the 2025 Annual Budget Conference, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu just confirmed that the Commission will propose "national and regional partnerships for investments and reforms" (NRPIR?) for the next #EUBugdet. What could this new set of reform plans mean for energy & climate?
Some thoughts: 1/7
Some thoughts: 1/7
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🔋 How can the EU budget accelerate decarbonisation & build a greener & resilient economy?
Key reforms to the Multiannual Financial Framework are crucial:
- boosting synergies
- aligning national plans
- simplifying governance
- & empowering local action
Read @e3g.bsky.social's briefing👇
Key reforms to the Multiannual Financial Framework are crucial:
- boosting synergies
- aligning national plans
- simplifying governance
- & empowering local action
Read @e3g.bsky.social's briefing👇
Improving climate and energy policy coordination through the next EU budget
With the right changes, the EU's multiannual financial framework can become a much more effective tool to pursue common priorities such as climate and security.
www.e3g.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🔋 How can the EU budget accelerate decarbonisation & build a greener & resilient economy?
Key reforms to the Multiannual Financial Framework are crucial:
- boosting synergies
- aligning national plans
- simplifying governance
- & empowering local action
Read @e3g.bsky.social's briefing👇
Key reforms to the Multiannual Financial Framework are crucial:
- boosting synergies
- aligning national plans
- simplifying governance
- & empowering local action
Read @e3g.bsky.social's briefing👇
Reposted by Michael Forte
🧵The EU’s next budget offers a key opportunity to enhance climate and energy policy coordination. We explore how better governance of the Multiannual Financial Framework (#MFF) can support #decarbonisation and a greener, more resilient economy.
🔗Read the full briefing: www.e3g.org/publications...
🔗Read the full briefing: www.e3g.org/publications...
Improving climate and energy policy coordination through the next EU budget
With the right changes, the EU's multiannual financial framework can become a much more effective tool to pursue common priorities such as climate and security.
www.e3g.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🧵The EU’s next budget offers a key opportunity to enhance climate and energy policy coordination. We explore how better governance of the Multiannual Financial Framework (#MFF) can support #decarbonisation and a greener, more resilient economy.
🔗Read the full briefing: www.e3g.org/publications...
🔗Read the full briefing: www.e3g.org/publications...
What does the #CleanIndustrialDeal 's section on jobs and skills tell us about how the "new" Commission leadership understands workers' place in the industrial transition?
A thread 🧵 1/8
A thread 🧵 1/8
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What does the #CleanIndustrialDeal 's section on jobs and skills tell us about how the "new" Commission leadership understands workers' place in the industrial transition?
A thread 🧵 1/8
A thread 🧵 1/8
With our expertise across #CleanIndustrialDeal #CID, the first #Omnibus simplification package and the #AffordableEnergyActionPlan, here's E3G's overall take: the EU now has a forward agenda, but it's a clumsy one.
www.e3g.org/news/the-eur...
www.e3g.org/news/the-eur...
The European Commission reveals a clumsy forward agenda
Today, the European Commission unveiled key pieces to set the direction of the European economy in times of crisis.
www.e3g.org
February 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
With our expertise across #CleanIndustrialDeal #CID, the first #Omnibus simplification package and the #AffordableEnergyActionPlan, here's E3G's overall take: the EU now has a forward agenda, but it's a clumsy one.
www.e3g.org/news/the-eur...
www.e3g.org/news/the-eur...
This is the issue with the Commission choosing to focus on the reform side of the RRF and ignore the huge leap in size of NGEU. This carrot is much smaller. Two options: 1. more money, or 2. an innovative, yet-to-defined mechanism that somehow creates reforms buy-in without cash.
Finally, method risk: The experience with NGEU seems to have led to a believe that EU-level money is a good lever for the Commission to force member states to do things nationally they don't want to. That was true because the RRF was a lot of money. It won't work the same way without it.
February 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is the issue with the Commission choosing to focus on the reform side of the RRF and ignore the huge leap in size of NGEU. This carrot is much smaller. Two options: 1. more money, or 2. an innovative, yet-to-defined mechanism that somehow creates reforms buy-in without cash.
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📆 One year ago today, the EU Commission proposed a 2040 emissions target
Since then?
❌ No Climate Law amendments
❌ No 2035 target
❌ No NDC
We are tired of waiting!
#ClimateActionNow #2040Target
🔗 caneurope.org/2040-communi...
Since then?
❌ No Climate Law amendments
❌ No 2035 target
❌ No NDC
We are tired of waiting!
#ClimateActionNow #2040Target
🔗 caneurope.org/2040-communi...
February 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📆 One year ago today, the EU Commission proposed a 2040 emissions target
Since then?
❌ No Climate Law amendments
❌ No 2035 target
❌ No NDC
We are tired of waiting!
#ClimateActionNow #2040Target
🔗 caneurope.org/2040-communi...
Since then?
❌ No Climate Law amendments
❌ No 2035 target
❌ No NDC
We are tired of waiting!
#ClimateActionNow #2040Target
🔗 caneurope.org/2040-communi...
When Donald Tusk tells us that "Europe should not be fearful", this is the kind of data we should have in mind. 🌄
Decarbonising is happening, it's saving us money and it's making us more resilient. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Decarbonising is happening, it's saving us money and it's making us more resilient. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
NEW | Solar generates more EU electricity than coal for the first time in 2024 🇪🇺☀️
Renewables made up nearly HALF of the electricity mix last year, while fossil power fell to a historic low ⚡
ember-energy.org/lat...
Renewables made up nearly HALF of the electricity mix last year, while fossil power fell to a historic low ⚡
ember-energy.org/lat...
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
When Donald Tusk tells us that "Europe should not be fearful", this is the kind of data we should have in mind. 🌄
Decarbonising is happening, it's saving us money and it's making us more resilient. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Decarbonising is happening, it's saving us money and it's making us more resilient. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The 🇪🇺 Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change #ESABCC has published its 2025 work programme. Looking forward to robust and independent recommendations on
- CO₂ removals 💨
- Climate mitigation in agriculture 🚜
- Climate adaptation & resilience ☂️
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/the-adv...
- CO₂ removals 💨
- Climate mitigation in agriculture 🚜
- Climate adaptation & resilience ☂️
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/the-adv...
The Advisory Board’s 2025 Work Programme
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu
January 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The 🇪🇺 Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change #ESABCC has published its 2025 work programme. Looking forward to robust and independent recommendations on
- CO₂ removals 💨
- Climate mitigation in agriculture 🚜
- Climate adaptation & resilience ☂️
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/the-adv...
- CO₂ removals 💨
- Climate mitigation in agriculture 🚜
- Climate adaptation & resilience ☂️
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/the-adv...