The Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy (CCCE) is a new pilot initiative led by the European Commission (DG Energy) to encourage and support European companies, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to step up their contribution to a clean energy transition and climate action and increase private investments in clean energy Research & Innovation (R&I), technologies and solutions.
Businesses can make a pledge with the CCCE whereby they commit to taking action to reduce their carbon emissions.
Companies that pledge will receive practical, step-by-step guidance to help them take concrete action to decarbonise their businesses. They will also save on their energy bills and receive recognition for their efforts.
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CCCE latest news
From 6-20 November, leaders and representatives from all over the world met in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, to take part at COP27 and to discuss the next actions towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement.
The EU is facing unprecedented challenges in our economy and energy supply. The RePowerEU plan is a response to the global energy market disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Launched in May 2022, the plan aims to save and produce clean energy and diversify EU energy supplies.
With energy bills are rising all over Europe, companies are putting in place measures to reduce their ecological footprint. This is what Looming, an eco-friendly hostel located in Tartu, Estonia, has been doing for quite a while.
On 24 February 2022, we all woke up to a changed world. A darker world, where war on the continent of Europe had once again been waged. The fallout of Russia’s unjustified war has been felt across the globe.
The Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy will be assisted by a Steering Committee (SteerCo), composed of experts in the field of energy efficiency and carbon neutrality.
