Since the 19th century the earth’s climate system has been changing due to human industrial activities based on fossil fuels and energy-intensive lifestyles. Consequently slow onset changes and extreme weather events becoming more intense and frequent already impact all of us around the world, but endangering more the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable who have contributed the least to global warming. ACT Alliance EU fights this injustice and undertakes targeted lobby and advocacy work to eliminate the causes of climate change, to provide adequate support for building resilient societies and to promote sustainable solutions for a better development eradicating poverty in the long term.
Climate Change
Climate change impacts are affecting all of us in every regions of the globe, but with different level of intensity. To decarbonise an economy, to adapt to climate change impacts such as heavy rainfalls, extreme droughts, melting glaciers or heavy storms and to cope consequently with damages and losses, the related costs can be tremendous. In the North, there are enough financial means and knowledge to address these changes. However people in the South living at the poverty level do not have such means and need support. Such help must be provided among other solutions with financial support based on solidarity and polluter-pays principles.
Featured Resources
ACT Alliance EU published a new report 'Setting the Standard' which shows that the EU as a whole is falling well short o... Read More
On 3 September 2020 ACT Alliance EU published a new report on climate finance revealing that EU institutions are failing... Read More
ACT Alliance EU: COP25 Expectations Paper COP25: 2nd – 13th December – Madrid, Spain Globally, developing countrie... Read More
Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 16 May,ACT Alliance EU, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Oxfam EU, Conser... Read More
The EU and its Member States constitute the largest donor for development, humanitarian and climate finance to developin... Read More
Resources
APRODEV Climate Finance Position 2010 Read More
Please find below all documents produced in 2009 and 2010 advocating for a better implementation of the EU fast start fi... Read More
Policy briefing: How EU must increase its climate financial support commitments 2009 Read More