We Mean Business Coalition Board statement on the EU council’s 2024-2029 strategic agenda

The We Mean Business Coalition calls on the EU Council to prioritize a rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in its 2024-2029 strategic agenda. The Coalition argues that fast decarbonization is essential for economic resilience and competitiveness, especially as the US and China invest heavily in clean energy. They advocate for a robust 2040 climate target of at least 90% emissions reductions and a holistic approach integrating climate, nature, society, and economy to achieve a climate-neutral and socially fair Europe.

• The EU faces a strategic choice to either lead or follow in the next industrial revolution, noting that the US and China are investing heavily in clean energy to support job creation and economic security.
• Rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is presented as the primary mechanism for increasing economic competitiveness, resilience, and security.
• Over 100 business leaders have urged the EU to establish a 2040 climate target requiring at least 90% emissions reductions and to implement policies that scale investment for just and rapid decarbonization.
• The We Mean Business Coalition, representing over 16,000 companies globally (including 10,000 European businesses), calls for the EU to maintain a holistic approach to climate, nature, society, and economy to keep the 1.5C goal in sight.

APA

Seligmann, L., Cramer, A., Madera, S., Whittington, E., Clarkson, H., Bakker, P., Lubber, M., Cheshire, S. I., Espinosa, P., Sen, S., & Marques, R. (2024). We Mean Business Coalition Board statement on the EU council’s 2024-2029 strategic agenda. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-eu-council-agenda/

Chicago

Seligmann, Leah, Aron Cramer, Sherry Madera, Eliot Whittington, Helen Clarkson, Peter Bakker, Mindy Lubber, et al. We Mean Business Coalition Board statement on the EU council’s 2024-2029 strategic agenda. We Mean Business Coalition, 2024. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-eu-council-agenda/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{seligmann2024mean, author = {Seligmann, Leah and Cramer, Aron and Madera, Sherry and Whittington, Eliot and Clarkson, Helen and Bakker, Peter and Lubber, Mindy and Cheshire, Sir Ian and Espinosa, Patricia and Sen, Supriya and Marques, Roberto}, title = {{We Mean Business Coalition Board statement on the EU council’s 2024-2029 strategic agenda}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-eu-council-agenda/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }