EU–Egypt partnership: win–win for trade, industry and the clean transition
Strengthening trade cooperation with Egypt in support of its ambitious renewable energy targets offers unique benefits for the EU's regional influence, supply chain resilience, and industrial competitiveness. To retain a…
Hundreds of green businesses call on UK Chancellor to protect funding for home insulation and electric heating
In November 2025, the Guardian reported that the UK government was considering a policy which would create a multi-billion-pound black hole in the budget for the Warm Homes Plan. This…
E3G’s COP30 insight tracker
Welcome to E3G’s COP30 insights page, featuring expert analysis and commentary from Belém, Brazil. Explore our latest updates and reflections on the climate negotiations before and during COP30. Explore E3G's…
Protect fuel poverty alleviation funding at UK Autumn Budget, call businesses, charities and environmental groups
On 4 November, the Guardian reported that the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer was looking to cut the national insulation scheme, ECO, which is currently levied on energy bills. While…
The End of Addition: Clean energy’s economic and political takeover
Entering COP, many commentators like to use the line that renewables are just about meeting additional energy needs, or "energy addition”. But this misses the real story. The economics and…
Transition planning can shape the future of adaptation finance amid COP30 momentum
As COP30 begins in Belém, transition plans are continuing to gain momentum as a critical tool for mobilising climate finance. This builds on the Co-chairs’ report of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), released in October, which set out robust recommendations for integrating adaptation…
COP30 event: Investment treaties as a barrier to achieving climate goals
A frequently overlooked barrier to climate action is the international investment treaty system. Investment treaties, through a special dispute settlement mechanism called investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), allow foreign investors to directly…
Open letter: call for EU lead markets strategy for low-carbon products
Today, 50 leading organisations from across Europe’s industry, think tanks, and civil society have published an open letter to the European Commission, calling for ambitious lead market measures to be…