EU Budget: Commission proposes boost to climate spending, but does it go far enough?

James Murray
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Budget proposal would see major increase in climate action funding from 2021, but some governments are set to call for greater ambition

The European Commission yesterday proposed a major increase in EU funding for climate action programmes, setting out plans to ensure a quarter of the EU budget from 2021 to 2027 is earmarked for climate...

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