Energy, Environment & Climate Change

We fight for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.

We call for ambitious climate action to lower fossil fuel emissions and promote investments in renewable energy and green technologies.

We are working for a sustainable EU economy that embraces the green transition, promotes social wellbeing and is resilient in the face of global market pressures.

Through progressive policies in transport, housing, environment, energy, taxation, and social protection, we strive to ensure that everyone in Europe has access to affordable energy, quality jobs, energy-efficient housing, and sustainable transport.

We have only one planet, and it is our duty to pass it on to future generations as a healthy, liveable world. This requires climate action now.  At the EU level and globally.

That is why we call for strong nature protection and restoration legislation; we want viable forests and clean waters.

We call for ambitious climate mitigation and adaptation policies to manage the risks of climate change effectively.

We follow discussions on international fora closely and call for ambitious and binding global action for lowering emissions and for promoting social justice.

Climate change and global warming are first and foremost felt by vulnerable communities; targeted support is needed to promote sustainable climate action.

We are equally committed to halting biodiversity loss, restoring ecosystems and protecting Europe’s natural heritage, recognising that healthy ecosystems are essential for climate resilience, food security and human wellbeing.

Europe can lead the way.

We fight to ensure affordable energy for all.

Today, more than 30 million Europeans struggle to pay their energy bills, while in 2024, 9.2% of Europeans were unable to heat their homes. Energy poverty must end. We are calling for European rules to bring down their energy bills: fast deployment of renewable energy, greater investments in energy infrastructure, targeted efficiency measures for energy-poor households; improved consumer information and strengthening consumer rights; enhanced ability for consumers to switch providers; and public investment in efficiency measures and the self-generation of household energy.

We strive for an energy transition that is socially just and leaves no one behind.

Our political family fights for the fair implementation of the European Green Deal and underscores that this transition can only work if people support it.

We call for economic modernisation and innovation, for workers’ rights, skills development and job creation; we strive for environmental sustainability and social prosperity to go hand in hand.  

The scarcity of natural resources and the environmental and social impact of extraction demand that we rethink our current economic model.

Rather than a linear economy based on the process of “take-make-consume-dispose”, we strongly support the transition to a circular economy where products, components and materials are kept at their highest utility and value at all times and waste is considered a resource in its own right.

The shift to a circular model also bears great potential for the creation of high-quality green jobs.

We fight to support farmers’ incomes, quality jobs, and fair working conditions for all agricultural workers, while protecting them from unfair competition, especially from third countries.

We call for sustainable farming practices, higher animal welfare standards, and quality and healthy food for all.