Proposals and Statements

CLC makes policy proposals for governments and other stakeholders in order to speed up the green transition and the green recovery with systemic soulutions and long-term climate policies.

Proposals and Statements

2026

Statement to support the full inclusion of municipal waste incineration in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)

Comment on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the sustainability reporting standard for voluntary use

CLC position on the EU Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) – stronger ambition and clarity for lead market creation is needed

CLC statement on the Finnish government's communication on the EU proposal for accelerating and decarbonising industrial capacity

CLC policy brief: EU ETS review to align policy framework with the needs of upcoming decades

Circular economy coalition policy brief: Key policy priorities for advancing competitive, circular and net-zero plastics by 2050

CLC's letter on the EU ETS for the European Council meeting 19th-20th of March 2026

CLC statement on the Finnish government report on the Long-term Climate Plan

CLC statement on the Finnish government's report on the National Energy and Climate Strategy

CLC statement for the Call for evidence consultation on the End-of-Waste criteria for plastic waste

CLC statement for 2026 the EU Commission Finland country report and recommendations

CLC statement for the Call for evidence consultation on the revision of EU rules on public procurement

CLC response on behalf of the Circular Economy Coalition to SYKE’s survey on circular economy policy for plastics

2025

CLC statement on the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034

CLC’s Statement on the EU Commission’s Circular Economy Act

CLC's statement on the European Commission's implementing regulation on the calculation methodology for product-specific emissions under the carbon border adjustment mechanism

CLC statement on the EU Commission’s Electrification Action Plan

CLC’s statement on the European Commission’s Roadmap towards Nature Credits

CLC's comment on EU strategy to boost global climate and energy transition

Protecting a level playing field in climate policy through the rapid and effective implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Boosting demand: Creating lead markets for near-zero emission steel in the EU

Creating the enabling conditions for near-zero emission steelmaking in Europe

CLC statements on Finland’s draft national energy and climate strategy and medium-term climate plan

CLC’s statement on Finnish government’s draft regulation for promoting industrial biogenic CO₂ capture

CLC's comment summary: European Commission’s consultation on Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act

CLC's comment summary: European Commission’s consultation on ETS review

New policy brief calls for stronger EU policies to unlock CCU potential

Market solutions for biodiversity are hard to build but Nordics are uniquely positioned to try

New policy brief calls for a dedicated market mechanism and long-term roadmap to scale removals beyond net-zero

CLC's new position paper: Firm actions needed to promote emission reduction and sustainability within social and health care sector

Paving the way towards net negative with CDR

Statement to the Environment Committee of the Finnish Parliament on government report regarding commission's communication on Clean Industrial Deal

Statement to the Environment Committee of the Finnish Parliament on Industrial Policy

New policy brief advocates integration of carbon removals into EU Emissions Trading System

2024

Statement to the Commerce Committee of the Finnish Parliament on the Government Annual Climate Report 2024

New Policy Brief addresses the need for large scale anthropogenic and biogenic carbon sinks in achieving Paris agreement goals

Organisation leaders: “A lot is at stake in the EU elections – we must adhere to the climate goals”

From Nordic forerunners to the EU Commission: Four policy recommendations to drive Europe's competitiveness

Statement to the Commerce and Environment Committees of the Finnish Parliament on the EU's 2040 climate target and progress towards climate neutrality by 2050

Response to the Strategic Dialogue of the future of EU Agriculture

CLC feedback to the brief for a regulation on monitoring framework for resilient European forests

2023

CLC Position paper: Co-benefits of healthy food on public health and climate – drastic actions needed to promote sustainable dietary choices

CLC Position paper: Agriculture and food production - in the beginning of the transformation

CLC response on EU's intermediary climate target for 2040 consultation

CLC position paper on land use and nature-based carbon removals: The EU needs a holistic land-use plan to enable enhanced carbon removals

CLC Policy brief on green ammonia

CLC’s statement on the Green Deal Industrial Plan

2022

CLC: A start should be made vithout delay on preparations for a Finnish industrial policy strategy for a hydrogen economy

CLC recommendation for EU on measures to decrease dependency on fossil energy

CLC Statement on the IPCC report and the urgency of climate action

Statement of the Climate Leadership Coalition board on delaying climate policies and lowering fossil prices

2021

CLC’s statement on the Government’s position on EUETS review

CLC's statement on the Government’s communication to Parliament on the Commission’s brief for recasting the Energy Efficiency Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council

Expert statement by Climate Leadership Coalition on the draft government brief for a new Climate Change Act

Statement by organisation leaders on the IPCC report and the urgency of climate action

A brief for carbon footprint development for products and materials

2020

Climate Leadership Coalition's statement on the EU Commission’s communication on the 2030 Climate target plan and the carbon budget brief by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee

Green recovery to improve EU trade balance and create new jobs

Climate Leadership Coalition proposes ambitious long-term climate goals and a systemic, market-driven solution

Climate Leadership Coalition wants a green recovery programme for the EU and member states

Climate Leadership Coalition welcomes the commission's brief for EU Climate Law and presents some remarks

Comments on the commission communication on the European green deal

2019

Climate Leadership Coalition welcomes the EU climate neutrality target by 2050 and the European Green Deal

Open letter to the European Council and the EU Commission on climate neutrality by 2050

Ambitious climate action is good for the business and the climate – systemic and market-based solutions are now needed

Climate Leadership Coalition calls for ambitious long-term climate goals and a systemic, market-driven solution

CLC brief for the Finnish government programme regarding the development of carbon sinks

Brief for the Finnish government programme 2019 by Climate Leadership Coalition