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Generation Climate Europe (GCE) is the largest coalition of youth-led networks on climate and environmental issues at the European level.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Circular Economy Act

5 Nov 2025

GCE's response to the Call for Evidence is attached. In summary, Generation Climate Europe (GCE) welcomes the European Commissions initiative on a Circular Economy Act, a very important step forward to enhance the circular economy in the EU. However, we want to highlight that the necessity of rethinking the current economic system must be integrated in the CE Act. Such a rethinking is a systemic change necessary to secure intergenerational justice and resource justice, the respect of planetary boundaries and ultimately the resilience and security of the EU.
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Meeting with Benedetta Scuderi (Member of the European Parliament) and European Youth Forum and Young European Federalists

29 Apr 2025 · Youth policy dialogue discussion

Meeting with Clint Tanti (Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn Micallef), Deša Srsen (Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn Micallef) and

16 Jan 2025 · Intergenerational Fairness Strategy

Meeting with Lena Schilling (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jul 2024 · Climate and Youth Policy

Meeting with Aurore Lalucq (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2024 · Place de la jeunesse dans la transition climatique et économique juste

Meeting with Dino Toljan (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

25 Oct 2023 · Youth engagement at COP28

Meeting with Dino Toljan (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

25 Oct 2023 · Youth engagement at COP28

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Oct 2023 · Youth Consultation on COP28

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

29 Jun 2023

Generation Climate Europe (GCE) expresses its concerns regarding the European Commissions Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials published on the 16th of March 2023. In addition, we suggest potential elements for the improvement of the Regulation in the attached position paper drafted by our Digitalisation Project. In sum, our concerns on the Regulation revolve around: 1.The push for mining with minimal attention on the long-term and intergenerational perspectives on its negative social and environmental impacts, not just in Europe, but also in the Global South through Strategic Partnerships; 2. The lack of safeguards for civil society, and the absence of stakeholder involvement in the procedures of Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Projects and, in particular, in the newly created Critical Raw Materials Board; 3. The lack of focus on circular and consumption reduction practices which would challenge the assumptions of a linear economy and better integrate the Proposal with the goals of the European Green Deal (such as the right to repair).
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Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

22 Jun 2022

Generation Climate Europe welcomes the Commission’s proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) replacing the current Ecodesign Directive. We consider that, overall, its level of comprehensiveness and ambition are the necessary ones that are needed in light of the need to build more circular and sustainable economic systems. However, considering the urgency of the climate crisis we are facing and the trends towards ever-increasing consumption and production, this contribution provides feedback on how to further strengthen the regulation to protect current and future generations. To ensure that the potential of the ESPR is fulfilled, the following points must be taken into account: - Strong information requirements must be set, but performance requirements are central to achieving more sustainable products - When setting out performance requirements, options reducing waste and resource consumption must be prioritized, in line with the EU Waste Hierarchy - Given the urgency of the climate crisis, the roll-out of the ESPR and its delegated acts must be quick and focused on the most damaging products and product categories The principles above are laid out in more detail in the attached contribution.
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