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The South-East Europe Change Net Foundation (Fondacija Mreža za promjene Jugoistočne Evrope)

SEE Change Net

SEE Change Net Foundation's goal is to support development of fact-based research and advocacy, for a South-East Europe change in policy and practice, towards more sustainable development in South-East Europe.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

23 Apr 2020

As a think tank leader who has spent the last decade working on Climate Change Modelling for the EU, SEE and Turkey I am completely convinced that economic activities that were rightly excluded and SHOULD NOT BE RE-INCLUDED are: 1. Nuclear power was rightly excluded by the TEG as the waste from nuclear fission causes dangerous pollution – thus significantly harming the taxonomy’s pollution objective. The TEG was therefore correct in its assessment that nuclear power is unsustainable and it should retain that assessment. Nuclear power is also responsible for some of the worst man-made disasters in recent times. 2. Fossil fuels (including gas) Fossil fuels clearly operate on emissions that are far beyond the 100 gCO2/KWh threshold identified by the TEG. They should therefore be excluded completely from the taxonomy. The TEG’s threshold is a timely, science-based reminder of how much we need to decarbonise our power sources to meet the Paris Agreement – and how far we are from that today. 3. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) should not be used for fossil-based power. The European Investment Bank has recently announced an exclusion of fossil fuel lending from its draft Energy Lending Policy, with some exceptions. The taxonomy should continue on this trajectory and exclude fossil fuels completely. 4. Incineration Waste incineration undermines upper-tier activities of the waste hierarchy which are more protective of the climate. Many reports have recognised that much of what is currently used as incinerator feedstock could be recycled or composted. The TEG has therefore rightly excluded incineration per se. It should also close the remaining loopholes which allow the use of refuse-derived fuel for e.g. cement production.
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Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

23 Mar 2017 · Presentation of the organisation

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

16 Jun 2016 · Energy Community and Climate policy

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

16 Oct 2015 · NGO petition on transparency and energy community