Answers from Frans Timmerman Executive Vice-President-designate for the European Green Deal to the EP’s written questions.

1. European Climate Law/ 2030 ambition

Source: Liebman & Associates (L&A)

1. ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highlights from the report:

The Global Climate in 2015-2019 (World Meteorological Organization, WMO):

Warmest five-year period on record

According to President-elect Ursula von der Leyen

Goal: Europe to become the first climate-neutral continent.

Source: Influence Map

EU trade associations representing energy and industrial interests have long been powerful stakeholders in the European climate policy process. The majority of industry associations actively lobbying on EU climate policy continue to oppose increasing regulatory ambition on climate change. The 8 trade associations here below have the largest negative impact on climate policy.

Source: Transparency International

Definitions

1. To what extent does the law clearly and unambiguously define ‘lobbyists’ to capture all who lobby professionally including professional lobbyists, public affairs consultancies, and representatives from NGOs, corporations, industry/professional associations, trade unions, think tanks, law firms, faith-based organisations and academics?  Check all categories covered by law:

Author: Pavel Kanevski, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Original Text edited by AALEP

Russian interest groups have been constantly learning how European policymaking works, using lobbying as an instrument of direct and indirect influence. However, fusion of business and government often makes it difficult for Russian interest groups, foremost business, to exercise influence abroad independently.   

Definition

Source: The International Standards for Lobbying Framework are the result of collaborative work with civil society led by Transparency International, Access Info Europe, Sunlight Foundation and Open Knowledge. This initiative draws on the experience of a broad coalition of civil society organisations active in the field of lobbying transparency and open governance. The Standards aim at providing clear guidance to policymakers, governments and international organisations that are thinking of or are in the process of enacting lobbying legislation.

Author : Nicholas W. Allard

Original Text has been edited by AALEP

Introduction