Companies can use the following five core elements as guiding principles for responsible engagement in climate policy.

1. Legitimacy

Legitimacy refers to a company’s approach, intentions and understanding of climate policy. Defining factors for legitimacy include:

1. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration European Association
2. Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)
3. Aquadev (AD)
4. Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles (ACEA)
5. Association Européenne des Expositions Scientifiques, Techniques et Industrielles (ECSITE)
6. Association of Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union (OCTA)
7. BusinessEurope
8. Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA)
9. CECODHAS- European Liaison Committee for Social Housing (CECODHAS)
10. CEMBureau

Implementing climate change policy poses difficult political economy challenges.

99 Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs) and 1598 NGOs are admitted as observers at the Climate Change Convention

IGOs as Observers

The EU and its 28 Member States are fully committed to the UNFCCC negotiating process with a view to adopting a global legally binding agreement applicable to all Parties at the Paris Conference in December 2015 in line with the below 2° C objective. The Lima Conference confirmed the Warsaw decision that all Parties should communicate their 'Intended Nationally Determined Contribution ' (INDC) in the first quarter of 2015 in a manner that facilitates the clarity, transparency and understanding of the INDC.

An effective presentation before a committee requires good planning and preparation. But what about the meeting itself ? Here are some quick tips on how to conduct yourself when testifying before a parliamentary committee.

Good governance and the quality of public administration is a key aspect in ensuring a country’s long-term competi­tiveness and well-being. The path towards good gov­ernance requires a long-term vision centred on a genuine consideration of the needs of citizens and business. Building trust should be a priority. Consensus building and a strate­gic approach are the pre-conditions for successful reform. The active engagement of all stakeholders is needed.

Strategic Approach

1. Option 1: No deal. Greece defaults on IMF and ECB repayments. ECB pulls plug on emergency bank assistance leading to run on Greek banks, capital controls and potential Grexit.
2. Option 2: Greece agrees reform deal with creditors at last minute and avoids default staying in Euro.
3. Option 3: No deal reached but both sides paper over cracks and Greece stays in Euro for now. Creditors find a way of releasing part of the €7.2bn remaining in the bailout to prevent a Grexit.

• Should Grexit become a reality, it will obviously cause turmoil for any organization that has operations in Greece.

Principle 1:  Fair Conduct of Elections, Representation and Participation