Press Release: European Investment Bank and European Commission to explore EU climate finance initiative

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Series Details IP/10/729 (14.6.10)
Publication Date 14/06/2010
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European Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt agreed on 14 June 2010 to explore a joint climate finance initiative for developing countries as part of the European Union commitment made at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. During talks at EIB headquarters in Luxembourg, they also welcomed a political agreement reached in mobilising finance for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy technologies in the EU through the NER (New Entrants Reserve) 300 initiative.

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European Investment Bank: Press Release: BEI/10/98:EIB, European Commission to explore EU climate finance initiative http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=BEI/10/98&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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