Climate and energy diplomacy: Council gives guidance on strengthening synergies

The Council adopted on 6 March 2017 conclusions on EU climate and energy diplomacy as part of the implementation of the EU Global Strategy. The objective is to strengthen synergies and links between the relevant elements of EU climate diplomacy and energy diplomacy and to establish priorities for 2017.

U climate diplomacy focuses on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and climate security. EU energy diplomacy focuses on energy security and diversification.

ESO: background information: The energy transition through crowd-based innovation: a challenge for the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-energy-transition-through-crowd-based-innovation-a-challenge-for-the-eu/

ESO: background information: Adoption of the 'Clean Energy for All Europeans' package http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-the-clean-energy-for-all-europeans-package/

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