This Directorate-General develops EU policies for combatting climate change and is responsible for the supervision and financing of projects that support this policy.
The main tasks of this DG are:
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to participate in international negotiations on climate change
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to explore and set up policies that might deal with the consequences of climate change
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the development and implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System
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to promote low carbon and similar clean technologies
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to monitor and aid member states in implementing their national strategies to combat climate change
There are 151 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
There are 39 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.