On 2 March 2021 at 14:00 - 18:00 CET, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) will launch its CDP Europe Awards 2021 to gather the highest level business and political decision-makers to challenge them on their plans to lead a truly green recovery towards the EU's 2050 climate neutrality goal.

By highlighting the enormity of the challenge to decarbonise economies and tackle the environmental crisis, COVID-19 has focused attention on the urgent need for a green recovery. Unprecedented EU funding will fuel it, while a new 2030 emissions target will take real and rapid changes to the way we live to achieve. A recovery that reboots old technologies will not succeed. Companies, financial institutions, local governments and policymakers must truly transform. They must #BuildForwardBetter and urgently roll out clear transition plans for a new, net zero emissions era.

For the first time, the full CDP Europe Awards dialogue is produced by Euronews. It is free to join and open to all with registration. CDP’s annual Europe Report will also be presented by Oliver Wyman.