16/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – The launch event for the ‘European Climate Pact’, a European Commission initiative to engage stakeholders and civil society in climate action, took place on Wednesday 16 December (see EUROPE 12619/16). This event was notably the occasion to present the Pact’s first ambassadors, whose role will be to set an example. It also marked the beginning of a collaboration with ‘Count Us In’, a global climate campaign that aims to inspire a billion people to significantly reduce their emissions over the next decade through individual actions tracked by a global aggregator. Participating in the event, the Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said: “Everyone can contribute. Our partnership with Count Us In will enable everyone in Europe to make a change in favour of the climate”. (DG)