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NGOs file complaints over systemic failures in climate plans across Europe
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CAN Europe to Commissioners-Designate: Get Real on Scaling Up EU Climate Ambition
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CAN Europe and GLAN go to court against the European Commission to up the EU climate ambition
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Latest news_

Press release

EU-Mercosur deal concluded in secrecy, a tragic blow to the planet and democracy

Brussels & Montevideo, 6 December 2024 — Today, the EU and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) concluded the EU-Mercosur trade deal negotiations, in complete secrecy. 25 years…
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Letter

Joint Civil Society letter to the President of the European Commission on the LIFE funding

EU LIFE operating grants: ensuring public participation in the development of environmental policy, enabling civil society engagement to strengthen democracy and support the European project. Read the joint letter here
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Blog

CAN Europe intervenes in a landmark case before the European Court of Human Rights

CAN Europe and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) intervened in the case of Müllner v. Austria to support the claims of the plaintiff. In this case, an Austrian citizen…
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Europe must resist backsliding on coal cuts this winter

Written by Thomas Lewis, Energy Policy Expert at CAN Europe. Over the last two winters coal did not make the comeback like many were advocating. Under the pretense of “energy…
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Press release

Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermining climate action

3 December 2024 — The Energy Charter Conference finally adopted its proposal for modernising the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Negotiations to reform the ECT aimed to align it with the…
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Letter

Letter to Commissioner Dan Jørgensen on the future of EU energy policy

Read the full letter here.  ToMr. Dan JørgensenEuropean Commissioner for Energy and HousingBrussels, 2 December 2024Dear Commissioner Jørgensen, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous…
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Work areas_

Climate action

Bolstering EU climate ambition to reach the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

CLIMATE ACTION

Bolstering EU climate ambition to reach the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

* Emissions trading
* Effort sharing
* Industrial decarbonisation
* Climate Plans and Laws
* Climate target
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Energy transition

Advocating for 100% renewables, energy savings and fossil fuels phase-out.

ENERGY TRANSITION

Advocating for 100% renewables, energy savings and fossil fuels phase-out.

* Energy transition vision
* Energy savings
* Renewables
* Coal
* Gas
* Buildings
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Financing the
transition

Shifting EU finance away from fossil fuels towards climate-neutral economies.

FINANCING THE TRANSITION

Shifting EU finance away from fossil fuels towards climate-neutral economies.

* EU Budget
* Recovery
* Fossil fuel subsidies
* Buildings
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Europe in
transition

Advancing sustainable energy in EU’s neighbouring countries.

EUROPE IN TRANSITION

Advancing sustainable energy in EU’s neighbouring countries.

* Turkey
* Western Balkans
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Global transition

Raising global efforts to fight dangerous climate change.

GLOBAL TRANSITION

Raising global efforts to fight dangerous climate change.

* International negotiations
* International climate finance
* Climate, sustainable development, and human rights
* Trade
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change. We promote sustainable climate, energy and development policies throughout Europe.

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CAN Europe works to prevent dangerous climate change and promotes sustainable climate and energy policy in Europe. CAN Europe is part of a worldwide network of more than 1,300 NGOs: CAN International.

The wider and better-informed group we are, the stronger our voice!

In 40 European countries

200 member organisations

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We are Europe's leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change

CAN Europe Headquarters
Mundo B
Rue d’Edimbourg 26
1050, Brussels
Belgium

Tel: +32 (0) 28944670

CAN Europe empowers civil society organisations to influence the design and development of effective climate change policy in Europe, both in the European Union as well as in its Member States and in European countries outside the EU.

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