About us
CAN Europe
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change. With over 185 member organisations active in 38 European countries, representing over 1.700 NGOs and more than 40 million citizens, CAN Europe promotes sustainable climate, energy and development policies throughout Europe.
The vision of CAN is a world actively striving towards and achieving the protection of the global climate in a manner that promotes equity and social justice between peoples, sustainable development of all communities, and protection of the global environment.
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 European countries outside the EU.
CAN Europe is recognised as an established civil society voice in both EU policy and the UN climate negotiations. We work to influence decision-makers at the heart of Brussels while supporting our diverse network of members to campaign from grassroots up to governmental level in Members States.
CAN Europe works on a broad range of issues including climate, energy and finance policies, to contribute to the zero carbon transition that should allow us to avoid dangerous climate change. We do that with a great team of experts in the CAN Europe secretariat as well as with hundreds of staff from our member organisations, that engage through working groups, mailing lists, conference call and our bi-annual General Assemblies.
Find out more about membership in the Members section.
CAN Europe is part of Climate Action Network (CAN) International, a worldwide network of more than 1,100 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government, private sector and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. CAN is based on trust, openness and democracy.
CAN Europe Annual Reports
If you want a quick sum-up of what we achieved in the past years, check our Annual Reports.
CAN Europe statutes
Funding
CAN Europe is a non-profit organisation receiving funding from the European Commission, governments, foundations as well as contributions and membership fees from our member organisations.
CAN Europe supports transparency and democracy in decision-making on all levels of society. For more information, see the Green 10 position paper on lobbying in the EU.
We thank the following donors for their support of our work in the present financial year:
Belgian Government
European Commission’s Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Programme
European Commission’s LIFE Programme
European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Programme
JMG Foundation
The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges
We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions and membership fees from our member organisations and CAN international.
For more information, you can consult our Annual report for 2020.
Disclaimer: CAN Europe receives funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union. The information and views set out on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.
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Olivia Saxer
olivia.saxer /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4676
Board
CAN Europe has a Board of Directors which is appointed by its General Assembly. As of April 2017, the Board is comprised of:
Secretary General at CIDSE
Board Member, Young Researchers of Serbia, a member of Youth Environment Europe (YEE)
Advisor, Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment, Norway
Head of the Board, Climate and Volunteering Rights, Turkey
Independent Scientist (Former Vice-President of IPCC), Belgium
Health and Climate Network
European Branch Manager, Climate Reality Project
Head of the Low Carbon and Circular Economy Programme, Institute for European Environmental Policies (IEEP)
Senior Expert on Energy and Sustainability, Eco-Union, Spain
Staff
CAN Europe has its main office in Brussels and additional offices and staff members in a whole range of countries across Europe: Denmark, Germany, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Work with us
The vision of CAN Europe is to tackle the climate crisis in a manner that promotes equity and social justice between people, sustainable development of all communities, and protection of the global environment. In this regard, CAN Europe is strongly committed to providing equal opportunity, fair and equal treatment in employment to all employees and applicants.
At CAN Europe Secretariat, you will be working with a diverse and brilliant group of people who collaborate on a regular basis. It is crucial for us to work in a supportive manner in a safe workplace in order to address one of the biggest challenges of our time. We are looking for:
LIFE Unify Project Consultant [job advert] – Apply by 31 May.
The potential candidates must apply by sending their application together with their financial bid to federico.mascolo@caneurope.org
Climate Governance and Human Rights Policy Coordinator [job ad + job description] – Apply by 10 June.
Network Development Coordinator [job ad + job description] – Apply by 5pm CET Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Directors
DIRECTOR
CHIARA MARTINELLI
chiara.martinelli /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4677
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
THEODORA PETROULA
dora.petroula /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4671
Administration and Finance
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
LIONEL DEHALU
lionel.dehalu /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4677
ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR
REINHILDE STINDERS
reinhilde.stinders /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4678
FINANCE AND LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
MARIA RADIKOV
maria.radikov /at/ caneurope.org
OFFICE & IT COORDINATOR
WINFRIED HOKE
winfried.hoke /at/ caneurope.org
HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR
CÉSAR CHANTRAINE
cesar.chantraine /at/ caneurope.org
Communication
SENIOR COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
CRISTINA DASCALU
ON LEAVE
communications /at/ caneurope.org
#EnergyEfficiency #renewables #EnergyInfrastructure #buildings
INTERIM HEAD OF COMMUNICATION
NINA TRAMULLAS
nina.tramullas / at / caneurope.org
+34 676 030 140
#FossilGas #methane #GlobalTransition #SustainableDevelopment #COP26
SOUTHEAST EUROPE COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
MAŠA PEROVIĆ
COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
TATIANA SHAURO
tatiana.shauro / at / caneurope.org
#EnergyTransition #Renewables #COP27 #GlobalTransition #youth #ClimateImpacts
COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
RACHEL BRABBINS
rachel.brabbins / at / caneurope.org
COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
DORUNTINA BASHA
doruntina.basha/ at / caneurope.org
COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR
JAMES O’ CONNOR
james.oconnor/ at / caneurope.org
COMMUNICATION OFFICER
LAURA FRANCESCHIN
laura.franceschin / at / caneurope.org
Network Development
HEAD OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
TOM BOYLE
tom.boyle /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4676
#NetworkDevelopment #DEAR #COP26
FUNDRAISING AND NETWORK
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
OLIVIA SAXER
olivia.saxer /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4676
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE)
KASIA UGRYN
kasia.ugryn /at/ caneurope.org
+48 604 470 158
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
SAMUEL MARTÍN-SOSA
samuel.martin.sosa /at/ caneurope.org
+34 686961486
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY OFFICER
FEDERICO MASCOLO
federico.mascolo /at/ caneurope.org
#NetworkDevelopment #UNIFY #climate #finance
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & MOBILISATION CONSULTANT
JESSICA DEN OUTER
jessica.den.outer /at/ caneurope.org
#NetworkDevelopment #youth
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT & REAL DEAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
KRISTINA NAUNOVA
kristina.naunova /at/ caneurope.org
+389(0)78490580
#environmentalcitizenship #deliberativedemocracy #EuropeanGreenDeal
Climate Policy
EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY COORDINATOR (CLIMATE TEAM CARETAKER)
KLAUS RÖHRIG
klaus.rohrig /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2893 0839
CLIMATE AND INDUSTRY POLICY COORDINATOR
DOREEN FEDRIGO
doreen.fedrigo /at/ caneurope.org
#climate #IndustrialTransformation #IndustrialDecarbonisation #energy
SENIOR CLIMATE AND LAND USE POLICY COORDINATOR
ULRIIKKA AARNIO
ulriikka.aarnio /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4674
#LULUCF #NatureBasedSolutions #biodiversity #CarbondioxideRemoval
CLIMATE GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY COORDINATOR
HARRIET MACKAILL-HILL
harriet.mackaill.hill /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2893 0839
#climate #PeoplesClimateCase #AccessToJustice #ClimateLitigation #ClimateLaw
CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY OFFICER
SILVIA VALENTINI
silvia.valentini /at/ caneurope.org
Production and Consumption
CLIMATE AND INDUSTRY POLICY COORDINATOR
DOREEN FEDRIGO
doreen.fedrigo /at/ caneurope.org
#climate #IndustrialTransformation #IndustrialDecarbonisation #energy
STEEL TRANSFORMATION POLICY COORDINATOR
BORIS JANKOWIAK
boris.jankowiak/at/ caneurope.org
INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION POLICY OFFICER
GIULIA NARDI
giulia.nardi /at/ caneurope.org
Energy Policy
EU ENERGY POLICY COORDINATOR
VEERLE DOSSCHE
veerle.dossche /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4672
#renewables #wind #solar
RENEWABLE ENERGY CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
SEDA ORHAN
seda.orhan /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2893 0827
#renewables #campaigns #solar #wind
HEATING CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
MONICA VIDAL
monica.vidal /at/ caneurope.org
#heating #renewables #campaigns
ENERGY SAVINGS POLICY COORDINATOR
VERENA BAX
verena.bax /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4672
ENERGY TRANSITION POLICY COORDINATOR
JÖRG MÜHLENHOFF
joerg.muehlenhoff /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4672
EU GAS POLICY COORDINATOR
ESTHER BOLLENDORFF
esther.bollendorff /at/ caneurope.org
+32 484 564 680
SENIOR ENERGY POLICY COORDINATOR (COAL TEAM CARETAKER)
ELIF GÜNDÜZYELI
elif.gunduzyeli /at/ caneurope.org
GAS POLICY OFFICER
GIUSEPPE COSTANZO
giuseppe.costanzo /at/ caneurope.org
ENERGY POLICY COORDINATOR
MARTA ANCZEWSKA
marta.anczewska /at/ caneurope.org
#EnergyTransition #energy #coal #EUfunds
PROJECT MANAGER – ENERGY SCENARIOS
ELLI TESSIER
elli.tessier /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2894 4672
Europe in Transition Policy
ENERGY POLICY COORDINATOR FOR SOUTHEAST EUROPE
VIKTOR BERISHAJ
viktor.berishaj /at/ caneurope.org
+32 470 58 80 01
POLICY COORDINATOR FOR TURKEY
ÖZLEM KATISÖZ
ozlem.katisoz /at/ caneurope.org
ENERGY & CLIMATE POLICY OFFICER FOR WESTERN BALKANS
FROSINA ANTONOVSKA
frosina.antonovska /at/ caneurope.org
Finance, International and Trade Policy
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY COORDINATOR
RACHEL SIMON
rachel.simon /at/ caneurope.org
+32 2893 0950
#GlobalTransition #SustainableDevelopment #InternationalClimateFinance #finance #subsidies
SENIOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY COORDINATOR
CORNELIA MAARFIELD
cornelia.maarfield /at/ caneurope.org
+49 170 8765 271
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY COORDINATOR
SVEN HARMELING
sven.harmeling /at/ caneurope.org
+49 1776136431
#GlobalTransition #SustainableDevelopment #InternationalClimateFinance #EnergyTransition
EU FISCAL REFORM POLICY COORDINATOR
ISABELLE BRACHET
TRADE AND CLIMATE CAMPAIGNER
DYLAN UNDERHILL
dylan.underhill /at/ caneurope.org
+49 170 8765 271
FINANCE AND SUBSIDIES POLICY COORDINATOR
OLIVIER VARDAKOULIAS
olivier.vardakoulias /at/ caneurope.org
#GlobalTransition #SustainableDevelopment #InternationalClimateFinance #finance #subsidies
Interns
TRADE & INVESTMENT POLICY ASSISTANT
FLORA WITKOWSKI
flora.witkowski /at/ caneurope.org
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT & MOBILIZATION ASSISTANT
ANUNA DE WEVER
anuna.dewever/at/ caneurope.org
COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGN ASSISTANT – ECT CAMPAIGN
RUTA ZULPAITE
ruta.zulpaite /at/ caneurope.org
'Europe Beyond Coal' campaign secretariat
CAN Europe strongly supports the phase out of coal by both hosting the ‘Europe Beyond Coal’ campaign secretariat and by integrating the coal debate in our regular policy work as well as by supporting our members and allies in Turkey and the Western Balkans through CAN Europe’s coal team.
The Europe Beyond Coal campaign secretariat consists of:
Mahi Sideridou
Managing Director
Mahi /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Kathrin Gutmann
Campaign Director
kathrin /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Greg McNevin
Communications Director
Greg /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Loukia Goni
Digital Engagement Officer
Wiebke /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Emilia Ocho
Office and Digital Administrator
Emilia /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Duygu Kutluay
Campaigner
Duygu /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Zala Primc
Campaigner
Zala /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Suzanne Schenk
Network and Finance Coordinator
Suzanne /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Meri Pukarinen
International Campaign Coordinator
Meri /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Wiebke Witt
Campaigner in Germany
Wiebke /at/ beyond-coal.eu
Alexandru Mustata
Campaigner
Alexandru /at/ beyond-coal.eu