Europe’s climate movement continues to evolve and grow
Read the full opinion editorial originally published on EurActiv By Chiara Martinelli Ahead of the 2019 European elections, young climate activists took to the streets
31/05/2024
A revised and responsive Governance Regulation – Respecting environmental democracy rights in climate planning
The European Climate Energy Union and its Climate Action are struggling to reach its Paris Agreement targets and public demands. Its governance mechanism is in
25/03/2024
Taking flawed National Energy and Climate Plans to court. Lessons learned from previous cases
National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) can be a powerful tool to put European countries on track to stay within the critical 1.5°C global warming
22/03/2024
Myth buster: Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe releases a myth buster to counter the recent hype around nuclear energy. It details why nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction from the transition to a fully renewables-based energy system and threatens to delay the urgently needed phase out of fossil fuels.
19/03/2024
COP & Mobilisation: In shrinking space for civil society, even the colors we wear have become a tool for protest
The mobilisations at COP have been instrumental in raising awareness of climate change and its devastating impacts. They have brought together people from different backgrounds
07/12/2023
EU’s bilateral partnerships on climate and energy: New impulses at COP28?
At COP28, all parties should agree to a rapid, just and equitable global phase-out of fossil fuels in all sectors in line with the 1.5C
05/12/2023
Backdoor Lifelines to the Fossil Fuel Industry are not in Europe’s Common Interest
By Esther Bollendorff, Senior Gas Policy Coordinator at CAN Europe MEPs will vote today on Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) – a long list of
12/03/2024
The climate blueprints from EU member states are inadequate—and would forgo major socio-economic benefits
Read the full opinion editorial originally published on the Social Europe By Chiara Martinelli This year, European Union member states were required under EU regulation
30/11/2023
The Carbon Removal Certification Framework is Filled with Climate Threatening Loopholes
As the final moments of the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) negotiations drew to a close earlier this week, European NGOs were left deeply disappointed
22/02/2024
Using political momentum to phase out fossil gas by 2035
The catastrophic effects of climate change continue to wreak havoc on Europe and the world. We witness more frequent floods, droughts, and extreme temperature events,
23/06/2023