NECPs progress update in the Western Balkans: Failure to launch
At the doorstep of the year which was supposed to mark the halfway progress to the 2030 climate and energy targets, the Western Balkan countries
10/12/2024
Climate Hypocrisy ahead of G20: New report exposes the dangers of Milei’s climate-wrecking economic reforms and why the EU-Mercosur trade deal should finally be dropped
“Milei’s climate denialism and ‘chainsaw policies’ combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur trade deal is a recipe for disaster. The EU-Mercosur deal is based on a text from 25 years ago and totally out of sync with the reality of the climate crises we face today. ‘Mileinomics’ coupled with the EU-Mercosur deal could cause critical ecological spillovers globally, as it will further threaten South America’s second-largest forest, the Chaco forest, also one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks”, said Audrey Changoe, Trade and Investment Policy Coordinator at CAN Europe.
13/11/2024
Mileinomics: Fossil fuel expansion, climate denialism and the betrayal of human rights in Milei’s Argentina & Why it’s time to drop the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Milei’s so-called “libertarian experiment”, or ‘Mileinomics’, for radical free-market reforms combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur deal are a recipe for economic disaster. It is rooted in a neo-colonial economic model that created the social-ecological crisis in the first place.
13/11/2024
REPORT: Planning a fair and ambitious renovation wave
Energy poverty is a growing phenomenon increasingly affecting households in the European Union. The newly adopted Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), if implemented correctly,
30/10/2024
Benefits of a Forest Monitoring Law
Forests support the stability and vitality of the EU. We need a robust Forest Monitoring Law to provide an integrated data set on how EU
03/10/2024
Reduce Resource Use For A Fairer, Cleaner, And More Resilient Europe
Today, the EU’s consumption of natural resources is far beyond what is sustainable. The overuse of natural resources is driving multiple crises: climate change, biodiversity
30/09/2024
Green Solidarity: Guiding Principles for a Truly Just Social Climate Fund
The Social Climate Fund is one of the EU’s financial mechanisms to counterbalance the negative socioeconomic effects of the extension of the Emissions Trading System
26/09/2024
Nature Restoration Law: Essential Progress in Biodiversity and Climate Action – Implementation will be key
‘Nature is in a state of crisis’ (European Union NBSAP, 2023). Nature and biodiversity in the EU is declining, with most protected habitats and species
23/09/2024
Explained: The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The CSDDD is a new EU law that imposes binding obligations on corporate giants to check their global value chains for human rights and environmental risks and harms. It also enables victims and EU member states to hold non-compliant companies accountable.
27/08/2024
Policy Briefing: Recommendations for the EU’s international climate and energy partnerships
Climate and energy transition partnerships are a critical element of the external dimension of the European Green Deal (EGD) and to globally support more ambitious
30/07/2024