Press release
Loss and Damage should not be forgotten at Doha
As we approach the 18th Conference of Parties (COP) in Doha, a growing concern for climate and development NGOs is the matter of loss & damage as a result of
14/11/2012
CAN Europe Position paper on post-2020 EU climate and energy targets (2)
The European Union, its economy and the international community need binding, coherent and more ambitious 2020 and post-2020 EU climate and energy targets.
31/10/2012
Submission on review of the ETS auctioning time profile
CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Consultation on the review of the ETS auctioning time profile.
16/10/2012
Press release
LULUCF – Durban loopholes migrate into EU legislation
Accounting for forestry and agriculture The international LULUCF accounting rules agreed in Durban under the Kyoto Protocol last year fail to account for what the atmosphere sees. The European Commission’s proposal
09/10/2012
Energy Efficiency Directive Needs Ambitious Implementation By Member States
On 4 October the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) passed through its final legislative gate and was adopted by Member States at a Council meeting in Brussels. It is Europe’s first
07/10/2012
MFF Update: Time and money
As time has ticked on, CAN-Europe has kept a close watch over the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – more commonly known as the EU budget – which
30/09/2012
As UN climate talks in Bangkok close, NGOs call for action, ambition and accountability
At a press conference on the last day of UN climate talks in Bangkok, Thailand, international experts from NGOs organized in the Climate Action Network (CAN) assessed the Bangkok outcome,
05/09/2012
Green Climate Fund ready to operate, once we find the cash
The 24 board members of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) finally met in Geneva on August 24th. After a five-month delay, the board met to work out the details of
05/09/2012
CAN Europe Position on the need for a binding 2030 renewable energy target
Since the publication by the European Commission of its roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050, and subsequently its Energy roadmap 2050, there has been an increasing
15/08/2012
Blog
Baton passed to EU Member states for implementation of energy savings law
Will Member States aim for a gold in energy savings? On the evening of 13 June, after months of difficult political negotiations, an agreement was achieved in Brussels on the
30/07/2012