Turkey’s woefully inefficient INDC
Turkey submitted its Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) in September 2015, just a couple of months before hosting the G20 Summit in Antalya.
Date: 2016
Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition on Paris ratification
The following letter was sent to EU Heads of State and Government.
CAN Europe Position on a revised renewable energy directive for the period after 2020
With over 60% of EU’s renewable energy coming from bioenergy (only partly subject to sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas accounting), the Renewable Energy Directive has only partially helped achieving the EU’s energy […]
Media advisory ahead of the Paris Agreement signing ceremony
A record number of over 150 countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a ceremony at UN headquarters on 22 April, keeping up the momentum on climate action. Climate Action […]
Austria’s biggest power company to quit coal by 2020
Austria’s largest electricity provider, Verbund has announced today that it will go fossil fuel free by 2020, speeding up the country’s transition beyond coal.
Governmental support of fossil fuels no longer defensible
At a meeting this week in Washington, fossil fuel subsidies should be prioritised in the discussion, so that renewable energy sources can at last be fully exploited, writes Maeve McLynn.
Belgium says goodbye to coal power use…
…as Langerlo power station burns last tons of coal. The last tons of coal were burned in the Langerlo power plant last week, on 30th March, marking the end of an […]
CAN Europe Position on Essential ETS Reforms for post-2020
CAN Europe ETS reform position for post-2020 contains detailed recommendations on the following topics:
Local coal testimonies and resistance from Turkey
Local communities who live in the regions where there are existing and planned new coal power plant projects face serious risks. These risks include chronic respiratory diseases, water and soil […]
The future of coal is grim, after the Paris Agreement
The countries from Southeastern Europe have the potential to achieve much more emission reductions compared to what they have put on the table in Paris.