Europe must put people and planet first
As the EU-27 gather in Bratislava today, leading environmental organisations call for genuinely transformational change in the wake of the UK referendum [1].
Date: 2016
Juncker Investment Plan 2 and review of EU budget offer no progress towards Europe’s long-term climate goals
What should have been two significant contributions to Europe’s war chest in the fight against climate change will in fact leave the planet short-changed and open the door to even […]
CAN Europe’s reaction to the leaked Energy Efficiency Directive proposal
Commenting on a leaked draft of the European Commission’s Energy Efficiency Directive proposal Dora Petroula, Energy Savings Policy Coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:
European Parliament’s Environment Committee urges the EU to ratify Paris Agreement and raise its climate ambition
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today voted on a resolution on the upcoming COP22, urging the EU to ratify the Paris Agreement before the end of this year and […]
G20 leaders fail to agree on phase-out date for fossil fuel subsidies
Climate change was high on the agenda as leaders of the world’s largest economies met for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. But the communiqué released today once again lacks […]
Visual material: Shifting financial flows
On this page you can find visual material produced by CAN Europe on the topic of fossil fuel subsidies phase out and shifting financial flows.
Briefing: Connecting the dots – The EU’s funding for fossil fuels
Ahead of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China 4-5 September CAN Europe published a briefing on the EU’s funding for fossil fuels.
EU’s funding out of sync with the Paris Agreement
EU financial institutions and funds channel billions of euros into fossil fuel projects, while EU policies and laws allow for yet more public money to flow into fossil fuels through […]
Letter to Juncker and Tusk on the 2016 G20 Summit
CAN Europe sent the following letter to European Commission President Juncker & European Council President Tusk and CC: EU-28 Heads of State & Government ahead of the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou, […]
Submission to EU Consultation on External Development
Submissions to EU consultation on External Development will be used to inform the way forward on the revision of the European Consensus on Development and other external aspects of 2030 […]