On 18 November 2024 CAN Europe organised a press conference during COP29 in Azerbaijan, where a panel of experts reflected the developments during the first week of the conference. The
Baku, 18 November 2024 — As the second week of COP29 kicks off, the climate finance negotiations are stuck moving at a snail’s pace. The EU is doing little to
“Milei’s climate denialism and ‘chainsaw policies’ combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur trade deal is a recipe for disaster.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.
Milei’s so-called “libertarian experiment”, or ‘Mileinomics’, for radical free-market reforms combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur deal are a recipe for economic disaster.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.
Brussels, 8 November 2024 – As the world grapples with the repercussions of a year marked by unprecedented climate events, the international community now turns its gaze towards the United
A coalition of NGOs urges the European Commission to start legal action against France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Sweden for illegal National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). The NGOs submitted
A coalition of NGOs from across Europe has filed a synchronised series of complaints to the European Commission, highlighting systemic failures in the final revised National Energy and Climate Plans
Ahead of the informal EU leaders’ meeting about the EU’s competitiveness on 8 November and the hearing of the Executive Vice-President-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, ten climate, environment, social justice organisations and trade union federations demand mainstreaming a minimum set of social and environmental conditions through all tools used to support companies with public funds.
Europe’s green transition is already underway – we can’t stop now! Renewable and green technologies are powering the EU economy, benefiting business, nature and society. The European Commission must push for
Brussels, 31 October 2024 – Ahead of the Commissioner Hearings, CAN Europe calls on incoming Commissioners-designate to prioritise urgent and ambitious climate action. With the EU way off track to meet its