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Do not resuscitate: how the Energy Charter Treaty reform could resurrect a climate monster

Do not resuscitate: how the Energy Charter Treaty reform could resurrect a climate monster July 2022 The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is an international trade agreement that protects foreign investors […]

Comments on the proposal to amend the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation in the context of REpowerEU

Sent to the European Commission on 19th July 2022. Download the PDF at the bottom of the page. Key recommendations The present briefing assesses key components of the European Commission’s […]

Taking Stock & Planning Ahead: National Energy and Climate Plans as a tool to achieve climate safety and energy security

Taking Stock & Planning Ahead: National Energy and Climate Plans as a tool to achieve climate safety and energy security Life Unify Report July 2022 To do its fair […]

Europe’s hottest week: EU Policy makers must shoulder responsibility to prevent worsening climate catastrophes

Extreme weather in Europe and its impact on lives, livelihoods and biodiversity will continue and worsen unless EU policy makers accelerate climate action EU legislators have the responsibility to protect […]

Letter to European Commissioner and EU Ministers on the Petersberg Climate Dialogues

Dear Executive Vice President Commissioner Timmermans, The Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) to be held on 18-19 July, and co-chaired by the COP27 Presidency and the Government of Germany, comes […]

PRESS RELEASE: Just Transition Forum calls for ambitious 2030 energy and climate targets and inclusive policies to advance the clean energy transition

NOTE: Press Release issued by Energy Community, whose website is down at the time of release Just Transition Forum calls for ambitious 2030 energy and climate targets and inclusive policies […]

European Commission must guarantee a meaningful role for civil society in ‘RebuildUkraine’

European Commission must guarantee a meaningful role for civil society in ‘RebuildUkraine’ Statement by European and Ukrainian civil society organisations Published during the Ukraine Recovery Conference, Lugano (Switzerland), 5 July […]

Massive blow to EU’s climate objectives after Parliament succumbs to greenwashing lobby adding gas and nuclear in the Taxonomy

European and Ukrainian citizens don’t want a greenwashed Taxonomy Legal action to prove incompatibility of labelling gas and nuclear as green in Taxonomy with the EU’s climate laws Financial community […]

Round-table conclusions: carbon pricing for the business sector in the Western Balkans

On 22nd June a hybrid round-table discussion gathered participants from the business sector, academia, CSOs and government representatives from across the Western Balkans region. The event, titled „The opportunities and […]

Still wanted: A European climate champion!

Deal on Council negotiation position on EU climate laws finally reached, but fails to face up to urgency of the climate emergency and the need to support vulnerable people in […]

CAN Europe’s transformation pathway recommendations for the chemical industry

The chemical industry is one of the central energy-intensive industries (EIIs) to be targeted in EU efforts to reduce environmental and social impacts through the European Green Deal. As a […]

CAN Europe’s transformation pathway recommendations for the steel industry

Steelmaking is one of the industrial processes that generates the highest amount of CO2 emissions in the EU, primarily due to its use of coking coal as a reactant and […]

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