The EU can’t afford labelling fossil gas and nuclear as green

BLOG POST The EU Taxonomy complementary Delegated Act tabled by the European Commission is incompatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C and with the EU’s 2030 climate targets The EU […]

8 reasons why the Energy Charter Treaty reform process is doomed to failure

While countries in Europe and the EU are stepping up their climate action with more ambitious policies, there is a treaty which provides legal protections for investments in fossil fuels. […]

COP26 outcomes: what are the implications for the EU?

BLOG POST Some weeks after the COP26 concluded in Glasgow, CAN Europe summarised a few major outcomes focusing on mitigation and finance, what this means for the EU going forward, […]

No reason for European Commission to greenlight Polish hard coal subsidies

BLOG Originally posted by Europe Beyond Coal The Polish government wants to launch a massive rescue mission for the country’s loss-making hard coal mining, with the hope that State aid […]

Fit for 55: Energy ministers must ensure increased ambition during EU presidency transition

With discussions at the Energy Council due to take place on the 2nd of December 2021, EU Energy ministers will take stock of the first round of examinations by governments […]

The EU’s Climate Finance. World’s Largest Contributor needs to set the direction of travel

BLOG POST Rich countries are off track on a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement. The commitment to mobilise $100 billion climate finance annually between 2020-25 for poorer countries was first […]

What the EU needs to do to advance climate change mitigation ambition at COP26

BLOG POST No doubt that 2021 leaves another mark in people’s commemoration that the climate crisis is no longer abstract science, it has become very real and even life threatening […]

Methane emissions from the energy sector – effective actions to tackle the ‘invisible menace’

Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have far too long remained overlooked. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that anthropogenic methane emissions are likely responsible for 0.5 […]

What if COP26 was all about consigning fossil fuels to history?

Back in May, UK COP26 president Alok Sharma called on all countries to abandon coal power and make this year’s UN climate talks the moment the world “consigns coal to […]

HIGH LEVEL EVENT : Accelerating climate action in the EU and Member States through the Fit for 55 package and National Plans

Together with its members, CAN Europe is organising a high level event to discuss how the ‘Fit for 55’ package and national plans (such as National Energy and Climate Plans […]

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