How serious are Member States in their commitment to a fair green transition?

EU Member States (Social Affairs Council) adopted a Recommendation on a “Fair transition towards climate neutrality”. The objective is to ensure that the transition of the EU towards a climate-neutral […]

Read more 22/06/2022

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(CAN Europe) Explainer: What’s going on at the UN climate talks in Bonn and why the EU behaviour matters

More than 6 months after COP26 in Glasgow, governments are meeting during the next two weeks for the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, the host city to the UNFCCC […]

Read more 06/06/2022

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Modernisation Fund: The overlooked source that can change the energy transition game

The existing Modernisation Fund created under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has the potential to be a real game-changer for lower-income EU Member States to achieve the just energy […]

Read more 16/05/2022

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Making EU climate policy Fit For 1.5!

  CAN Europe’s latest briefing shows there is only one way to ensure a fair and Paris compatible EU emission pathway – through significant improvements of key climate laws – […]

Read more 12/05/2022

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Climate v. corporations: What a massive inflatable dinosaur can tell us about the power of fossil fuel giants

  The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gives fossil fuel firms the power to sue governments for taking climate action. But the future of this climate killing Treaty hangs in the […]

Read more 03/05/2022

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It’s time to get fossil fuels out of our homes

There are more than 450 million of us living, studying and working in buildings across Europe that currently account for around 40% of all energy consumed and 36% of greenhouse […]

Read more 29/03/2022

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Will the war in Ukraine be a game changer for the EU economic governance?

During the Extraordinary Summit in Versailles, on 10 and 11 March, European Union heads of state meet to discuss consequences and response to the war in Ukraine, and potentially the […]

Read more 11/03/2022

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Renewable Heat For All – Manifesto

As fossil gas prices have soared, millions have been left at even greater risk of energy poverty. It has never been clearer that we need renewable, affordable energy for all. […]

Read more 24/02/2022

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The European Year of Youth: we all CAN (and have to) connect with youth

Overwhelmed, scared, exhausted, anxious, drained, hopeless, depressed. This is just a glimpse of how youth feels today. And it’s no surprise why: current generations are faced with a socio-economic system […]

Read more 18/02/2022

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The EU meets its renewables targets in COVID year 2020. Bar too low to achieve climate objectives -growing pressure to step up 2030 goals

BLOG POST The EU’s statistical office of the European Union Eurostat just published its statistics on the share of renewable energy sources in the electricity, heating & cooling and transport […]

Read more 19/01/2022

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