Letter: CAN Europe recommendations regarding the REPowerEU plan and its interlinkages with the Fit for 55 package

Dear Permanent Representative,   Ahead of the special meeting of the European Council, planned for the 30th and the 31st of May, CAN Europe would like to share with you […]

Read more 25/05/2022

Letter Climate action Energy transition Europe in transition Financing the transition

How to maximise the social benefits of climate action

In 2021, the European Commission tabled a series of legislative proposals — the so-called Fit For 55 legislative package. The aim is to revise the current 2030 climate and energy […]

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Report Energy transition Europe in transition Financing the transition

EU’S NEW ENERGY PLAN ‘REPowerEU’ SHOULD NOT BECOME A SMOKESCREEN FOR LOCK-IN TO FOSSIL FUELS

The European Commission’s plan for energy security includes a boost of renewables and an energy savings plan which is a good step but insufficient to deliver energy security for all […]

Read more 18/05/2022

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G10 Letter to Commission on REPowerEU

Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, European Commission With copy to: Diederik Samsom Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, European Commission Brussels, 13/16th May […]

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Letter Energy transition Europe in transition

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 […]

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Rooftop Solar PV Country Comparison Report

The report produced by CAN Europe and its member organisations focusing on rooftop solar PV on residential buildings (including both individual and collective self-consumption) shows that there are still significant […]

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Report Energy transition

REPOWER FOR THE PEOPLE: NEW REPORT INDICATES HOW THE EU CAN WEAN OFF RUSSIAN FOSSIL GAS BY 2025

CAN Europe’s latest briefing shows how the EU can deliver both energy security and Paris agreement, on a more ambitious energy transition pathway with people at the heart of it, […]

Read more 06/05/2022

Press release Energy transition Europe in transition Financing the transition

Repowering for the People: Flagship actions the Commission’s plan ‘REPowerEU’ should feature in the current fossil fuel and energy prices crisis

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the fossil fuel crisis more than ever. In addition to the current level of climate emergency, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on the scale […]

Read more 06/05/2022

Policy Briefing Energy transition Europe in transition

Joint NGO statement: Protecting nature and fighting climate change must go hand in hand

Biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by our economic activities and mutually reinforce each other. Climate change is further exacerbated by biodiversity loss and ecosystems decline, and climate […]

Read more 04/05/2022

Statement Energy transition Europe in transition

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 […]

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