The impossible path to Energy Charter Treaty reform, while new study finds that withdrawal is the only way forward

MEDIA ADVISORY *Corrections made on 24/09/21 at 14pm CEST: 1) it is not 40 but 61 coal-fired power plants that currently benefit from the ECT’s extensive investment protection provisions, according […]

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MEPs set to go down a gassy road

MEDIA ADVISORY Next Monday, September 27th, the European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee (ITRE) will adopt its position on future energy infrastructure rules, known as TEN-E regulation. The deal that […]

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Phasing out new fossil-fuel based boilers is vital to achieving the EU’s climate commitments

LETTER To Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, There is increased attention to the role that buildings must play in the climate transition. The EU’s 2030 climate target plan requires the building […]

Read more 23/09/2021

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High electricity prices, the links to fossil gas and the need to shift to 100% renewables and reduce energy demand

BLOG POST Pursuing efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C leaves no room for fossil fuels, including fossil gas in the near future. But the ongoing developments related to […]

Read more 22/09/2021

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Energy ministers to discuss renewables and energy efficiency and why is that important

BLOG Energy ministers will be discussing the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive as part of the “Fit for 55 package” of legislative proposals prepared […]

Read more 21/09/2021

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The European Parliament at risk of losing sight of climate crisis by getting ready to support new fossil gas projects

PRESS RELEASE 10 September 2021, Brussels – A majority in the European Parliament, including the Socialist and Democrats (S&D), look set to vote to lock in upwards of 213 million tonnes of carbon from fossil gas, as part of the revision of […]

Read more 10/09/2021

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Companies cannot use ECT to sue governments for climate progress, top court says

Environmental organisations have hailed a court decision that could mean the end of a little-known legal mechanism that poses a massive threat to climate action. The Court of Justice of […]

Read more 02/09/2021

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‘Fit for 55’ package furthers EU climate action, but falls short on ambition

PRESS RELEASE CAN Europe recognises the European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate and energy package as a massive piece of work attempting to tackle dangerous climate change. However, the overall […]

Read more 14/07/2021

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CAN Europe’s energy transition vision. Safe, stable and sustainable.

  How will Europe’s energy landscape should look like in the future? What will be Europe’s energy supply in 2040? This infographic illustrates the transition that needs to happen during […]

Read more 06/07/2021

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Giant Damocles sword shows threat of energy charter treaty – as leaks reveal reform negotiations are failing

Diplomatic cables reveal “no substantial progress” on reform of controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), and EU proposals rejected, as over 400 groups demand governments exit the treaty.   Brussels, 6 […]

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