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
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 Life Unify Report July 2022 To do its fair
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
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
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’ Statement by European and Ukrainian civil society organisations Published during the Ukraine Recovery Conference, Lugano (Switzerland), 5 July
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
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
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
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
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
Brussels, 27th June 2022 – The general approach coming out of the Energy Council today did not reflect the calls made by leaders back in February, after Russia’s invasion
To: all Ministers of Environment of the European Union June 2022 Dear Minister of Environment, We are writing to you ahead of your next meeting on 28 June 2022, where
EU Commission turns a deaf ear to multiple calls to exit the Energy Charter Treaty The European Commission supports greenwashing reform of this unsustainable Treaty despite the European Parliament and
June 23 2022 Dear Minister of Environment Dear Permanent Representative As the Council adopts its general approach on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), we – the signatories of this letter
Businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society groups come together to demand urgent and bold action from EU Environment Ministers Europeans are now facing
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
Press release in Serbian: Saopštenje za medije Civil society to political leaders: The Western Balkans are part of Europe and need tangible climate change action to move away from fossil
Marginal gains in some areas of the ECT are outweighed by increased risks associated with expansions to new technologies and geographies. A reformed ECT could harm and not help
Placing citizens at the heart of the green and just transition: new REAL DEAL Project on exploring meaningful participation for the European Green Deal Brussels, June 17, 2022 The
Brussels, June 15, 2022 RFNBO production needs strict criteria to ensure emission reductions, reduce fossil fuel dependency, and prevent increasing energy prices for consumers To: President Ursula von der Leyen
FROM MAASTRICHT TO PARIS Why climate change should be considered in a reformed EU fiscal framework A report by CAN Europe and Finance Watch INTRODUCTION Adopted 30 years ago,
Brussels, June 13th 2022 To: Ministers of Economy and Finance of EU Member States Re: Legislative proposal to finance RePowerEU Dear Finance Ministers, We are writing to you concerning
Brussels, June 14 – Today, the European Parliament’s Joint Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment (ECON/ENVI) rejected the Commission’s proposal for a Complementary Delegated Act (CDA) on Taxonomy classifying fossil
The Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) scenario describes how the EU could achieve 65% greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030 on a pathway towards a fully renewable energy system that achieves
Emissions Trading System rejection is a dangerous delay and leaves climate ambition hanging in the balance The Environment Committee must double down efforts for a stronger more ambitious Fit
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
Citizens’ demand for rooftop solar photovoltaics is rapidly increasing, and governments should intervene through incentives and better permitting procedures, writes Seda Orhan. The new EU Solar Strategy published by the
What is happening in plenary with regards to climate ambition? The negotiations on key climate files of the Fit For 55 package which was launched by the European Commission in
This is the first blog in a series called ‘Transformation for the future’ which aims to bring solution oriented stories about how to change our world for a better future for
Episode 5 of the Zona Zero podcast was a special collaboration between ZERO Portugal and Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe). More than 5 million Portuguese who study and work
An open letter sent to the Heads of State in Central Eastern Europe from civil society organisations in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, calling for measures
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
23 May 2022, Brussels – The European Commission proposed today in its Spring Package to continue to suspend the EU fiscal rules capping Member States’ debt and deficit
May 2022 Dear Member of the European Parliament, We write to you to express our grave concern about the European Commission’s proposal to generate EUR 20 billion from the
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
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
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
Brussels, Tuesday, May 17th 2022 TIME FOR MEPs TO TURN ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE VOTES INTO ACTION The Environment committee votes over the last few days prove that the Parliament has the
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
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
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 –
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,
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
In December 2021, the European Commission presented its proposal for the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) among the final pieces of the so-called “Fit for 55”
In a joint effort 28 organisations, including climate NGOs and industry associations, have sent a letter to members of the European Parliament Environment (ENVI) committee calling them to support higher
Together with its members and partners, CAN Europe publishes today “Climate Laws in Europe – essential for achieving climate neutrality”. The report, which takes stock of the situation of national
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
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
Boom and Bust Coal 2022: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline Global Coal Plant Capacity Under Development Shrank 13% in 2021 Steeper Cuts Needed To Achieve Climate Goals LINK TO
This interview was originally published on Nova S news portal in Serbian language. In 10-15 years energy from gas and coal will become expensive and outdated Oil reserves in Serbia
Europe is in the midst of a massive transformation. Tackling the climate crisis as part of a number of other environmental, health and social crises, requires us to rethink, reinvent
EU certified olive oil NOT coal for the future of Milas, Turkey Research findings show potential benefits for the local economy by investing into olive oil production in the Milas
14th April 2022 Dear Member of the ITRE committee, Ahead of your vote on the EU ETS report on April 20, we are calling on you to vote for an
Summary The Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) sets binding 2030 emissions reductions targets for the EU and its member states in the road transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industry sectors.
CAN Europe has made a submission to the consultation on the EC guidance on permitting and to the consultation on the EU solar energy strategy. Following the invasion of Ukraine
To: Commissioner Kadri Simson Copy: Director-General Ditte Juul-Jørgensen 11th April 2022 Dear Commissioner Kadri Simson, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The
POSITION PAPER The Russian invasion of Ukraine changes the perspective on the gas package and even further underlines the need to move away from fossil gas. The Russian invasion of
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
POLICY BRIEFING Mobilising EU financial instruments and policies to accelerate the phase out of the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels Background This policy briefing builds on CAN Europe’s recommendations for
US-EU LNG deal a scandal endangering both the EU’s and USA’s climate targets EU leaders missed an opportunity to include quick wins on energy efficiency and savings, as well as
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The European Commission recently presented its ‘REPowerEU’, a plan to counterattack the crisis with the aim to
Lack of ambition and solidarity from Member States risk derailing the Social Climate Fund’s potential to deliver transformative change and a Just Transition for all. The Social Climate Fund (SCF
Istanbul, 23 March 2022 – A new report published today by Europe Beyond Coal and its partners shows that approximately half of Turkey’s open-cast coal mines are suitable for conversion
Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine is causing a major humanitarian crisis. On top of that, unfortunately the situation is proving, once more, how politically, socially and economically vulnerable Europe is
Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission European Commission 16th March 2022 Dear President, As the terrible events in Ukraine rage on, European imports of gas, oil,
An Op-ed article in Spain’s national newspaper El Páis on heating homes in a climate neutral manner through installing heat pumps that are powered by renewable energy and immediately starting
MANIFESTO FOR A GREEN, JUST AND DEMOCRATIC EUROPEAN ECONOMY FEBRUARY 2022 > Click here to sign << FR: Version française ici DE: Deutsche Fassung hier ES: Versión en español aquí
Life Unify Consortium launches a new report highlighting key recommendations to strengthen and improve the EU Effort Sharing Regulation March 2022 The LIFE Unify Consortium has launched a new
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
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) must be linked to the EU Emissions Trading System discussions so as not to undermine the integrity and ambition of the Fit for
10 March 2022 Dear EU leaders, We express our full solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has unleashed a terrible humanitarian crisis. An immediate end
‘REPowerEU’ needs to go further to cut off fossil fuel imports and to phase out fossil fuels A full scale mobilisation of EU funds is required to end the
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe stands in solidarity with the people in Ukraine and neighboring countries that are affected by the war. While we wish for the de-escalation of the
Summary of key issues What is the ECT? A trade and investment treaty which protects investments in the energy sector. Its provisions, effectively unchanged since conception in 1994, include the
MEPs NEED TO SUPPORT AN UNPRECEDENTED ACCELERATION OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION MEPs should send a strong signal at this afternoon’s ITRE committee meeting in support of higher ambition in
Brussels, 24 February 2022 Seven major civil society organisations from across Europe, representing the large majority of Europe’s environmental movements, are calling today on the EU to provide clean renewable
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.
On 21 February, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers met in Brussels and adopted the conclusions “EU Climate Diplomacy: climate diplomacy: accelerating the Implementation of Glasgow outcomes”, alongside with a press release
As a joint alliance of leading environmental and human health civil society organisations at EU level, representing millions of EU citizens, we hereby share our main expectations as to
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
14th February 2022 CSOs working on climate demand putting the spotlight on people- and development-centered climate and energy goals ahead of the EU-AU Summit On 17–18 February 2022 the
To: European Ministers of Foreign Affairs 10 February 2022 Dear Ministers for Foreign Affairs, We are writing to you ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 21 February, where
We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a new EU regulation on deforestation-free products. This proposal represents an essential step forward in global environmental governance and a
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 3 February 2022 – Genuine efforts by Member States to direct spending from the EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility towards climate action are being undermined
REPORT The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) entered into force in February 2021. It has financed reforms and investments in Member States from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and
LETTER Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing to you in light of the Commission’s upcoming publication of the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act on 2 February 2022 to express
Joint press release by CAN Europe, Klima-Allianz Deutschland, Germanwatch and WWF Germany The planned EU Emissions Trading System for the buildings and transport sectors (ETS 2) can only be a
– Joint NGO statement to FR-CZ-SE Trio EU presidencies- Six years after the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union, the world is still far from “on
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
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
OP-ED By Mirjana Jovanović (Belgrade Open School), Mirko Popović (Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute) and Viktor Berishaj (CAN Europe) Busting the myth: the chronology of coal use in Serbia 28
Op-Ed By Edoardo Concari Coppola, Buildings Policy Coordinator, CAN Europe, first published in Social Europe on 15th December 2021 There are fears the revised directive on energy performance due from
OP-ED By Olivier Vardakoulias, Climate Action Network Europe, and Christophe Jost, CEE Bankwatch Network, first published in the EU Observer on 22 December 2021 Where is the transparency in the EU €2 trillion
POLICY CONCLUSIONS Reflections and way forward into 2022 The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community Treaty paved a long road for energy transition and climate action The negotiations to amend
To: Ursula von der Leyen, President European Commission Cc: Frans Timmermans, First Vice President European Commission 17 December 2021 Dear Commission President, Despite additional commitments made at the recent UN
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 15th December 2021 – The 2nd part of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate and energy package unveiled today by the European Commission doesn’t deliver on the pathway
Dear Minister of Environment, We are writing to you ahead of your next meeting on the 20 December 2021, where you will discuss the progress on the Fit for 55
Brussels 14 December 2021 To: Vice President Frans Timmermans With the news of the passing of the first climate taxonomy Delegated Act, and while awaiting the complementary climate taxonomy Delegated
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