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 […]

CAN EUROPE’S STATEMENT ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY CRISIS

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 […]

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, […]

Despite steps on keeping 1.5 alive at COP26, the EU fails to secure a fair outcome for the most vulnerable on loss and damage finance

PRESS RELEASE GLASGOW, 13th November 2021 – While the EU and European countries helped to secure some advancements on emissions reductions at COP26, it failed to step up and secure […]

Civil society calls on the EU to ensure COP26 delivers on climate ambition

PRESS RELEASE GLASGOW, 9th November 2021 – COP26 must deliver on climate ambition and Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is calling on the EU to play a leading role in […]

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 […]

COP26 is just around the corner. Here’s what needs to happen

OP-ED Article by Chiara Martinelli, Director at CAN Europe, posted on Euronews COP26 is just around the corner. Although it’s tempting to see it as just another climate summit, […]

Europe at G20 and at COP26: fair and just delivery plan of the Paris Agreement urgently needed to keep the world below 1.5°C

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, October 27th 2021 – Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe urges European countries and the European Union at the upcoming summits of the G20 and the Climate Conference […]

UN Emissions Gap Report is an unequivocal call for urgent climate action across the world

PRESS RELEASE The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On released today reminds countries across the world the urgent need to accelerate emissions cuts to avoid heading […]

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 […]

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