Briefing: EFSI 2.0 – Make it climate proof, additional and transparent

In September 2016 the European Commission published its proposal for the prolongation of the EFSI until2020, to be achieved by amending the existing regulation. We welcome several improvements. However,as organisations […]

Read more 13/10/2016

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Report: Lifting Europe’s Dark Cloud – How cutting coal saves lifes

  Effective emissions limits could save thousands of lives every year, yet more than half of coal power stations in Europe are operating with ‘permission to pollute’ above limits set […]

Read more 11/10/2016

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Report: The best laid plans – Why the Investment Plan for Europe does not drive the sustainable energy transition

  The European Fund for Strategic Investments was established in 2015 to power-charge post-crisis Europe and provide a much-needed impulse for de-carbonising its economies. Yet, a the new report by CAN […]

Read more 28/09/2016

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Briefing: A fresh start for the ETS

This paper looks at the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) starting point in 2021 and how it affects the ETS phase 4 emissions budget.

Read more 26/09/2016

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Briefing: Connecting the dots – The EU’s funding for fossil fuels

Ahead of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China 4-5 September CAN Europe published a briefing on the EU’s funding for fossil fuels.

Read more 31/08/2016

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CAN Europe evaluation of the Commission’s proposal on non-ETS emissions for 2021-2030

CAN Europe has done a first analyisis of the Commission’s proposal on non-ETS emissions for 2021-2030. 

Read more 21/07/2016

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Briefing: A trick list of how countries can avoid climate action in their non-ETS sectors

This briefing discusses the loopholes that some countries are pushing for in order to reduce the efforts they would have to make to cut emissions in the non-ETS sectors.

Read more 15/07/2016

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Briefing: No cheating from the start, 2030 climate targets for EU Member States

The CAN Europe briefing: No cheating from the start shows that opting for a more ambitious approach for the starting level of reducitons in the non-ETS sectors would cut greenhouse gases by […]

Read more 13/07/2016

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CAN Europe briefing on European Parliament Resolution on UNFCCC COP 22

In this briefing CAN Europe stresses the EU’s important role in maintaining the momentum created in Paris for strengthened climate action, and the European Parliament has a particular role in […]

Read more 10/07/2016

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Report: Europe’s Dark Cloud: Coal-burning EU countries make their neighbours sick

This report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, the WWF European Policy Office and Sandbag presents an analysis of cross-border health impacts of all EU […]

Read more 29/06/2016

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