Climate Change Performance Index 2016
The millennium started with a lost decade in terms of climate protection and, as indicated in the eleventh edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), global emissions were still […]
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Government policies on the phasing out of coal
Although there are around 280 coal power plants and dozens of coal mines in operation in the EU, the end of coal is inescapable. Some countries in Europe are now […]
Coal briefing #3: Government policies on the phasing out of coal
This briefing highlights the most important positive steps governments and local authorities are taking to move beyond coal.
Climate pledges in Southeast Europe: Analysis and Expectations for Paris
CAN Europe’s analysis of climate pledges in Southeast Europe.
Coal briefing #2: The coal industry in Europe: Heavily dependent on subsidies
In this briefing, we describe the most important coal subsidy streams in Europe. We also single out the biggest culprits when it comes to state involvement and support, and we […]
Coal briefing #1: Expanding the coal fleet to the East – or sinking it?
This briefing describes the coal threat in in Southeastern Europe but will also explain why the many coal projects are doomed to fail – either in the planning stage or […]
Gigatonne gap in the EU pledge for Paris climate summit
The EU’s carbon budget for the period 2021-2030 can vary by a staggering 6 billion tonnes. This gap is the result of important policy decisions that have been postponed for […]
Reverse the flows: EU G20 countries should stop funding fossil fuels and increase financial support for real climate solutions
The four EU Member States that are part of the G20 have spent nearly three times as much on fossil fuel subsidies as on climate finance. The EU, also a […]
Beyond Borders: How Energy Union can turn the tide against coal in the Western Balkans
This report by CAN Europe the implications of the Energy Union Framework for the Western Balkans and proposes improvements to the existing cooperation tools between the EU and its friends in […]
Briefing on Climate Change and Financing for Sustainable Development
The aim of this paper is to highlight both the importance and the potential of the Finance for sustainable Development (FFsD) process in advancing global efforts to tackle climate change. […]