EU Energy Ministers meeting in Brussels today recognised “indigenous resources” – codename for nuclear, shale gas and coal – as one of the key drivers of European energy security. According
CAN Europe is asking for more ambition in the fight against climate change and a 100% renewables target by 2050.
Download Effective governance for the EU 2030 renewable energy target – NGO policy recommendations
Joint press release GP, WWF, FIVH, urgewald, 350.org Climate expectations raised after Norwegian coal divestment “Norway’s decision to divest its sovereign wealth fund from coal adds momentum to the growing
Climate and energy issues are on the agenda of the upcoming G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany. Chancellor Merkel has reserved the Monday morning (8 June from 0900 to 1030)
With Japan’s cabinet agreeing on its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution today, now all G7 countries have announced their commitments to the Paris climate agreement to be signed at the end
New analysis by the Coalition for Energy Savings (of which CAN Europe is a member) of national reports on the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) reveals that central
This Op-Ed was published on Energetika.net on 19.5.2015 (behind paywall)
In contrast, in Europe employment in renewable energy sector has declined On 19 May, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released the 2015 edition of its Renewable Energy Jobs Review.
In July 2015, the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) will be held in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The conference will set the tone for international ambition on
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.
The current discussion around the Energy Union represents a golden opportunity to set up and implement a true EU heating and cooling policy in line with long term climate and
EU accession for Western Balkans countries must go hand in hand with environmental and climate action.
Last month the President of Poland signed the new Renewable Energy Act, which will, among others, grant support for renewable power production in microinstallations. Owners of the smallest RES installations
The US contribution to the Paris climate agreement, filed within the agreed deadline today, should provide impetus for global efforts to tackle climate change, according to Climate Action Network Europe.
Europe’s leaders botched the opportunity of delivering a clear and forward looking vision on the EU’s energy future, argues Wendel Trio.
CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Consultation on the EU-ETS reform post 2020.
CAN Europe sent this letter that went to the Environment Ministers on the market Stability Reserve
CAN Europe submission to the public consultation on the Options for Implementation of Proposals on the Future of the Energy Community. We call for the Energy Community to include a functioning
European leaders adopted today conclusions on the creation of an “Energy Union with a forward-looking climate policy”. According to Climate Action Network Europe and its more than 120 members, the
This Wednesday, the EU heads of state and government will be discussing the Energy Union. Wendel Trio, Director of Europe’s huge Climate Action Network has lobbied several governments throughout Europe on
Coalition of Energy Savings calls on Member States to get serious on implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive As EU leaders discuss how to move the Energy Union forward, a new
Last Friday, 6th March, Chairs of the European Parliament Delegations for six* EU accession countries and the Vice-President of the European Parliament sent a letter to Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and
Today the EU’s environment ministers signed off the EU’s commitment towards the Paris agreement on climate change. According to Climate Action Network Europe and its over 120 members, the EU’s
On Friday, 6th March, the EU’s environment ministers will discuss and most likely decide upon the EU’s commitment towards the Paris agreement on climate change. On behalf of over 120
The European Commission’s proposals for the EU’s contribution to the Paris Climate Summit announced today advocate for a strong, legally binding outcome of the international climate negotiations. On behalf of
Today the European Parliament’s environment committee took the first steps to reform the EU’s Emissions Trading System. Following intense pressure from forward looking investors and civil society, policymakers agreed to
On May 5th 2016 the Council and the European Parliament have come to a compromise on the Market Stability Reserve (MSR). CAN Europe called for strong improvements and some of
Europe is currently discussing how it should reform its ETS for the post 2020 period. In July 2015, the European Commission released its proposal on the reform.
Let’s get the facts straight ahead of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee vote on the creation of a market stability reserve mechanism in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), writes Wendel
The gavel went down two hours earlier than the scheduled finishing time of the first UNFCCC meeting of 2015. It is difficult to tell whether this is good or bad,
Inclusion of LULUCF in the EU 2030 climate target undermines its environmental integrity.
39 non-governmental organizations urge the finance ministers attending today’s G20 meeting in Istanbul to take immediate steps to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels, and use these funds for climate action.
Letter to Turkish G20 President on Fossil Fuel SubsidiesG20 finance ministers urged to end subsidies for fossil fuels Letter to Turkish G20 President on Fossil Fuel Subsidies 02 2015.pdf
Today the EU decision makers are meeting in Latvia, the holder of the EU presidency, to kick off the debate on how to create the Energy Union. The strengths and
The coal mining industry did not have a good start into the New Year. Europe’s largest coal producer, the Polish company Kompania Weglowa, has been pushed to the brink of
Climate finance has been bumped down the pecking order of climate ambition during UN Climate Summit in Lima.
On 10 December, WWF, CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Carbon Market Watch and Sandbag will file a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent
More action required before the next climate summit in Paris At the end of the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network Europe1 stated: “The limited
WWF, CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Carbon Market Watch and Sandbag filed a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent decision to continue granting
Emissions reduction and climate finance, both before and after 2020 – these two hot topics in the international climate negotiations will absorb the EU high level representatives, who arrived to the
Global CO2 emissions rise at lower rates, giving some reason to hope for limiting climate change Canada and Australia worst performers of all industrialised countries Global emissions have reached a
During the UNFCCC Climate Summit in Lima yesterday, the European Union won the shameful second place Fossil of the Day Award. The dubious award was handed down to the EU
Top ten EU Member States have poured at least €78 billion euro into fossil fuel production since 1999, according to new research. New pdf research shows that the ten richest
EU countries spending billions of public funds on dirty fossil fuels. Top ten EU Member States have poured at least €78 billion euro into fossil fuel production since 1999, according to
Yesterday in Berlin, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) “Pledging Conference” concluded with USD 9.3 billion being pledged in support of climate action in developing countries. The table below shows the
A number of NGOs prepared this briefing for Members of the European Parliament to flag some of the most pressing issues related to climate and energy in the EU accession
The November 2014 climate finance pledging conference is the time to fill the finance gap
The latest summary report from the IPCC launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last weekend tells some familiar stories. Dangerous climate change is already happening, here and now, and
The European Commission’s proposal for a Market Stability Reserve published on 22 January 2014 aims to create more price stability in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) from 2021
On the 28th of October, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) published its new ‘Trends and Projections’ report for 2014. This report is meant to track Europe’s progress towards achieving its
Need to know how much coal contributes to climate change? Curious about how many people die per year from coal pollution? Need stats on how many coal plants are planned
This morning European leaders meeting at the European Council in Brussels agreed on a proposal for a new set of climate and energy targets for 2030. CAN Europe [1] is
During the upcoming European Summit of 23-24 October, European Union leaders should agree on a post-2020 climate and energy policy framework. As NGOs, we firmly believe that a set of
This evening in Brussels, Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner-designate for Climate Action and Energy, faced tough questions from Members of the European Parliament, about his commitment to climate action and the
After the largest global people’s climate march in history, it would have been hard for most people to have overlooked the UN climate summit that took place in New York
CAN INTERNATIONAL AND GCCA REACTION The UNSG’s Climate Summit today contributed to the growing sense that the fossil fuel era is ending and delivered some momentum towards an international climate
European Citizens summit attendees call upon leaders to increase climate action at New York Climate Summit. On the morning of the UN Climate Summit in New York [1], hundreds of
European Citizens summit attendees call upon leaders to increase climate action at New York Climate Summit. On the morning of the UN Climate Summit in New York, hundreds of people
A group of leading NGOs active in the Balkan region [1] are calling for urgent reform of the Energy Community Treaty, as its Ministerial Council prepares to meet in Kiev
Debate held as major new report on the climate economy is launched and one week before the UN New York Climate Summit begins Today Members of the European Parliament engaged
Investment support and solidarity mechanisms under the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework The solidarity and investment mechanisms, operating as part of the EU’s 2020 climate and energy package, do
The Green 10, the alliance of leading environmental NGOs at EU level, supported by over 20 million EU citizens and active in all 28 Member States, wrote an open letter
Ahead of the ministerial meeting in the Western Balkans on the EU energy reform, Dragana Mileusnic calls for the adoption and the implementation of the new energy rules as soon
Will the European Commission slow progress on EU energy savings? Today the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal for a 2030 energy savings target, completing the initial climate
The “Europe’s Dirty 30” report exposes the top 30 CO2-polluting power plants in the EU, with Germany and the UK ranking joint first, with nine of the dirtiest coal plants
This report by CAN Europe, HEAL, WWF, EEB and Klima Allianz Germany exposes the top 30 CO2-polluting power plants in the EU, with Germany and the UK ranking joint first, with
CO2 emissions from coal power plants in the EU are undermining climate efforts, reveals the Europe’s Dirty 30 report, released today by CAN Europe, WWF, the European Environmental Bureau, the Health
CAN Europe, Oxfam, WWF, E3G, Greenpeace and EEB sent a letter to the Commission calling for the adoption of a 40% energy savings target for 2030 that is legally binding on all
CAN Europe, in its latest working document “Towards a functioning low-carbon investment framework in Europe: the need to modernise increasingly prevalent traditional capacity remuneration mechanisms”, has analysed existing and potential
This report aims to enrich the debate by increasing the understanding of this complex topic among Environmental NGOs. The report analyses existing and potential capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRMs), a policy
From mitigating climate change, to keeping energy costs in check and improving energy security, energy efficiency provides a solution to some of the main challenges that have been facing European
As the UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn wrapped up on Saturday, civil society organisations were left feeling both hopeful and cautious; nothing new there.
This document represents the agreed position on the Reform of the Energy Community. We call for the Energy Community to include a functioning enforcement mechanism. We demand that the EU’s
On June 26-27, European Political leaders are meeting in Belgium to agree on a concrete Action Plan to tackle Energy Security, an issue of increased concern since the crisis in
In a report released this week [1] at a high level meeting of the Energy Community [2], CAN Europe and other NGOs [3] called for more transparency, a level playing
CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe, E3G and WWF jointly published a briefing on the Energy Efficiency Directive Progress Review.
While the G7 leaders met in Brussels last week, another quietly significant deadline came to pass. It was a significant moment for both European energy security discussions and the process
Over 70 MEPs from 25 EU countries across almost all political groups have indicated their readiness to take a leadership role in the climate debate in the European Parliament.
With less than two weeks to go until EU citizens elect a new European Parliament, 277 MEP candidates have declared their support for urgent action on climate and energy through
The escalating crisis in Ukraine has propelled European energy security to the top of agenda. EU leaders have called a comprehensive plan for reducing energy dependency. CAN Europe calls for Europe’s
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) sets a 1.5% annual energy savings target for each Member State, which will be measured among final consumers until 2020. Member States can put this
EU extends life of Europe’s biggest polluter while IPCC calls for coal phase out The European Commission (EC)’s February decision to allow Polish state owned energy company PGE to continue
The take away point at today’s IPCC press conference is this: it doesn’t cost the world to save the planet. The Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) for the IPCC’s fifth
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Climate heroes and villains revealed Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe today launched a new set of 28 scorecards that rank national political parties and MEPs on their climate and energy
How have political parties and MEPs performed on climate and energy? CAN Europe has developed a simple overview of how MEPs, from the current parliamentary term 2009-2014, have voted on ten
Solutions exist but world leaders must act now to avert the worst effects EU leaders have been handed a warning by the world’s leading climate scientists that our society is
EU must get its climate priorities in order before UN climate leaders summit in September CAN Europe [1] is shocked that EU Heads of State failed today to recognise the
This briefing aims to provide clarity to the ongoing debate on Europe’s industrial competitiveness and the effect of climate polices. There is very little factual evidence substantiating that the risk of
This briefing aims to provide initial views on the approach regarding energy savings, proposed by the European Commission (EC) in its 2030 framework communication and accompanying documents. More specifically, it
This document analyses the European Commission’s Communication Energy Prices and Costs in Europe, and it identifies the main conclusions.
This briefing aims to provide guidance on the European Commission’s 2030 framework communication (White Paper) and accompanying documents. More specifically, it identifies the benefits of moving to an energy system
EU: 40% is not enough to keep temperature rise below 2°C Briefing on 40 and 2C.pdf
As part of the consultation process, CAN Europe had already participated in the first round of consultation that took part in October 2012. CAN Europe’s response can be found on
CAN Europe made a submissions to the European Commission’s Consultation on an Energy Community for the Future.
As part of a wider European modernization effort of competition rules, the European Commission is reviewing their (binding) guidelines on state-aid for environmental protection. The new guidelines will be published
European NGOs WWF and CAN Europe today cautiously welcomed the European Parliament Environment Committee’s support for the proposal to temporarily curb the oversupply of emission allowances in the EU emissions
On January 22nd the European Commission (EC) released their White Paper on the 2030 climate and energy framework, in which they discuss amongst many other things, energy markets.
The following letter was sent to President Barroso by the Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) on the 2030 framework for climate and energy.
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