Towards a functioning low-carbon investment framework in Europe: the need to modernize increasingly prevalent traditional capacity remuneration mechanisms

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 […]

Need for sustainable energy in Southeast Europe

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 […]

Energy Efficiency Directive Progress Review

CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe, E3G and WWF jointly published a briefing on the Energy Efficiency Directive Progress Review.

Addressing European Energy Security

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 […]

MEP Scorecards: Ranking European Parliamentarians on Climate Action

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 […]

The lack of evidence for carbon leakage

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 […]

The role of energy savings in the EU’s 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework

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 […]

The role of Renewables in the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework

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 energy prices and costs

This document analyses the European Commission’s Communication Energy Prices and Costs in Europe, and it identifies the main conclusions.

EU 2030 – Briefing on 40 percent and 2°C (February 2014)

EU: 40% is not enough to keep temperature rise below 2°C Briefing on 40 and 2C.pdf

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Inception impact assessment – Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive

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Building a Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) energy scenario

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