Paris needs to direct the world to 100% renewables by 2050

All countries have committed to a long term goal of keeping global warming below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. In Paris countries are looking into translating the 2°C target into […]

Read more 09/11/2015

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CAN Europe Letter to Finance Ministers ahead of the ECOFIN Council on 10th November 2015

In advance of the ECOFIN Council, Climate Action Network Europe called on the Finance Ministers to guarantee a robustclimate finance package as part of a fair and transformational agreement to […]

Read more 05/11/2015

Letter Global transition

EU finance ministers need to fill the void on climate finance for the Paris agreement

All eyes will be on the EU Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels on November 10th to adopt the EU position on climate finance for the Paris climate summit. According to […]

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Press release Global transition

Climate targets spread across the world, but not bold enough yet

The report assessing countries’ contributions to the Paris climate agreement released today by the UNFCCC sets off alarm bells for all governments to strengthen current, inadequate climate targets before they […]

Read more 30/10/2015

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2030 Climate & Energy Targets

As part of the dynamic leading up to the Paris Climate Summit, almost all European countries have developed greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030. An overview of these targets […]

Read more 28/10/2015

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Innovative sources of climate finance: How the EU can guarantee to provide consistent and predictable support

At the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, developed countries committed to contribute 100 billion dollars annually by 2020 to assist developing countries in tackling climate change by 2020. More than […]

Read more 21/10/2015

Blog Global transition

Media advisory: The last five days of negotiations before the Paris Climate Summit.

Will the last five days of negotiations before the Paris Climate Summit bring us closer to saving the climate?

Read more 16/10/2015

Press release Global transition

The European Parliament pushes for improving EU’s position ahead of the Paris climate summit.

The report on the Paris climate summit, adopted today by the European Parliament, calls for a full decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 and an urgent review of the […]

Read more 14/10/2015

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Letter to Arias Canete and EU Climate Ministers re international transport and COP21

Letter to Arias Canete and EU Climate Ministers re. international transport and COP 21.pdf

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Letter Climate action Global transition

Pledges for the Paris agreement need to be revised at latest by 2018

Today Ministers from all over the world gather at the Rabat INDC Forum, jointly organized by the European Commission and the Moroccan government. The Forum aims to assess the adequacy […]

Read more 12/10/2015

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