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 signing CAN Europe’s Climate Pledge. Candidates from all of the big five European political groups have pledged their support for
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 plan to improve energy security to be backed by three concrete actions:
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 requirement on their national energy suppliers and/or the distributors by creating an energy efficiency obligation scheme. However, they can also
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European Commission (EC)’s February decision to allow Polish state owned energy company PGE to continue operating two outdated production units at Belchatow, Europe’s largest coal power plant and biggest CO2 emitter, is being challenged by
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 assessment report (AR5) for Working Group (WG) III is concerned with mitigation, or how we best address the climate crisis.The
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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 performance in the European Parliamentary term 2009-14. It cuts through political rhetoric and enables European citizens to see the climate
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 issues related to climate change and energy. This analysis has been compiled into scorecards that rate national political parties and
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 vastly underprepared to deal with the risks posed by unavoidable climate change impacts.
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 urgency of the climate crisis, just ahead of the release of a new IPCC scientific report warning that climate impacts
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 carbon leakage is real.
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 elaborates why it is important to demonstrate real commitment for the continuation of EU energy savings policies and ensure that
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 with larger shares of renewable energies, as outlined in the Impact assessment of the 2030 white paper. It also provides
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 our website. The responses to this consultation are based on two public CAN Europe position papers on support schemes, with
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 and enter into operation by mid 2014, after the last round of public consultation (opened on December 18th for 8
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 trading scheme (ETS), a process known as “backloading”. However both regret that the Parliament included measures to weaken this support
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.
The freezing mist in warsaw mirrored the dampened results of COP 19. As usual, the few outcomes that did happen came during final after-hours wrangling. Here’s a brief look at what was – and was not – achieved at the COP.
CAN Europe calls upon the European Union (EU) to recognise that its commitment to making a fair contribution to the effort to avoid dangerous climate change means that it should reduce its domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 95% by 2050 below 1990 levels. Only the upper end of
On November 26-27, the European Commission for Development Cooperation (DEVCO) held its annual European Development Days, an international forum aimed to address international affairs and development. A panel discussion on climate change and poverty eradication set the scene for what lies ahead in tackling climate change as a means to
CAN Europe and WWF welcomed today’s final approval by EU ministers for the “backloading” measure that will temporarily withdraw 900 million pollution permits from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). After almost a year and a half of wrangling, the temporary “quick fix” for the glut of permits on the
Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament confirmed the position it adopted on 3rd July to amend the EU ETS (Emissions Trading System) Directive to allow the backloading proposal to move forward. Changing the ETS Directive enables delaying auctions of 900 million pollution permits in order to temporarily correct the massive
CAN Europe has just launched an exciting new publication, This is Climate Change in Europe. It brings together dozens of sources ranging from the IPCC, national adaptation plans, UN studies, official NATO documents and many more to provide, for the first time, a summary of current and pending climate impacts
With a minimal agreement on the pathway to defining an ambitious binding climate agreement in Paris in 2015, the climate conference in Warsaw pushed most of the work that needs to be done way ahead. While the EU fought for a robust timetable for putting emission reduction commitments for the
Last night as ministers and their delegations gathered in the COP plenary, more than a hundred remaining activists at the COP – after yesterday’sprotest walkout by many of their NGO partners and friends – took to the stands of the national stadium and started chanting.
This new report highlights the climate impacts hitting Europe from a variety of perspectives, including ecological and food security.
CAN Europe, the Coalition for Energy Savings and the European Renewable Energy Council wrote the following letter to the Secretary General on the Impact assessment for the 2030 climate and energy framework.
The new edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was released by Germanwatch and CAN Europe in Warsaw at the UN climate talks today. The results show emissions worldwide have climbed to a new peak and no single country is yet on track to prevent dangerous climate change.
The world’s governments agreed at the Durban climate meeting in 2011 two things: first that they would increase their short-term climate ambition; and, second that in 2015 they would agree a new global climate agreement in Paris. The Warsaw meeting is a step along the way to both of these
CAN Europe calls upon the European Union (EU) to recognise that its commitment to making a fair contribution to the effort to avoid dangerous climate change means that it should reduce its domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 95% by 2050 below 1990 levels. Only the upper end of
CAN Europe, EREC and the Coalition for Energy Savings jointly prepared this half-day event to discuss several questions arising in this context:
Environment Ministers’ call for climate pledges in 2014 rings hollow without increased EU ambition Today EU Environment Ministers set the stage for the EU to play a steering role in pushing an international climate deal forward. History has shown that arriving at the COP [1] with clear, coherent positions is
Europe lacks a vision for its future power grid. The view of Environmental NGOs on grid development in Europe
Today the IPCC released the full text of Working Group I (Science) of its 5th Assessment report. After negotiations in Stockholm last week went into the wee hours each night, delegates were able to come to agreement on the final text for the Summary for Policy Makers, or SPM, for
Business-as-usual to bring more floods and heatwaves; Safe path requires immediate emission reductions Today’s report from the IPCC [1] sets out some stark choices. Scientists are confident that business as usual will bring more deadly heat waves and floods to Europe and seas will rise and acidify further, in turn causing
Recommendations for proper reform and design of support schemes for renewable energy technologies in Europe
FUND WHAT COUNTS – Help people live a good life in a changing climate. Let’s make sure governments deliver their climate finance promises Climate Action Network Europe has launched a new awareness raising video that highlights why climate finance is essential to all our futures. Produced with CIDSE, RAC France,
Climate Action Network Europe, representing over 120 environmental and development NGOs, welcomes ENTSO-E efforts to develop a long-term vision in line with the European initiatives on an energy and climate policy framework. Bridging the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) and the future planning of the European power grid with the
Climate finance is not aid, as sometimes misunderstood. It’s restitution, for the injustice of climate change – caused by the North, but with impacts in the South, not just environmentally but in terms of development and economic growth.
A new discussion paper prepared by Climate Analytics for CAN Europe that provides an analysis of the adequacy and feasibility of the 1.5°C long-term global limit.
The Coalition’s Guidebook for Strong Implementation is here to help. The Coalition for Energy Savings has broken down the Energy Efficiency Directive into main themes and legal requirements, as well as developed a list of good practices for a strong, ambitious and complete implementation of the legislation. The Coalition hopes
According to recent estimates by the Coalition for Energy Savings the EU could potentially miss its EU Energy Savings Target by 62Mtoe. Governments can avoid this and grasp the opportunities that energy savings offer, if they follow the advice laid out in the new guidebook for strong energy savings implementation.
EU Commission Consultation: 2030 green paper on Climate and Energy framework. June 2013 130626 CAN Europe Response to Green paper-Final.pdf
Post-2015 Development Framework in the Environment Council: Will ministers fill the climate gap? On June 18th the Environment Council will discuss the EU position towards the follow up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), currently referred to as the post-2015 development framework. This discussion aims to take further steps towards
CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Green Paper Consultation on a 2030 Climate and Energy Framework.
This week the UNFCCC gathers again for the beginning of the annual two week session in Bonn to continue work on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP), which is to deliver a new global climate protocol by 2015 and address the inadeqacy of pre-2020 commitments. Delegates will also discuss
The EU Energy Efficiency Directive outlines a framework of measures in order for the EU to reach its 20% energy savings target by 2020 and pave the way for more energy efficiency improvements beyond that date. Now that the Directive has entered into force, Member States must transpose it into
CAN Europe, the Coalition for Energy Savings and the European Renewable Energy Council wrote the following letter to Ministers ahead of the European Council 22nd May 2013 on Energy and Competitiveness.
CAN Europe, the Coalition for Energy Savings and the European Renewable Energy Council wrote the following letter to Ministers on Europe’s needs for an ambitious Climate and Energy Policy.
CAN Europe and WWF staged a live carbon auction in front of the European Parliament with outlandish bidders and a giant black balloon representing one tonne of CO2 emissions. An auctioneer started the bidding at 30€/tonne; but did industry bid for the climate or for cheap pollution?
Why an energy savings target should be part of the 2030 climate and energy policy framework from the start. On 27 March the European Commission issued a green paper on a new post 2020 climate and energy policy framework that officially opens the discussions to gain the views of
On Wednesday February 27th, the European Commission departments DG Development Cooperation (DEVCO) and DG Environment (ENVI) released a joint Communication together on a post-2015 global framework for sustainable development. The Communication comes after a number of EU-wide consultations on how this framework – a follow-up to the Rio+20 summit and
EU Commission: Communication on energy technologies and innovation. March 2013 130301 CAN Europe response- Consultation on innovation.pdf
CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Consultation on options to strengthen the EU ETS.
CAN Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a report that looks at the effect of energy efficiency on bringing down energy prices by 2020 and beyond.
[Brussels, February 27] – A new report out today shows that the European Union could benefit from €200 billion net savings per year providing it gets on track to meeting its stated 20% by 2020 energy savings target [1]. The report written by Ecofys and commissioned by Friends of
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday voted today for a one-year ‘stop the clock’ derogation from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for flights to and from Europe.
The emissions-trading scheme needs reform, but first it needs an immediate patch!
Today Germanwatch, a CAN Europe member, published results of a public opinion poll which found that 73% of Germans support an increase of the EU’s 2020 emission reductions target to 30%, which is one of the structural options proposed by the Commission to review the flagging EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme
We welcome the European Commission’s determination to develop a clear and ambitious post 2020 climate and energy package. Only through reaching the upper end of the 80 to 95% emission reduction target by 2050 will the EU have assumed its responsibility to avoid dangerous climate change.
CAN Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe call for a binding 2030 energy savings target alongside binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energies.
NGO Briefing Paper on Climate Finance in the MFF (September 2012)
Recalibrating an oversupplied market to spur investments and innovation This NGO Briefing presents the views of CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Sandbag and WWF on the reform of EU ETS in the short and medium term.
Consultation on Cost Benefit analysis Methodology for the Ten Year Network Development Plan. January 2013 130114 Joint response to ENTSO-E on CBA socio-envi.pdf
The Climate Vulnerable Forum report of September 2012 revision of previous estimates of losses linked to climate change, points to unprecedented harm to human society and current economic development that will increasingly affect people around the world, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and at the same time hold back growth. Its key
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CAN Europe’s Response to the EIB consultation on their energy lending policy. December 2012 121220- CAN respose to EIB consultation.docx
EU misses opportunity to show leadership At the Doha climate talks, governments failed to do anything meaningful to avert the planet’s slide towards catastrophic climate change. Countries used the economic crisis as a reason to avoid paying for climate finance, while billions of dollars in damages rack up from monster
In a new briefing [1], CAN Europe shows how the EU is already on course to reach 25% emissions reductions by 2020, with the final number being closer to 27% if proposed further reductions from various EU initiatives are fully implemented. If the EU would make full use of the
[Brussels, 3 December 2012] – CAN Europe welcomes Energy Ministers’ call for a long-term, stable framework for renewable energy in the EU after 2020. At today’s Energy Council, ministers recognized that a coherent set of policies that ensures a higher share of renewables would help unlock the full economic, social
Take action now on climate change ‘Loss and Damage’, 40+ civil society organisations and networks tell Ministers as they arrive in Doha Over forty civil society organisations and networks from all over the world have signed an open letter urging Ministers to take urgent, proactive action to address loss and
Ray of the Day: EU victorious in lack of ambitious emissions pledge. Civil Society Awards Fossil To Rich Countries Who Shun Kyoto Commitment.
A pile of recent reports from UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank, World Meteorological Association, PriceWaterhouse Coopers and European Environment Agency EEA all confirm the same alarming reality: current pollution trends and lack of governments’ will to act on climate are resulting in our planet overheating to levels where
CAN Europe, Greenpeace and WWF welcomed today’s European Commission proposals for structural reform of Europe’s carbon market.
As we approach the 18th Conference of Parties (COP) in Doha, a growing concern for climate and development NGOs is the matter of loss & damage as a result of climate change. [1] Efforts to reduce emissions are currently failing to ensure that global temperature remains below sustainable levels. Adaptation
The European Union, its economy and the international community need binding, coherent and more ambitious 2020 and post-2020 EU climate and energy targets.
CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Consultation on the review of the ETS auctioning time profile.
Accounting for forestry and agriculture The international LULUCF accounting rules agreed in Durban under the Kyoto Protocol last year fail to account for what the atmosphere sees. The European Commission’s proposal from March 2012 builds on these rules while aiming to slightly improve upon them. Currently the European Parliament and the
On 4 October the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) passed through its final legislative gate and was adopted by Member States at a Council meeting in Brussels. It is Europe’s first comprehensive energy savings law, containing both binding targets and efficiency measures, and addressing both energy supply and end use. The
As time has ticked on, CAN-Europe has kept a close watch over the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – more commonly known as the EU budget – which should be concluded at the end of this year. The upcoming time frame (2014-2020) poses a number of challenges that
At a press conference on the last day of UN climate talks in Bangkok, Thailand, international experts from NGOs organized in the Climate Action Network (CAN) assessed the Bangkok outcome, discussed the role of different countries in the talks, and gave an outlook for COP18 in Doha at the end
The 24 board members of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) finally met in Geneva on August 24th. After a five-month delay, the board met to work out the details of how the fund will operate, where its headquarters will be and how the money in the pot will be distributed. Now
Since the publication by the European Commission of its roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050, and subsequently its Energy roadmap 2050, there has been an increasing debate on which are the best policies to drive greenhouse gas reductions in the energy sector. The European Commission is
Will Member States aim for a gold in energy savings? On the evening of 13 June, after months of difficult political negotiations, an agreement was achieved in Brussels on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). “We fought like lions”, said Martin Lidegaard, the Danish Minster of Climate and Energy who was
CAN Europe recommends using half of the auctioning revenues for international climate finance, and the other half for domestic climate finance.
The EU Council, Commission and Parliament agreed a new Directive for Energy Efficiency (the “EED”). It still needs to be formally approved by the Parliament but is expected to go through without further change. For the first time, the EED puts into law a precise definition of the third of
Picture Credit: Lode Sodaine/FoEE CAN Europe and six environmental organisations today made a symbolic handover of a pair of gloves to encourage German Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep working for more climate action in Europe.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a Special Report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). It examines the links between climate change, extreme weather events and the vulnerability of human and natural systems. This is important information for policy-makers
On the 11th of June, EU environment ministers discussed several climate change issues. They had debates on the provision of financial support to developing countries for reducing emissions and adapting to climate change, as well as on action to reduce emissions domestically. Both of these issues must be advanced to
CAN-E policy brief Informal Workshop on Climate Finance.pdf
Since the communication from the European Commission (EC) on the Energy Roadmap 2050, in November 2011 , energy ministries in all 27 Member States have been discussing an official European Council position. The following analysis, prepared by CAN-Europe and based on leaked draft Council conclusions, outlines Member States’ positions on
A report from the climate finance workshop held at the UN Climate talks Amid the buzz of the high level negotiations taking place at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, CAN-Europe drew in a large number of participants for a side event on private sector climate finance. The event,
CAN Europe, Aprodev, German Watch, CIDSE and Oxfam commissioned a report in order to identify how the EU can improve the current process for monitoring their climate finance commitments.
Privacy Policy for CAN Europe shared mailing lists By subscribing to the CAN Europe mailing lists you agree to provide your personal data to be stored and used by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, to communicate with you in line with our role as network Secretariat. We will also
Bloomberg New Energy Finance launched its new report yesterday in Brussels, analysing the costs of moving toward a 30% GHG cuts in the EU. The report lays out a number of different possible cost scenarios if the EU moved beyond the current 20% climate target. Unfortunately the report is far
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