Europe at G20 and at COP26: fair and just delivery plan of the Paris Agreement urgently needed to keep the world below 1.5°C

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, October 27th 2021 – Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe urges European countries and the European Union at the upcoming summits of the G20 and the Climate Conference […]

UN Emissions Gap Report is an unequivocal call for urgent climate action across the world

PRESS RELEASE The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On released today reminds countries across the world the urgent need to accelerate emissions cuts to avoid heading […]

Climate Action Network Europe has a new director

PRESS RELEASE Chiara Martinelli is taking up the position of director of Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, this 25 October. With over […]

NGOs demand a fully renewable energy system by 2040 in Europe

CAN EUROPE CALL TO ACTION 20 October 2021, Brussels NGOs demand a fully renewable energy system by 2040 in Europe Governments must secure unparalleled and sustainable growth of solar and […]

Methane emissions from the energy sector – effective actions to tackle the ‘invisible menace’

Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have far too long remained overlooked. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that anthropogenic methane emissions are likely responsible for 0.5 […]

STUDY: the Paris Agreement climate goal is within reach, but requires steep emission reductions

PRESS RELEASE A new report by Climate Analytics shows that there are several decarbonisation pathways that can put the EU and its Member States on track for meeting the climate […]

China needs to stop construction of coal-fueled power plant on the endangered green turtle nesting area in Adana, Turkey

LETTER 13 October 2021, Istanbul, Turkey World leaders gathered at CBD COP15 between 11-15th of October, with the aim to halt the catastrophic global biodiversity loss. We are asking the […]

HIGH LEVEL EVENT : Accelerating climate action in the EU and Member States through the Fit for 55 package and National Plans

Together with its members, CAN Europe is organising a high level event to discuss how the ‘Fit for 55’ package and national plans (such as National Energy and Climate Plans […]

Fair for 1.5: Amidst global climate emergency EU Ministers must commit to increase international support, domestic climate action and an ambitious COP26 outcome, says CAN Europe

Brussels, 4 October 2021 – In light of the worsening climate crisis and global inequities, CAN Europe is calling on EU ministers to take a ‘Fair for 1.5’ approach to […]

Forget me not: National strategies to reach climate neutrality are still missing

According to the Governance Regulation, Member States are required to prepare national long-term strategies to present their climate and energy transition pathway with a perspective of at least 30 years. […]

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