CAN Europe contribution to the Public Consultation for the Revision of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG)

This document sets out our contribution to the Public Consultation for the Revision of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG). CAN Europe Contribution EEAG […]

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Submission to consultation Energy transition

Poland goes all out on coal rescue against EU’s higher climate goal

The Polish government is on the hunt for securing yet another stream of subsidies to its coal industry, two weeks after EU leaders agreed on an enhanced climate target by […]

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Op-Ed Energy transition

CAN Europe submissions to consultations on the Ten Year Network Development Plan 2020

CAN Europe submitted its feedback to the public consultation of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and Gas (ENTSOG) on their Ten Year Network Development Plans […]

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Submission to consultation Energy transition

CAN Europe submission to consultation on the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2022 Storylines

With this submission, CAN Europe responds to the consultation on the storylines for the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2022. This masterplan of European energy infrastructure planning is prepared […]

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Submission to consultation Energy transition

Europe does not need fossil gas infrastructure to reach climate neutrality

Through the revised Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) legislation, the European Commission proposes to pursue subsidising fossil gas related infrastructure late into the 2020s, despite the science-based need to move […]

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Press release Energy transition

Coal regions to become renewables hubs through a just transition

Coal regions can become champions of the renewable energy sector. They have the energy infrastructure, the land, the people. Authors: Elif Gündüzyeli and Jörg Mühlenhoff Published in energypost.eu Coal mining […]

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Blog Energy transition

A net-zero EU is possible: Findings from NGOs’ Paris Agreement Compatible energy scenario

The current health crisis has taught us an important lesson: building resilience is the most efficient solution to protect us from global threats – even when they might appear distant. […]

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Report Energy transition

Letter to European Commission: Fossil gas infrastructure should be excluded in the revised TEN E Regulation

The current status of the TEN E revision is not in line with the Commission’s proposal for a 55% climate target for 2030, and much less with the science-based target […]

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Letter Energy transition

EU on the right path in emission reductions, but it must pick up the pace towards 2030

New data on greenhouse gas emission reductions in the EU published today in the European Environment Agency (EEA)’s annual ‘trends and projections’ assessments show a 4% emissions decrease in 2019 […]

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Press release Energy transition

Tackling energy poverty through National Energy and Climate Plans: Priority or empty promise?

New analysis of national plans, policies and measures in six Central and Eastern European countries, reveals inadequate action to tackle energy poverty. The report, prepared by NGOs and researchers across […]

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Report Climate action Energy transition