Rooftop Solar PV Country Comparison Report

The report produced by CAN Europe and its member organisations focusing on rooftop solar PV on residential buildings (including both individual and collective self-consumption) shows that there are still significant […]

REPOWER FOR THE PEOPLE: NEW REPORT INDICATES HOW THE EU CAN WEAN OFF RUSSIAN FOSSIL GAS BY 2025

CAN Europe’s latest briefing shows how the EU can deliver both energy security and Paris agreement, on a more ambitious energy transition pathway with people at the heart of it, […]

Repowering for the People: Flagship actions the Commission’s plan ‘REPowerEU’ should feature in the current fossil fuel and energy prices crisis

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the fossil fuel crisis more than ever. In addition to the current level of climate emergency, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on the scale […]

Joint NGO statement: Protecting nature and fighting climate change must go hand in hand

Biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by our economic activities and mutually reinforce each other. Climate change is further exacerbated by biodiversity loss and ecosystems decline, and climate […]

Climate v. corporations: What a massive inflatable dinosaur can tell us about the power of fossil fuel giants

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gives fossil fuel firms the power to sue governments for taking climate action. But the future of this climate killing Treaty hangs in the […]

REPORT: Boom and Bust Coal 2022: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline

Boom and Bust Coal 2022: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline Global Coal Plant Capacity Under Development Shrank 13% in 2021 Steeper Cuts Needed To Achieve Climate Goals LINK TO […]

Submission to the consultations on the EC guidance on permitting and the EU solar energy strategy

CAN Europe has made a submission to the consultation on the EC guidance on permitting and to the consultation on the EU solar energy strategy. Following the invasion of Ukraine […]

Letter to Commissioner Kadri Simson on complementary modelling for higher 2030 energy efficiency and renewable energy targets

To: Commissioner Kadri Simson Copy: Director-General Ditte Juul-Jørgensen 11th April 2022 Dear Commissioner Kadri Simson, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The […]

NGO and stakeholder briefing on the EU gas package

POSITION PAPER The Russian invasion of Ukraine changes the perspective on the gas package and even further underlines the need to move away from fossil gas. The Russian invasion of […]

It’s time to get fossil fuels out of our homes

There are more than 450 million of us living, studying and working in buildings across Europe that currently account for around 40% of all energy consumed and 36% of greenhouse […]

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