EU-Japan Summit: yet another chance to cooperate towards shifting away from fossil fuels and increasing finance for vulnerable countries

MEDIA ADVISORY  What is happening? On 27 May, Heads of the EU institutions will virtually meet with the recently onboarded Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, as their first comprehensive […]

Read more 26/05/2021

Press release Global transition

Why the EU-India leaders’ meeting must further drive ambitious climate action

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? On 8 May, EU27 leaders will meet with the Prime Minister Modi of India, in a leader’s meeting which due to COVID19 has been shifted […]

Read more 07/05/2021

Press release Global transition

A Just Transformation call for us all!

PRESS RELEASE In anticipation of the Porto Social Summit on May 7th, CAN Europe is launching the Just Transformation Vision – underpinned by a set of ten key principles guiding […]

Read more 06/05/2021

Press release Climate action Global transition

Just Transformation Vision

Taking action to avert catastrophic climate change is a moral imperative. To not do so would be an act of injustice against those citizens, communities and workers who are most […]

Read more 05/05/2021

Position paper Global transition

No additional emissions reductions from the EU commitment at the Biden Summit puts all eyes on the ‘Fit for 55’ package

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 22 April 2021. The European Union has not committed to any additional emissions reductions at the Climate Leaders Summit organised by the Biden Administration on top of […]

Read more 22/04/2021

Press release Climate action Global transition

A true Leaders Summit on Climate? Commitments on emissions reductions and finance urgently needed

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? US President, Joe Biden, invited 40 World Leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate on 22-23 April 2021. This is a critically important initiative as […]

Read more 19/04/2021

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NEW REPORT: Record Coal Plant Retirements In The U.S. and EU Offset By China Coal Plant Boom In 2020

U.S. Coal Retirements Under Trump Exceed Obama  link to download the report A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of […]

Read more 06/04/2021

Press release Report Energy transition Global transition

Trade policy review fails to propose the reforms needed to align EU trade and climate policies

The European Commission has put forward its new trade policy for the years to come. It states that EU trade policy “should unequivocally support the Green Deal in all its […]

Read more 19/02/2021

Press release Global transition

CAN Europe letter to Timmermans on international action on adaptation

To live up to the Paris Agreement, the EU needs to rapidly step up international action on adaptation and address the adaptation finance gap. As the impacts of climate change […]

Read more 17/02/2021

Letter Global transition

Making the “EU climate bank” a reality

Civil society organisations welcome the progress made by the European Investment Bank to fight climate change since 2019, especially its commitments to both align all its operations with the Paris […]

Read more 28/01/2021

Letter Global transition