Climate tops the European elections debate, forcing laggards to finally take a stand

Thanks to hundreds of thousands of young people protesting across European cities over the last months against the lack of adequate action to confront the climate emergency, climate change for […]

People’s Climate Case: Court acknowledges climate change is affecting everyone but dismisses the case

The European General Court dismissed the People’s Climate Case on procedural grounds stating that the families and youth impacted by climate change do not have a right to go to court to […]

EU leaders turn a blind eye to the climate crisis, despite growing momentum

As the Future of Europe summit in Sibiu, Romania, comes to an end, it is clear that EU leaders failed to respond to the growing public unrest and commit to […]

EU emissions finally decrease again, highlighting the need for sustained action

In 2018, carbon emissions across the EU decreased by 2.5% compared to the year before, according to the preliminary data published by Eurostat today.

Eight EU countries call for making climate action a priority for Europe

On the eve of the Future of Europe Summit on 9 May, governments representing eight EU Member States called for putting climate action at the centre of future EU cooperation […]

European stakeholders call for immediate action in face of climate emergency

In an unprecedented Climate Action Call published today, a broad coalition is urging European leaders to take decisive action to respond to the climate emergency. Hundreds of European cities, regions, […]

UK understands that “the house is on fire”

Today, the UK Parliament voted to declare a “climate emergency” and became the first in Europe to clearly underline the urgency to address climate change. The vote in the House of […]

Defenders, Delayers or Dinosaurs: where do EU political groups stand on climate change?

Centre and conservative parties of the current European Parliament have failed to treat climate change with the urgency it demands, according to a new ranking published today by Climate Action […]

New report makes case for aligning Europe’s national energy and climate plans with the Paris Agreement

“Time to pick up the pace!” This is the main message of a report released today by CAN Europe which collects the views of national stakeholders on the draft National […]

EU and China point to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit as an important milestone

In the EU-China Summit outcome statement, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and recognised the UN Secretary General’s Summit on September 2019 as an important […]

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