European Parliament calls for stepping up EU climate action

In today’s vote on the European Parliament’s position on December’s COP24 climate summit, MEPs called for increasing the EU’s 2030 climate target to a 55 percent emission cuts compared to […]

EU leaders recognise the need to strengthen climate targets by 2020

In response to the landmark IPCC report on global warming of 1.5°C published last week, 28 EU Heads of State and Government have called upon all countries of the world […]

EU divided on the need to increase its 2030 climate target

15 EU environment ministers called today for increasing the EU’s climate target to limit warming to 1.5°C. The other ministers did not support such a commitment, turning their backs on […]

Letter from the plaintiff’s of the People’s Climate Case: 1.5 is the only number that counts

The plaintiffs of the People’s Climate Case published an open letter to the EU Environment Ministers gathering today to discuss the EU climate policies; Their message is simple: The impacts […]

Leaked EU strategy at odds with new IPCC report on 1.5°C

In a draft long-term EU climate strategy leaked by the media today, the European Commission proposes three options for the EU’s long-term target: 80% emission reductions by 2050, reaching net […]

Europe needs to step up climate action as scientists deliver unequivocal evidence for the need to stay below 1.5°C

One day ahead of the EU Environment Ministers meeting expected to adopt the EU’s position for the upcoming UN Climate Summit COP24, the world’s leading body of climate scientists gave […]

CAN Europe position on long term targets

CAN Europe members agreed by consensus to regard the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C as the only acceptable goal for all policy making and planning aimed […]

Statement of the Coalition for Higher Ambition ahead of the ENVI Council on 9th October

A unique coalition of businesses, associations, investor groups, local and regional authorities, and civil society organisations have called upon EU Environment Ministers to step up Europe’s climate commitments.

CAN Europe’s application to the European General Court to intervene in the People’s Climate Case

CAN Europe, has applied to the European General Court to intervene in the People’s Climate Case – a case in which families and youth have challenged the EU in order […]

CAN Europe is intervening in the People’s Climate Case

Today, CAN Europe, has applied to the European General Court to intervene in the People’s Climate Case – a case in which families and youth have challenged the EU in […]

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