Bioenergy – A key, but tricky part of EU’s transition to 100% renewables

The Paris Agreement requires the EU to speed up the ongoing transition away from polluting fossil fuels and towards 100% renewables. The goals of the Agreement to achieve a carbon […]

Read more 09/05/2016

Blog Energy transition

Submissions on a sustainable bioenergy policy for the period after 2020

CAN Europe made a submission on the European Commission’s Consultation a sustainable bioenergy policy for the period after 2020.

Read more 02/05/2016

Submission to consultation Energy transition

CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on Energy Efficiency Directive

The briefing on Energy Efficiency Directive was developed in spring 2016 to give a brief overview and update on Energy Efficiency Directive and its relevance for EU climate policy after the UNFCCC […]

Read more 02/05/2016

Report Energy transition

CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on a coal phase out

The briefing on coal phase out was developed in spring 2016 to give a brief overview and update on coal phase out and its relevance for EU climate policy after the […]

Read more 02/05/2016

Report Energy transition

CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on the renewables directive

The briefing on the renewables directive was developed in spring 2016 to give a brief overview and update on the renewables directive and its relevance for EU climate policy after […]

Read more 02/05/2016

Report Energy transition

CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on relevant EU climate and energy topics

The following briefings were developed in spring 2016 to give a brief overview and update on EU climate and energy policy topics and their relevance after the UNFCCC international climate […]

Read more 02/05/2016

Report Climate action Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on a revised renewable energy directive for the period after 2020

With over 60% of EU’s renewable energy coming from bioenergy (only partly subject to sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas accounting), the Renewable Energy Directive has only partially helped achieving the EU’s energy […]

Read more 19/04/2016

Position paper Energy transition

Austria’s biggest power company to quit coal by 2020

Austria’s largest electricity provider, Verbund has announced today that it will go fossil fuel free by 2020, speeding up the country’s transition beyond coal.

Read more 13/04/2016

Press release Energy transition

Belgium says goodbye to coal power use…

…as Langerlo power station burns last tons of coal. The last tons of coal were burned in the Langerlo power plant last week, on 30th March, marking the end of an […]

Read more 05/04/2016

Press release Energy transition

The future of coal is grim, after the Paris Agreement

The countries from Southeastern Europe have the potential to achieve much more emission reductions compared to what they have put on the table in Paris.

Read more 09/03/2016

Op-Ed Energy transition