Briefing: EFSI 2.0 – Make it climate proof, additional and transparent

In September 2016 the European Commission published its proposal for the prolongation of the EFSI until2020, to be achieved by amending the existing regulation. We welcome several improvements. However,as organisations […]

Read more 13/10/2016

Report Financing the transition

Open letter to the ITRE Committee on coal subsidies through EU ETS

3 networks and 21 organizations representing almost 50 million citizens across Europe, called on Members of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament to vote for an ambitious […]

Read more 03/10/2016

Letter Climate action Financing the transition

Report: The best laid plans – Why the Investment Plan for Europe does not drive the sustainable energy transition

  The European Fund for Strategic Investments was established in 2015 to power-charge post-crisis Europe and provide a much-needed impulse for de-carbonising its economies. Yet, a the new report by CAN […]

Read more 28/09/2016

Report Financing the transition

Juncker investment plan: deep reforms necessary for sustainable future

Cash that should be flowing into projects that boost environmental sustainability is instead fuelling outdated carbon-intensive projects like motorways, airports, and fossil-fuel infrastructure, according to a new report on Europe’s […]

Read more 26/09/2016

Press release Financing the transition

Juncker Investment Plan 2 and review of EU budget offer no progress towards Europe’s long-term climate goals

What should have been two significant contributions to Europe’s war chest in the fight against climate change will in fact leave the planet short-changed and open the door to even […]

Read more 14/09/2016

Press release Financing the transition

G20 leaders fail to agree on phase-out date for fossil fuel subsidies

Climate change was high on the agenda as leaders of the world’s largest economies met for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. But the communiqué released today once again lacks […]

Read more 05/09/2016

Press release Financing the transition Global transition

Visual material: Shifting financial flows

  On this page you can find visual material produced by CAN Europe on the topic of fossil fuel subsidies phase out and shifting financial flows. 

Read more 01/09/2016

Blog Financing the transition

Briefing: Connecting the dots – The EU’s funding for fossil fuels

Ahead of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China 4-5 September CAN Europe published a briefing on the EU’s funding for fossil fuels.

Read more 31/08/2016

Report Financing the transition

EU’s funding out of sync with the Paris Agreement

EU financial institutions and funds channel billions of euros into fossil fuel projects, while EU policies and laws allow for yet more public money to flow into fossil fuels through […]

Read more 31/08/2016

Press release Financing the transition

Submission to EU Consultation on External Development

Submissions to EU consultation on External Development will be used to inform the way forward on the revision of the European Consensus on Development and other external aspects of 2030 […]

Read more 18/08/2016

Submission to consultation Financing the transition