US delegation at COP24 swimming against the tide on coal
Commenting on the US delegation side event promoting coal at COP24 today, Joanna Flisowska from CAN Europe said:
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CCPI: European countries fail to take adequate climate action
The Climate Change Performance Index 2019 (CCPI), published today at the climate summit COP24 by Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN) shows that three years after the […]
Unique ‘Coalition for Higher Ambition’ calls upon the EU to step up at COP24
As the first week of this year’s climate summit COP24 draws to a close, a unique gathering of businesses, investors, local authorities, trade unions and NGOs are calling upon EU […]
CAN Europe employee denied entry to Poland to participate in COP24
Updated on 8 December 2018, 1.30am: Just before Zanna was put on the train back to Vienna, the Polish government recognised its mistake and allowed her to enter Poland. At the […]
Germany tops Fossil of the Day Award at COP24 for its climate goals failure
Germany won the shameful Fossil of the Day Award from Climate Action Network (CAN) International today. Germany received this dubious award because it gave up on its national 2020 climate […]
EU fails to strike agreement on excluding coal subsidies from the electricity market
EU legislators have once again failed to agree on electricity market rules that would lead to zero-emissions energy systems. Instead, under the Austrian Presidency consent, some Member States are still […]
Courts are increasingly forcing emissions cuts
At the end of a year that has seen an increase in climate-related litigation cases globally, plaintiffs, lawyers and campaigners representing six cases made clear at the UN climate talks […]
Poland wins Fossil of the Day Award at COP24
The host of this year’s UN climate summit COP24, Poland won the shameful Fossil of the Day Award from Climate Action Network International today. The dubious award was handed down […]
The Western Balkans pledge allegiance to EU’s energy and climate plan
One day after the EU Commission published its Long-Term Climate Strategy aiming at net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and just a few days before the the COP24 UNFCCC […]
COP24 starts with bold statements on the need to increase climate action
EU leaders of Austria, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain attending the climate summit COP24 have recognized that further climate action is necessary to reach the 1.5°C temperature goal set out in […]