Infographic: No cheating from the start
This infographic shows that a misguided starting point for the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) would increase EU emissions by 500M+ tonnes compared to starting from real emission levels.
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Civil society across Europe urge EU Ministers to adopt more stringent climate policy for transport, agriculture, buildings and waste
Today, civil society organisations in 13 countries have sent open letters to their Ministers, urging them to boost ambition of their proposal for the EU’s largest climate tool, the Effort […]
MEPs improve the proposal for the Effort Sharing Regulation – the Council rather not
What’s the situation? The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on its position on the Effort Sharing Regulation 30 May, and proposed quite substantial improvements to the original draft by the […]
ETS: Waiting for the Trilogues
What’s the situation? On Tuesday, May 30, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission postponed their second trilogue meeting on the reform of the EU Emission Trading System […]
Letter to French Environment Minister: France’s position on ESR and LULUCF
A group of CAN Europe’s partner NGOs wrote to the French Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition, urging him to improve France’s position on the Effort Sharing Regulation and LULUCF, […]
MEPs improve proposal for key climate policy
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted today on the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), which covers emissions from transport, waste, buildings and agriculture, for the coming decade.
Letter to ENVI Committee MEPs: voting recommendations on the Effort Sharing Regulation
Dear Member of the ENVI committee, On 30 May you will vote on the so-called “Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR)”. The ESR covers about 60% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Letter to Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy: EU LULUCF rules will set an international precedent
Dear Commissioner Arias Cañete, The EU is in the process of deciding the accounting rules for land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) for the post-2020 period. The EU’s […]
European Parliament’s report calls for radical improvement of climate and energy policies
A draft report on the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation released today calls upon the EU to embrace the zero-carbon transition and scale up climate action to be more […]