EU’s climate and energy diplomacy needs to help implement the Paris Agreement

EU Foreign Affairs ministers agreed today that climate action should be much more central in the EU’s foreign policy, calling for renewed attention to high ambition alliances while increasing the […]

Open letter to Timmermans on decarbonising the EU building stock with available solutions and no direct use of hydrogen

Europe must prioritise the most efficient, sustainable and cost-effective pathways to decarbonise the economy and create jobs. In this respect, all future EU policies and legislations concerning the EU gas […]

CAN Europe letter to EU Ambassadors ahead of Council discussion on Council Conclusions on Climate and Energy Diplomacy

During the meeting of COREPER II on 20 January, the EU Ambassadors will discuss Council Conclusions on Climate and Energy Diplomacy ahead of Foreign Affairs Council on 25 January 2021. […]

Renewables boost has significantly reduced emissions, EEA study shows

Renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2005, having a positive impact on both air and water pollution, with an overall mitigation effect on climate change, Europe Environment Agency study shows. […]

China’s stillborn coal investment in Turkey

The report “Feasibility of Coal in the Age of Renewable Energy: Hunutlu Thermal Power Plant Case” by WWF Turkey and SEFiA (Sustainable Economy and Financial Research Association) in collaboration with […]

CAN Europe contribution to the Public Consultation for the Revision of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG)

This document sets out our contribution to the Public Consultation for the Revision of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG). CAN Europe Contribution EEAG […]

Poland goes all out on coal rescue against EU’s higher climate goal

The Polish government is on the hunt for securing yet another stream of subsidies to its coal industry, two weeks after EU leaders agreed on an enhanced climate target by […]

CAN Europe submissions to consultations on the Ten Year Network Development Plan 2020

CAN Europe submitted its feedback to the public consultation of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and Gas (ENTSOG) on their Ten Year Network Development Plans […]

CAN Europe submission to consultation on EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

This document sets out our feedback to the European Commission’s draft Delegated Act on the EU Sustainable Taxonomy, for economic activities having a substantial contribution to climate mitigation and climate […]

Next year EU legislation needs to look beyond the new 2030 climate target

EU Environment ministers today endorsed the earlier leaders’ agreement to up the bloc’s climate target to at least 55% net emission cuts by 2030. Next year will be crunch time […]

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