HIGH LEVEL EVENT : Accelerating climate action in the EU and Member States through the Fit for 55 package and National Plans

Together with its members, CAN Europe is organising a high level event to discuss how the ‘Fit for 55’ package and national plans (such as National Energy and Climate Plans […]

Read more 13/10/2021

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Mediterranean energy, gas, and climate policies

Letter Brussels, 29 September 2021 To: President and co-president of the Union for the Mediterranean, Secretary General Mr Nasser Kamel, Deputy Secretary General on Energy & Climate Action Mr Grammenos […]

Read more 29/09/2021

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It is time to embrace new narratives

BLOG POST Disclaimer: this blog post has been written by Youth and Environmental Europe (YEE), a CAN Europe member, on the occasion of the Global Youth Climate Strike on September […]

Read more 23/09/2021

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High electricity prices, the links to fossil gas and the need to shift to 100% renewables and reduce energy demand

BLOG POST Pursuing efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C leaves no room for fossil fuels, including fossil gas in the near future. But the ongoing developments related to […]

Read more 22/09/2021

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Energy ministers to discuss renewables and energy efficiency and why is that important

BLOG Energy ministers will be discussing the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive as part of the “Fit for 55 package” of legislative proposals prepared […]

Read more 21/09/2021

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Fair for 1.5°C? What can the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package do to support international climate action towards COP26

BLOG POST The European Commission released its package of proposals to align climate and energy legislation with its new nationally determined contribution of net 55% emissions reductions by 2030 back […]

Read more 20/09/2021

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Postcards from the Mediterranean in flames

BLOG POST We have been working to fight dangerous levels of climate change for many years, speaking of #OurHomeOnFire -meaning the Planet. It is still hard to believe that we […]

Read more 11/08/2021

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CAN Europe’s rapid assessment of the ‘Fit for 55’ main files

BLOG POST Months of preparation and here we have it: the awaited ‘Fit for 55’ package from the European Commission that aims to revise different pieces of legislation to deliver […]

Read more 20/07/2021

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CAN Europe’s energy transition vision. Safe, stable and sustainable.

  How should Europe’s energy landscape look like in the future? What will be Europe’s energy supply in 2040? This infographic illustrates the transition that needs to happen during the […]

Read more 06/07/2021

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With the ‘Fit for 55’ package, need to revise the LULUCF Regulation to mitigate both climate and biodiversity crises

The ways we use our land and forests require urgent changes which should be in line with the speed and scale of the climate emergency we are facing. The upcoming […]

Read more 30/06/2021

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