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Letter to European Ministers for Foreign Affairs on Green Diplomacy

Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 18 March, CAN Europe has written to European Foreign Ministers to encourage them to adopt bold and ambitious conclusions to signal that the EU will fully and convincingly orient its diplomacy towards upscaled, inclusive, gender-just climate and energy action centered on significant provision

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Decoding the Methane Regulation

On November 15, 2023, almost two years after the European Commission’s initial proposal, the European institutions reached a final agreement on the text of the EU Methane Regulation. This is the first EU-wide regulation tackling methane emissions, the main component of fossil gas. After long negotiations and repeated attempts until

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BRIEFING: Renewable Energy Planning and Mapping for Successful Acceleration with Nature and Communities at Its Heart: Guiding Principles for Member States

CAN Europe welcomes this opportunity to provide input to the development of guidelines for designating renewables acceleration areas (RAAs). Our input as the attached briefing titled “Renewable Energy Planning and Mapping for Successful Acceleration with Nature and Communities at Its Heart: Guiding Principles for Member States” emphasises the need for

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Briefing: Future proofing Central Eastern Europe’s grids

Click here for the full report CAN Europe’s latest briefing explores the opportunities and challenges within the Central Eastern European region when it comes to development of energy infrastructure and the grid network within the region. However, countries within the Central Eastern European (CEE) region are grappling with numerous challenges

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LETTER to the European Commission on the recent Assessment report of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs)

In light of the Commission’s recent Assessment report of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and the Commission’s ongoing bilateral discussions with Member States, we (undersigned: the Together for 1.5 Consortium, 14 civil society organisations from across Europe) would like to express our concerns regarding the NECP

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Open Letter on European competitiveness report

Open letter to Prof. Mario Draghi, former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Central Bank European competitiveness report, signed by Chiara Martinelli, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. We would like to share our views on some of the challenges facing industry and companies in our Single

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Trade Unions and Just Transition in Turkey: Current Situation, Potential and Constraints.

In the global fight against climate change, the process of transitioning from fossil-fuel-based energy sources to zero-carbon ones has complex, and significant, technological, economic and social effects. Ensuring that this transformation to a decarbonised and sustainable production process does not create technological and socio-economic injustices, and is instead socially beneficial,

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Open Letter on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework

Open letter to Climate Attachés that underlines that the use of units generated through the CRCF and the potential for double counting or claiming those units are two key separate, but interlinked, issues that are not receiving the attention they deserve during the ongoing trilogue process, and have been largely

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National Energy and Climate Plans: The Western Balkans

The National Energy and Climate Plans are plans outlining pathways towards achieving national 2030 energy and climate targets. They play a pivotal role in shaping the transition of the energy sector towards decarbonisation and sustainability. NECPs The main tool to achieve energy & climate targets HOW? Providing the steps and

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Media Advisory: Final Electricity Market Design Trilogue

A sack of dirty coal for Christmas? Threat of coal derogation lingers for Final Electricity Market Design trilogue Brussels, 13 December 2023 What is Happening:  Today, 13th December, trilogue negotiations on the Electricity Market Design (EMD) reform are expected to come to a conclusion. Co-legislators will have to agree on

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Statement from CAMPAIGNers to the Conference of the Parties

Until now, the majority of climate change mitigation policies have primarily focused on reducing emissions on the production side, with comparatively fewer measures addressed to the demand side. According to the IPCC ‘having the right policies, infrastructure and technology in place to enable changes to our lifestyles and behaviour can result

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Countdown to COP28 Final Day

With just one day to go, we are in the final push to ensure COP28 delivers final decisions that truly address the urgency of the climate crisis without casting a shadow over the future of our planet and the communities most vulnerable to the devastating effects of climate change. “It’s

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REACTION: Final Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) Trilogue

EU Buildings Directive could leave millions of homes behind, hope now rests on Member States Brussels, 8th December 2023 – Yesterday evening, the final trilogue of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) came to a conclusion, bringing to an end a tumultuous revision process. The European Parliament, the Council and

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BLOG: The 11th hour of the EU Buildings Directive: Securing an ambitious & socially just energy transition for our homes and the planet.”

Written by Eva Brardinelli, Buildings Policy Expert at CAN Europe, and Mónica Vidal, Renewable Heating Campaigner at CAN Europe.  Since the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) began, we have witnessed what was initially a promising legislation to decarbonise Europe’s largely inefficient building stock continuously being watered

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REACTION: More Gaslighting when it comes to the EU’s climate ambition

EU Gas Package: More Gaslighting when it comes to the EU’s climate ambition Brussels, 28th November 2023 – Yesterday, the European Parliament and Council only came to a partial agreement on the reform of Europe’s future gas and hydrogen market. The Directive has been brought over the finish line, but the Regulation is still in

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Press Release: CAN Europe releases assessment report for Western Balkans’ NECPs: Urgent need for increased commitment and clarity to boost credibility and implementation of climate and energy policies

BRUSSELS, 27 November 2023 –  On 27 November, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe presented its assessment report for the drafts of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia to the Energy Community Secretariat. The assessment report is based on an analysis of the

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Time to End Fossil Winters

Time to End Fossil Winters #EndFossilFuels Followed by another summer marred by extreme weather events, winter sets in as the haunting shadow of the fossil fuel crisis looms large once again. The past few years have exposed Europe’s and the globe’s dangerous addiction to fossil fuels. A dependence that not

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Joint Statement: People Over Polluters

On the 25th of October 2023, 100+ civil society, trade unions and anti-poverty groups signed on to the People Over Polluters declaration to kick polluters out of decision making and centre the voices of groups working for the public interest. New Fossil Free Politics research shows oil companies actively lobbied

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REACTION: Europeans can’t afford empty promises on climate action

Europeans can’t afford empty promises on climate action Brussels, 03 October 2023 – Wopke Hoekstra’s rhetoric display in last night’s questioning by the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment (ENVI) must be backed by urgent action. President Von der Leyen’s nomination of Hoekstra to be the next EU Climate Commissioner has already

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What’s Next for the EU‘s Green Agenda?

Read the full opinion editorial originally published on the Green European Journal and in Spanish on El Salto Diario. By Chiara Martinelli With a crucial EU election only a few months away, Europe’s green agenda seems to have run out of steam. In this week’s State of the Union address,

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Sunny Short: Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy Potential in the Black Sea

Written by Ana-Maria Seman, Regional Climate and Infrastructure Lead at WWF Central and Eastern Europe. In pursuit of the EU’s ambitious 2030 target of 60GW of offshore wind capacity, there is growing recognition of its importance in decarbonising the continent’s energy use. While Nordic nations have made substantial strides in

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Climate crisis calls for U-turn in EU’s economic governance

This article was originally published in Euractiv   It is now clear that extreme weather events will have a massive impact on our economies if we don’t transform them. Times have changed and the rules governing the coordination of national economic policies in the EU must adapt. By Isabelle Brachet,

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Submission to public consultation on EU’s Heat Pump Plan

Rolling out heat pumps is central to the clean-energy transition and to achieving carbon neutrality in line with the goals set in the European Green Deal. All policy scenarios underpinning the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative proposals show a significant uptake of heat pumps in all sectors, and notably in buildings.

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Build Better Lives

Build Better Lives Launch

On the 29th August 2023, ahead of the second EPBD trilogue under the Spanish Council Presidency, 67 civil society organisations, social, health and environmental NGOs, trade unions and youth movements across Europe have signed onto a joint statement calling on their elected representatives to deliver an ambitious and socially just

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Report: Challenges and Proposed Solutions for Exiting Coal-Based Employment

Introduction   Coal-based employment opportunities are  steadily declining globally, including in Turkey. Even in the largest coal-producing countries, the contribution of the coal sector to overall employment remains minimal. According to data  from the Social Security Institution (SSI), approximately 35.000 people are currently employed in the coal and lignite mining

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LETTER: Aligning Country Specific Recommendations and fiscal rules with ambitious environmental and climate goals

To: Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Cc: Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans; Commissioner Johannes Hahn; Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni; Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Dear Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis, We are writing to express our deep concern at the Commission’s plans to tighten fiscal rules for EU governments. Moving forwards with public

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EU-INDIA Climate Cooperation Brief

Background and purpose of the policy brief    At their joint summit in May 2020, India and the EU agreed on the “EU-India Strategic Partnership: A Roadmap to 2025”. Climate change and clean energy, as well as the environment more broadly, are a distinct element within that roadmap. Both Parties

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CAN Europe: The EU Parliament reaffirms the need to accelerate the energy transition and climate action in the Western Balkans. Will their National Energy and Climate Plans deliver?

Today, and while finalising a series of votes on resolutions regarding the reports on the enlargement package for the Western Balkans, the European Parliament reaffirmed the urgent need for speeding up the energy transition in the Western Balkans and emphasised the importance of delivering credible and coherent National Energy and

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Sharing Stories for a Just Transition

In the Western Balkans region, the dependence on coal-powered plants for electricity supply is deeply entrenched. Given the urgent need to transition away from coal, it is vital to support local communities in their efforts to move away from all fossil fuels. This calls for a just and inclusive energy

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Ambitious National Energy and Climate Plans urgently needed

Tomorrow, 30 June, marks the official deadline for  EU countries to submit their updated draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission. These plans will reveal their new contributions to the EU 2030 climate and energy targets and the policies that lead there. As of now, unless

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How to make NECPs fit for the climate emergency?

“We’re close to the tipping point that will make 1.5 degrees impossible to achieve. We need an acceleration agenda and once again we count on the leadership of the European Union in this regard.” – Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, 23 March 2023 The window for stopping

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