Open letter to Czech Ministers on coal phase out date
In an open letter Europe Beyond Coal (EBC) together with other organisations call on the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Czech Ministers to commit to a 2030 coal phase […]
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CAN Europe letter to Timmermans on international action on adaptation
To live up to the Paris Agreement, the EU needs to rapidly step up international action on adaptation and address the adaptation finance gap. As the impacts of climate change […]
Joint Letter: Reshaping the European Fiscal Framework
In this joint letter, NGOs, trade union representatives as well as academics and researchers call on the EU to rethink and realign the EU’s fiscal framework with the challenges ahead: […]
Letter to European Commission: Public partnership and respect for the Aarhus Convention are preconditions for green recovery
Member States are going to invest an unprecedented amount of EU public funds and resources through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which amounts to EUR 672 billion. This is […]
Making the “EU climate bank” a reality
Civil society organisations welcome the progress made by the European Investment Bank to fight climate change since 2019, especially its commitments to both align all its operations with the Paris […]
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. […]
Letters to Permanent Representatives of EU Member States ahead of the European Union and African Union Leaders Summit
On 9 December select Leaders of the African Union and European Union meet to progress negotiations on the new EU Africa Partnership Strategy. Ahead of the meeting, which predes a […]
Letter to European Commission: Fossil gas infrastructure should be excluded in the revised TEN E Regulation
The current status of the TEN E revision is not in line with the Commission’s proposal for a 55% climate target for 2030, and much less with the science-based target […]
Cross party MEP statement in support of fossil gas exclusion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
Ahead of the vote of the two lead-committees of the European Parliament on the EU recovery fund, MEPs call for an exclusion of fossil fuels – including gas – from […]