Letter to the heads of political groups in the European Parliament: Keep the Just Transition Fund fossil fuel-free

We are deeply concerned about the position taken by the European Parliament’s REGI Committee in the negotiations on the Just Transition Fund (JTF), proposing to subsidise new fossil gas investments. […]

Read more 09/09/2020

Letter Financing the transition

LETTER: The importance of Minimum Energy Performance Standards to spur the Renovation Wave

The upcoming Strategic Communication on the Renovation Wave is crucial to deliver on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the EU Recovery Plan, since faster and deeper energy […]

Read more 08/09/2020

Letter Energy transition

Letter to European Commission on industrial transformation

CAN Europe calls upon the Commission to build policy frameworks that guarantee economy-wide transformations that meet several environmental objectives. This letter specifically focuses on the policy tools being developed in […]

Read more 13/08/2020

Letter Global transition

Letters to the EU’s Vice President Commissioner Dombrovskis and the Finance Ministers of Germany and Italy on a green, just and sustainable recovery

Ahead of the Special European Council on 17-18 July and the G20 Finance Ministers Summit on July 18-19 2020, these letters call on EU decision-makers to support an EU recovery […]

Read more 14/07/2020

Letter Financing the transition

LETTER: Clean Hydrogen Alliance launch and future work strands – involvement of Civil Society Organisations/NGOs

The EU’s Clean Hydrogen Alliance, set to be launched on 8 July, is proposed to play an important role in implementing the future Hydrogen Strategy of the European Union. However, […]

Read more 07/07/2020

Letter Energy transition

Letter to MEPs: The Just Transition has to be fossil fuel-free

62 NGOs, including WWF and CAN Europe, have sent a letter to MEPs of the REGI committee calling for the exclusion of fossil fuels from the Just Transition Fund, ahead […]

Read more 02/07/2020

Letter Energy transition Financing the transition

CAN Europe messages to Environment Ministers on climate, circular economy and biodiversity

This letter offers our views on key aspects of the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) and the Biodiversity Strategy.

Read more 22/06/2020

Letter Climate action

Letter to European Commission on industrial transformation

CAN Europe calls upon the Commission to build policy frameworks that guarantee economy-wide transformations that meet several environmental objectives.

Read more 18/06/2020

Letter Climate action

Letter to European Council on EU Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU

This letter co-signed by 8 NGO networks was sent to Heads of States ahead of the European Council on 19 June, with recommendations on Heading VI (Neighbourhood and the World) […]

Read more 10/06/2020

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Letter to Vice-President Timmermans on Trans-European Energy Infrastructure Planning

Energy infrastructure is a key component in Europe’s fight against climate change. Investments must exclude any continued or new support for infrastructure based on fossil fuels or incompatible with nature […]

Read more 29/04/2020

Letter Energy transition