Methane emissions from the energy sector – effective actions to tackle the ‘invisible menace’

Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have far too long remained overlooked. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that anthropogenic methane emissions are likely responsible for 0.5 […]

What if COP26 was all about consigning fossil fuels to history?

Back in May, UK COP26 president Alok Sharma called on all countries to abandon coal power and make this year’s UN climate talks the moment the world “consigns coal to […]

STUDY: the Paris Agreement climate goal is within reach, but requires steep emission reductions

PRESS RELEASE A new report by Climate Analytics shows that there are several decarbonisation pathways that can put the EU and its Member States on track for meeting the climate […]

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 […]

The Commission must live up to its European Green Deal promise and stop subsidies to fossil fuel companies, experts warn

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 8 October 2021 European climate, environmental and health NGOs have sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to ensure that bloc-wide guidelines on energy […]

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 […]

The impossible path to Energy Charter Treaty reform, while new study finds that withdrawal is the only way forward

MEDIA ADVISORY *Corrections made on 24/09/21 at 14pm CEST: 1) it is not 40 but 61 coal-fired power plants that currently benefit from the ECT’s extensive investment protection provisions, according […]

MEPs set to go down a gassy road

MEDIA ADVISORY Next Monday, September 27th, the European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee (ITRE) will adopt its position on future energy infrastructure rules, known as TEN-E regulation. The deal that […]

Phasing out new fossil-fuel based boilers is vital to achieving the EU’s climate commitments

LETTER To Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, There is increased attention to the role that buildings must play in the climate transition. The EU’s 2030 climate target plan requires the building […]

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 […]

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