EU’s climate and energy diplomacy needs to help implement the Paris Agreement

EU Foreign Affairs ministers agreed today that climate action should be much more central in the EU’s foreign policy, calling for renewed attention to high ambition alliances while increasing the […]

Read more 26/01/2021

Press release Global transition

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. […]

Read more 20/01/2021

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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 […]

Read more 08/12/2020

Letter Global transition

European Green Deal needs to deliver on global challenges

Key elements of the EU’s foreign policy funding will be finalised during ‘trilogue’ talks this week. Raising the climate spending target there could make a vital difference to supporting partner […]

Read more 18/11/2020

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Biden wins: a game changer for international climate politics

The outcome of the US elections must serve as a game-changer in US international climate leadership. Unlike his predecessor who chose to ignore the science, the Biden administration has committed […]

Read more 09/11/2020

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Letter to OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Representatives on climate finance

This letter from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) CSO Reference Group sets out key priorities for OECD DAC members on reforming climate finance to support resilient, Paris-aligned recovery in developing […]

Read more 19/10/2020

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CAN Europe’s Position Paper on trade and trade policy

For decades, European trade policy has aimed to liberalise international trade, allowing European companies to access foreign markets, raw materials and labour, leading to deregulation often against the public interest […]

Read more 30/09/2020

Position paper Global transition

EU-Mercosur: climate costs higher than economic benefits, new report shows

A report commissioned by the French government on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, to be presented to French Prime Minister today shows that solely the expansion of beef production in the […]

Read more 18/09/2020

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Science shows 65% emission reduction by 2030 is feasible and pays off

Science confirms that the best way to prevent dramatic climate change is to cut greenhouse gas emission by 65% by 2030. The following four recent studies illustrate the benefits of […]

Read more 15/09/2020

Factsheet Global transition

Hogan’s resignation opens the door for a climate-aware trade commissioner

Von der Leyen should look for a commissioner that brings trade policy in line with climate ambition to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C, after her trade chief, Phil Hogan, resigned […]

Read more 27/08/2020

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