Leaked regulation on future EU budget in stark contradiction with EC’s climate action commitments

Recent commitments to increase EU funds for climate action are at risk of being weakened, according to a leaked draft of the European Commission’s regulation on the European Regional Development […]

Read more 23/05/2018

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Seven EU countries form a coalition for climate ambition

Ministers in charge of climate change of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and Luxembourg meeting in Paris today have called for ensuring that the EU’s climate policies are […]

Read more 25/04/2018

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Winners revealed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards 2018

Portugal wins gold in the 2018 European Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards, the second edition of a unique contest organised by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. The winners are governments who […]

Read more 15/04/2018

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EU ministers mute on climate-friendly cohesion policy

During a Council meeting on General Affairs today (1), EU ministers exchanged their views on the spending priorities of the Cohesion Policy after 2020, the EU’s key funding instrument for […]

Read more 12/04/2018

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Talanoa Dialogue – the opportunity to make the Paris Agreement a reality

MEDIA ADVISORY At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Bulgaria, EU Ministers of Environment are expected to flesh out the bloc’s contribution to the UN Talanoa Dialogue […]

Read more 09/04/2018

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EU handouts to energy intensive industry derail necessary emission reductions

Energy intensive industries in Europe, such as steel or cement companies, still pocket huge amounts of public money while doing too little to reduce emissions, a report entitled “European Fat […]

Read more 08/04/2018

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Letter to Juncker: Next EU budget must enhance climate action and sustainable development

Brussels, 05 April 2018 Today, a broad group comprised of business associations, civil society, think tanks and other organisations have urged the President of the European Commission, through a joint open […]

Read more 03/04/2018

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Juncker and Macron back more spending for climate action

Today, EU leaders gathered at a European summit on sustainable finance. They recognised the important role the EU budget should play in tackling climate change and boosting the clean energy […]

Read more 22/03/2018

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EU leaders call for a new EU strategy on how to implement the Paris Agreement

EU Heads of State and Government meeting in Brussels on 22-23 March have called upon the European Commission to urgently develop a draft of a new EU long-term climate strategy. […]

Read more 22/03/2018

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European Commission now has a clear mandate: Make the EU budget fully climate-friendly

Members of the European Parliament today adopted their priorities for the EU budget after 2020*. The position recognises the importance of the EU budget in the fight against climate change, […]

Read more 14/03/2018

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