After suspending the financing of the new 1GW Ostroleka C coal plant, Polish utilities should cancel the project altogether

Yesterday evening the Polish utility companies Energa SA (Energa) and Enea S.A. (Enea) behind the project to build what has been called Poland’s “last (new) coal-fired power plant”, the 1GW […]

Read more 14/02/2020

Press release Energy transition

The phasing out of fossil gas should have started today

In stark contrast with EU’s climate commitments, the European Parliament greenlighted the fourth list of Projects of Common Interest, which includes 55 fossil gas infrastructure projects. Pipelines in Southeast and […]

Read more 12/02/2020

Press release Energy transition Financing the transition

Letter to the European Commission: TYNDP scenarios need to become Paris-Agreement and EU Green Deal truly compatible

While Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcome the progress of the ENTSOs in view of stakeholder engagement and their willingness to include a carbon budget […]

Read more 10/02/2020

Letter Energy transition

Greta Thunberg joins the indigenous Saami youth to demand climate justice

Greta Thunberg and activists from Fridays for Future are joining the climate strike organised by the indigenous Saami youth who are taking the EU to court over its weak 2030 […]

Read more 07/02/2020

Press release Climate action

CAN Europe position on the use of gas in the future energy system

We need a rapid and far-reaching transition of our energy system if we want to remain compatible with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit temperature rise to 1,5°C.

Read more 29/01/2020

Position paper Energy transition

Piecing together Europe’s climate finance puzzle

The climate neutrality puzzle is massive. As EU affairs ministers meet in Brussels tomorrow (28 January), they should ensure €260 billion are invested annually to lead a fair and just […]

Read more 27/01/2020

Op-Ed Financing the transition

Open letter calling for an ambitious, effective and fossil fuel free cohesion policy delivering on climate neutrality

Today, CAN Europe, CEE Bankwatch and WWF networks are publishing a letter co-signed by national NGOs, cities, regions and business associations calling for the EU institutions to ensure that cohesion […]

Read more 27/01/2020

Letter Financing the transition

Renewables’ upward trend continues, but slow-down in progress must be fixed

Eurostat published today the latest trends on renewable energy sources. Despite continued progress in the share of renewables in the EU’s energy consumption, the pace of growth is slowing down. […]

Read more 23/01/2020

Press release Energy transition

Good timing of the EU 2030 climate target revision needed for the bloc to raise climate ambition worldwide

In a joint statement published yesterday, European affairs ministers of France, Germany, and Poland recalled the EU’s commitment to updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) – the bloc’s 2030 climate […]

Read more 22/01/2020

Press release Climate action

Letter to MEPs on the Projects on Common Interest (PCI) vote

This is a joint letter from a number of European Civil Society Networks to Members of the European Parliament ahead of the crucial Projects on Common Interest, to be voted […]

Read more 22/01/2020

Letter Energy transition Financing the transition