Letter to Energy Ministers: sustainable financing and new governance
CAN Europe sent the following letter to Energy Ministers ahead of the Informal Energy Council on 12-13 July 2016
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Infographic: WWF 5 Fixes for the EU ETS
The infographic was developed by WWF ahead of the Council meeting in June 2016 to highlight the five most urgent fixes that the ETS needs.
EU Environment Ministers recognise need for a bold reform of the EU carbon market
Key EU Environment Ministers discussing the reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) after 2020 today acknowledged that the Paris Agreement created new conditions for this process, and called […]
EU environment ministers must fix the carbon market
Environment Council meeting on Monday should be used to demand deeper reform, or risk locking in low ambition for 15 years
Climate and energy group calls for EU emissions trading reform to match historic Paris climate deal
CAN Europe chief responds to comments by European Parliament’s lead ETS reform rapporteur Ian Duncan.
Letter to Environmental Council: bring EU climate ambition in line with Paris
CAN Europe sent the following letter to Environment Ministers ahead of the June 2016 Envi Council meeting
EU moves ahead on Paris Agreement ratification
The proposal for ratification of the Paris Agreement published today by the European Commission ahead of original schedule reflects growing political will to secure a rapid ratification of the landmark […]
Why a price on carbon cannot fix everything
Some market fundamentalists make that a simple price on carbon (i.e. an ETS) can fix everything. This is simply wrong, has been proven wrong by many studies and it will […]
Carbon leakage: industry subsidies, windfall profits instead of climate action
The success of the ETS revision hinges on its ability to make the polluter pay, rather than paying the polluter. Handing out free pollution permits contradicts the EU Treaty principle […]
Parliament’s ETS reform draft only pays lip service to the Paris agreement
Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme urgently needs to be reformed and now is the last chance to do so. It is also a chance for the Parliament to show it is […]