US decides to pull out of the Paris Agreement
In reaction to today’s announcement by the US President Donald Trump, Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:
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Media advisory ahead of the EU-China Summit
On 1-2 June, the EU and China will hold a high-profile summit, with climate at the forefront of the agenda. The two partners are expected to reaffirm their unequivocal commitment […]
MEPs improve proposal for key climate policy
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted today on the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), which covers emissions from transport, waste, buildings and agriculture, for the coming decade.
Berlin coal plant is Europe’s 12th to close in 18 months
Owner Vattenfall is closing the 188MW Klingenberg lignite plant after sustained pressure from local campaigners.
European Parliament’s report calls for ramping up renewables
The draft report on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive for the period 2021 – 2030 leaked to the press yesterday calls upon the EU to raise its 2030 […]
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Award Winners Revealed
Nine European countries have been named and shamed today in a public fossil fuel subsidies awards ceremony in Brussels. From 10 April until 8 May, the public voted on the […]
European Parliament’s report calls for radical improvement of climate and energy policies
A draft report on the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation released today calls upon the EU to embrace the zero-carbon transition and scale up climate action to be more […]
Investment Plan for Europe more climate friendly, but European Parliament shows little ambition
Today in Strasburg, the European Parliament lead committees have brought the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), also known as ‘the Juncker investment plan’, closer to compliance with the Paris […]
Dutch bank ING: Campaigners to call for coal finance cuts at AGM
At its 2017 Annual General Meeting on Monday 8 May, the biggest Dutch bank ING will face calls from European campaigners to end its financial support to companies building or […]
EU limits permission to pollute for dirty coal
Health, environment and climate groups have welcomed the decision today by EU Member States of new air pollution standards (LCP BREF) which will force the coal industry to reduce their […]