Open letter to Timmermans on decarbonising the EU building stock with available solutions and no direct use of hydrogen

Europe must prioritise the most efficient, sustainable and cost-effective pathways to decarbonise the economy and create jobs. In this respect, all future EU policies and legislations concerning the EU gas […]

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. […]

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 […]

Letter to European Commission: Fossil gas infrastructure should be excluded in the revised TEN E Regulation

The current status of the TEN E revision is not in line with the Commission’s proposal for a 55% climate target for 2030, and much less with the science-based target […]

Cross party MEP statement in support of fossil gas exclusion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Ahead of the vote of the two lead-committees of the European Parliament on the EU recovery fund, MEPs call for an exclusion of fossil fuels – including gas – from […]

Letter to MEPs on excluding fossil fuels from the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Green 10 members are calling on the European Parliament to exclude fossil fuels from the EU recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, ahead of a key vote in the […]

Letter to European Commission: Recovery funding needs to be transparent, transformative and inclusive

CAN Europe on behalf of member groups in France, Germany and Spain urged the European Commission to take all the necessary measures to ensure all national and EU recovery funding […]

Letter to EU Energy and Climate Ministers on the reform of the Energy Charter Treaty

To EU Energy and Climate Ministers, 27 October 2020 Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change with over 170 member organisations active in […]

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 […]

Letter to MEPs on offshore renewable energy development and its impact on the fishing sector

In view of the discussions on the own-initiative report “The impact on the fishing sector of offshore wind farms and other renewable energy systems” (2019/2158(INI)) in the parliament, we would […]

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