The European Parliament pushes for improving EU’s position ahead of the Paris climate summit.

The report on the Paris climate summit, adopted today by the European Parliament, calls for a full decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 and an urgent review of the […]

Pledges for the Paris agreement need to be revised at latest by 2018

Today Ministers from all over the world gather at the Rabat INDC Forum, jointly organized by the European Commission and the Moroccan government. The Forum aims to assess the adequacy […]

Finance ministers’ commitment to support climate action boosts momentum for the Paris agreement

…but not all that glitters is gold. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomes the fact that global finance ministers attending the joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund summit in Lima […]

French state-owned companies need to phase out coal projects in Turkey

Turkey could become the new climate bomb in Europe, supported by French government-owned companies. NGOs from across Europe are asking France to end coal projects in Turkey.

Southeast Europe must close the gap on energy efficiency, says new report

Countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) waste much more energy than the members of the European Union, according to a new report published today by a group of civil society organizations from […]

New UN global goals for sustainable development now include climate change.

CAN Europe warns: they may fail to deliver without successful climate deal in Paris.

EU supports a full phase out of emissions, but falls short of action to achieve it

CAN Europe calls for scaling up EU climate action ahead of the Paris climate summit The EU’s negotiating position for the global climate talks in Paris in December, adopted by […]

EU: Put your weight behind renewables

Call for 100% renewables for people and climate ahead of Paris talks *** Print quality images available from 1pm at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwf_eu/sets/72157658002361661 *** Today, outside the meeting of Europe’s Environment Ministers […]

Action: Call for 100% renewables ahead of Paris talks

Today, outside the meeting of Europe’s Environment Ministers discussing the EU’s negotiating position for global climate talks in Paris in December, climate groups staged a symbolic ‘tug-of-war’ between polluting fossil […]

The Pope puts pressure on EU Environment Ministers

Today’s meeting of Pope Francis with EU Environmental Ministers in the Vatican comes at a crucial moment, just two days before an extra Environment Council where EU Member States will […]

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