EU leaders risk planetary emergency by delaying climate decisions
EU must get its climate priorities in order before UN climate leaders summit in September CAN Europe [1] is shocked that EU Heads of State failed today to recognise the […]
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Parliament lead Committee gives unclear support to ailing EU carbon market
European NGOs WWF and CAN Europe today cautiously welcomed the European Parliament Environment Committee’s support for the proposal to temporarily curb the oversupply of emission allowances in the EU emissions […]
Permanent removal of toxic pollution permits must follow EU carbon market fix
CAN Europe and WWF welcomed today’s final approval by EU ministers for the “backloading” measure that will temporarily withdraw 900 million pollution permits from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). […]
Member States must back Parliament’s vote to delay auctioning of pollution permits to help fix the EU’s carbon market
Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament confirmed the position it adopted on 3rd July to amend the EU ETS (Emissions Trading System) Directive to allow the backloading proposal to move […]
After Warsaw, EU Leaders Need To Agree Ambitious 2030 Targets
With a minimal agreement on the pathway to defining an ambitious binding climate agreement in Paris in 2015, the climate conference in Warsaw pushed most of the work that needs […]
EU needs new pledge on the table to push international climate action forward
Environment Ministers’ call for climate pledges in 2014 rings hollow without increased EU ambition Today EU Environment Ministers set the stage for the EU to play a steering role in […]
New climate report outlines clear choices for Europe
Business-as-usual to bring more floods and heatwaves; Safe path requires immediate emission reductions Today’s report from the IPCC [1] sets out some stark choices. Scientists are confident that business as usual […]
Fund What Counts video campaign launched
FUND WHAT COUNTS – Help people live a good life in a changing climate. Let’s make sure governments deliver their climate finance promises Climate Action Network Europe has launched a […]
Green groups stage the world’s first open air carbon auction to urge MEPs to put the right price on pollution
CAN Europe and WWF staged a live carbon auction in front of the European Parliament with outlandish bidders and a giant black balloon representing one tonne of CO2 emissions. An […]
Post-2015 global framework: Is climate change in the narrative?
On Wednesday February 27th, the European Commission departments DG Development Cooperation (DEVCO) and DG Environment (ENVI) released a joint Communication together on a post-2015 global framework for sustainable development. The […]