CAN Europe Position on the Reform of the Energy Community Treaty

This document represents the agreed position on the Reform of the Energy Community. We call for the Energy Community to include a functioning enforcement mechanism. We demand that the EU’s […]

Read more 27/06/2014

Position paper Europe in transition

CAN Europe Position on the support schemes design: Input for the European state-aid environmental guidelines review

As part of a wider European modernization effort of competition rules, the European Commission is reviewing their (binding) guidelines on state-aid for environmental protection. The new guidelines will be published […]

Read more 01/02/2014

Position paper Energy transition

Post-2020 EU climate and energy targets’ numbers (Nov 2013)

CAN Europe calls upon the European Union (EU) to recognise that its commitment to making a fair contribution to the effort to avoid dangerous climate change means that it should […]

Read more 17/12/2013

Position paper Climate action Energy transition

CAN Europe Position paper on post-2020 EU climate and energy targets

CAN Europe calls upon the European Union (EU) to recognise that its commitment to making a fair contribution to the effort to avoid dangerous climate change means that it should […]

Read more 31/10/2013

Position paper Climate action Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on grid development in Europe

Europe lacks a vision for its future power grid. The view of Environmental NGOs on grid development in Europe

Read more 09/10/2013

Position paper Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on support schemes for renewable energy sources

Recommendations for proper reform and design of support schemes for renewable energy technologies in Europe

Read more 18/09/2013

Position paper Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on the Need for a 2030 Energy Savings Target

CAN Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe call for a binding 2030 energy savings target alongside binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energies.

Read more 30/01/2013

Position paper Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on post-2020 EU climate and energy targets (Nov 2012)

The Climate Vulnerable Forum report of September 2012 revision of previous estimates of losses linked to climate change, points to unprecedented harm to human society and current economic development that will […]

Read more 17/12/2012

Position paper Global transition

CAN Europe Position paper on post-2020 EU climate and energy targets (2)

The European Union, its economy and the international community need binding, coherent and more ambitious 2020 and post-2020 EU climate and energy targets.

Read more 31/10/2012

Position paper Climate action

MFF Update: Time and money

As time has ticked on, CAN-Europe has kept a close watch over the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – more commonly known as the EU budget – which […]

Read more 30/09/2012

Position paper Financing the transition