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Communities for RES – Energy Communities in Central Eastern Europe

In response to the current energy crisis and looming climate emergency, many citizens and communities across Europe are looking towards establishing their own energy community or energy cooperative as a viable solution to these crises. However, for Central Eastern Europe, the uptake of these local energy initiatives has been quite

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The contribution of EU spending plans to ambitious NECPs

Comparing funds mobilised vs. climate investment needs to 2030   In 2020, the EU increased its 2030 climate target from 40% emission reductions to at least 55% net emission cuts (compared to 1990 levels). To back it up, in 2021 the European Commission has revamped its entire climate and energy

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Feedback on the ENTSOs’ Proposals for TYNDP 2024 Storylines

With this feedback to the proposals of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and for Gas (ENTSOG) for the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2024, CAN Europe would like to raise its concerns about the compatibility of the scenarios for European energy infrastructure with the

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Massive blow to EU’s climate objectives after Parliament succumbs to greenwashing lobby adding gas and nuclear in the Taxonomy

European and Ukrainian citizens don’t want a greenwashed Taxonomy  Legal action to prove incompatibility of labelling gas and nuclear as green in Taxonomy with the EU’s climate laws  Financial community calls out fake green obsession “utter nonsense” Strasbourg, 6 July 2022 – Today, the European Parliament voted in favour (278/328/33)

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Still wanted: A European climate champion!

Deal on Council negotiation position on EU climate laws finally reached, but fails to face up to urgency of the climate emergency and the need to support vulnerable people in the transition Ambition of Fit for 55 package continues to not be in line with 1.5°C goal  Position still contains

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Letter to Ministers on Modernisation Fund

To: all Ministers of Environment of the European Union June 2022 Dear Minister of Environment, We are writing to you ahead of your next meeting on 28 June 2022, where you will discuss the revision of key climate files under the Fit For 55 package, including the crucial revision of

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NGO call to safeguard national climate targets

June 23 2022 Dear Minister of Environment Dear Permanent Representative As the Council adopts its general approach on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), we – the signatories of this letter – would like to draw your attention to the necessity to safeguard the integrity of national climate targets for the

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Statement of the Coalition for Higher Ambition in the Fit for 55 debate

Businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society groups come together to demand urgent and bold action from EU Environment Ministers   Europeans are now facing multiple crises: the consequences of a global pandemic, adverse social consequences of the economic downturn, the tragic invasion of Ukraine,

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Letter to President Ursula von der Leyen – RFNBO production needs strict criteria to ensure emission reductions, reduce fossil fuel dependency, and prevent increasing energy prices for consumers

Brussels, June 15, 2022 RFNBO production needs strict criteria to ensure emission reductions, reduce fossil fuel dependency, and prevent increasing energy prices for consumers To: President Ursula von der Leyen Cc: Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Commissioner Simson, Commissioner Vălean, Commissioner Breton, Mr Kurt Vandenberghe, Mr Maggi, Ms Marquez Uriarte and Ms

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LETTER TO FINANCE MINISTERS: Legislative proposal to finance RePowerEU

  Brussels, June 13th 2022  To: Ministers of Economy and Finance of EU Member States  Re: Legislative proposal to finance RePowerEU  Dear Finance Ministers,  We are writing to you concerning the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation aimed at resourcing  the implementation of the RePowerEU plan.  In principle, we welcome the

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PRESS RELEASE: LAWMAKERS KICK OUT FOSSIL GAS AND NUCLEAR FROM THE TAXONOMY

  Brussels, June 14 – Today, the European Parliament’s Joint Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment (ECON/ENVI) rejected the Commission’s proposal for a Complementary Delegated Act (CDA) on Taxonomy classifying fossil gas and nuclear as “green” activities. Lawmakers succeeded in mobilising comfortable majorities (76/62/4) against this classification system for private investors,

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PAC scenario 2.0 in a nutshell

The Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) scenario describes how the EU could achieve 65% greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030 on a pathway towards a fully renewable energy system that achieves net zero emissions in the year 2040. It’s a science-based vision of how Europe’s energy landscape should look like in

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The impacts of coal-based energy policy on water in Turkey

CAN Europe releases an informative report on the effects of coal-based energy production on water resources   The brief titled “The impacts of coal-based energy policy on water” offers a comprehensive look at the detrimental effects of coal-based energy policy on water. Backed by concrete data from Turkey, the brief

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Op-ed: How rooftop solar PV can help turn the gas valves off

Citizens’ demand for rooftop solar photovoltaics is rapidly increasing, and governments should intervene through incentives and better permitting procedures, writes Seda Orhan. The new EU Solar Strategy published by the European Commission last week says, “panel by panel, the infinite energy of the sun will help reduce our dependence on

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Why the EU needs to walk the talk on climate policy

What is happening in plenary with regards to climate ambition? The negotiations on key climate files of the Fit For 55 package which was launched by the European Commission in July 2021, are approaching critical moments. On 7 June (tbc), the European Parliament plenary will vote on the reports for

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How to maximise the social benefits of climate action

In 2021, the European Commission tabled a series of legislative proposals — the so-called Fit For 55 legislative package. The aim is to revise the current 2030 climate and energy policy framework in order to deliver the new EU climate target, i.e. a 55% greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2030

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G10 Letter to Commission on REPowerEU

Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, European Commission With copy to: Diederik Samsom Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, European Commission Brussels, 13/16th May 2022 Re: REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back Dear Executive Vice-President, We are writing to you at this late hour of

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Making EU climate policy Fit For 1.5!

  CAN Europe’s latest briefing shows there is only one way to ensure a fair and Paris compatible EU emission pathway – through significant improvements of key climate laws – the ETS and the ESR. In order to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, we need to make

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Make them Abide: Strengthening the ESR Compliance Rules

Summary The Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) sets binding 2030 emissions reductions targets for the EU and its member states in the road transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industry sectors. As such, it is essential to ensure that countries put in place the needed climate measures to clean up these

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Letter to Commissioner Kadri Simson on complementary modelling for higher 2030 energy efficiency and renewable energy targets

To: Commissioner Kadri Simson Copy: Director-General Ditte Juul-Jørgensen 11th April 2022   Dear Commissioner Kadri Simson, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The European Commission recently presented ‘REPowerEU’, a plan aiming to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting

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NGO and stakeholder briefing on the EU gas package

POSITION PAPER The Russian invasion of Ukraine changes the perspective on the gas package and even further underlines the need to move away from fossil gas. The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows the need to decrease our dependence on fossil gas. The proposals under the Fit for 55 package focusing

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Letter on council conclusions to carbon farming

Dear Minister, You have been invited to adopt Council Conclusions on Carbon Farming at your next Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on the 7th of April. Members of Climate Action Network Europe support the efforts to improve carbon removal capacity in the land sector, but we have identified a number

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It’s time to get fossil fuels out of our homes

There are more than 450 million of us living, studying and working in buildings across Europe that currently account for around 40% of all energy consumed and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of our energy use in residential buildings is for space (64%) and water (15%) heating in

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Repowering the EU?

POLICY BRIEFING Mobilising EU financial instruments and policies to accelerate the phase out of the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels Background This policy briefing builds on CAN Europe’s recommendations for an accelerated, secure and Paris compatible energy transition in the context of the invasion of Ukraine  by further detailing measures

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Joint statement on Social Climate Fund

Lack of ambition and solidarity from Member States risk derailing the Social Climate Fund’s potential to deliver transformative change and a Just Transition for all. The Social Climate Fund (SCF or Fund), which the European Commission (EC) proposed as part of its Fit for 55 package in July 2021, has

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G10 Letter – Withdraw the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act

Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission European Commission 16th March 2022 Dear President, As the terrible events in Ukraine rage on, European imports of gas, oil, coal and uranium continue to partly fund the crisis. The Commission’s Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act published on 2nd February 2022

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Heating Op-ed in El Pais; CAN Europe and ECODES collaboration

An Op-ed article in Spain’s national newspaper El Páis on heating homes in a climate neutral manner through installing heat pumps that are powered by renewable energy and immediately starting the deep renovation of energy inefficient buildings in order to reduce our dependence on polluting fossil fuels. Read the Op-ed

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Manifesto for a green, just and democratic European economy

MANIFESTO FOR A GREEN, JUST AND DEMOCRATIC EUROPEAN ECONOMY FEBRUARY 2022 > Click here to sign << FR: Version française ici DE: Deutsche Fassung hier ES: Versión en español aquí PL: Wersja polska tutaj EL: Ελληνική έκδοση εδώ We are civil society organisations, think tanks, trade unions and employers supported

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Open Letter – Europe Off Gas for Peace and Prosperity

10 March 2022 Dear EU leaders, We express our full solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has unleashed a terrible humanitarian crisis. An immediate end to the conflict and a safe and peaceful future for all must be the priority right now. Given the role

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Renewable Heat For All – Manifesto

As fossil gas prices have soared, millions have been left at even greater risk of energy poverty. It has never been clearer that we need renewable, affordable energy for all. The global energy prices crisis has exposed just how vulnerable Europe is to volatile international gas markets, given our dependence

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Joint civil society statement on the revision of the EU Industrial Emissions Directive and the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulation

  As a joint alliance of leading environmental and human health civil society organisations at EU level, representing millions of EU citizens, we hereby share our main expectations as to the review of the EU’s framework for the prevention and control of industrial pollution (the EU Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU

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Letter to President Von der Leyen on Taxonomy

LETTER Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing to you in light of the Commission’s upcoming publication of the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act on 2 February 2022 to express our grave concern at the proposal that fossil gas and nuclear energy be included in the EU Taxonomy, a prospect

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The EU can’t afford labelling fossil gas and nuclear as green

BLOG POST The EU Taxonomy complementary Delegated Act tabled by the European Commission is incompatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C and with the EU’s 2030 climate targets The EU taxonomy – a classification system aiming to determine which activities genuinely contribute to the green transition – was meant to

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Busting the myth: the chronology of coal use in Serbia

OP-ED By Mirjana Jovanović (Belgrade Open School), Mirko Popović (Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute) and Viktor Berishaj (CAN Europe) Busting the myth: the chronology of coal use in Serbia 28 December 2021, Belgrade – The recent collapse of the coal based energy system in Serbia, debunks the popular myth of

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