Winners revealed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards 2018

Portugal wins gold in the 2018 European Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards, the second edition of a unique contest organised by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. The winners are governments who […]

Read more 15/04/2018

Press release Financing the transition

EU ministers mute on climate-friendly cohesion policy

During a Council meeting on General Affairs today (1), EU ministers exchanged their views on the spending priorities of the Cohesion Policy after 2020, the EU’s key funding instrument for […]

Read more 12/04/2018

Press release Financing the transition

CAN Europe briefing on the EU and the Talanoa Dialogue

The UNFCCC Talanoa Dialogue opens this year a crucially important window of opportunity to galvanise global urgent action on climate change that must not be wasted. In this paper CAN […]

Read more 11/04/2018

Report Global transition

Talanoa Dialogue – the opportunity to make the Paris Agreement a reality

MEDIA ADVISORY At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Bulgaria, EU Ministers of Environment are expected to flesh out the bloc’s contribution to the UN Talanoa Dialogue […]

Read more 09/04/2018

Press release Global transition

New report – European Fat Cats: EU Energy Intensive Industries: paid to pollute, not to decarbonise

This report shows that energy intensive industry sectors have been among the slowest in the European Union (EU) to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and invest in solutions to decarbonise […]

Read more 08/04/2018

Report Climate action Financing the transition

EU handouts to energy intensive industry derail necessary emission reductions

Energy intensive industries in Europe, such as steel or cement companies, still pocket huge amounts of public money while doing too little to reduce emissions, a report entitled “European Fat […]

Read more 08/04/2018

Press release Financing the transition

Letter to President Juncker on the EU’s future finances

The co-signatories of this letter represent a broad group of business associations, civil society, think tanks and other organisations who are working together to bring strong support to the EU’s […]

Read more 04/04/2018

Letter Financing the transition

Letter to Juncker: Next EU budget must enhance climate action and sustainable development

Brussels, 05 April 2018 Today, a broad group comprised of business associations, civil society, think tanks and other organisations have urged the President of the European Commission, through a joint open […]

Read more 03/04/2018

Press release Financing the transition

CAN Europe letter ahead of the Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April

Brussels 29.3.2018 Dear Minister for Environment, At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Sofia you have been invited to discuss the European Union’s contribution towards the international […]

Read more 29/03/2018

Letter Global transition

New climate strategy will set out a pathway to meet higher targets

Last week, EU leaders sent a clear message to the European Commission to ramp up its work to implement the Paris Agreement and accelerate the ongoing transition away from fossil […]

Read more 29/03/2018

Op-Ed Climate action