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 […]
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Juncker and Macron back more spending for climate action
Today, EU leaders gathered at a European summit on sustainable finance. They recognised the important role the EU budget should play in tackling climate change and boosting the clean energy […]
EU leaders call for a new EU strategy on how to implement the Paris Agreement
EU Heads of State and Government meeting in Brussels on 22-23 March have called upon the European Commission to urgently develop a draft of a new EU long-term climate strategy. […]
Letter to MEPs on ending support for fossil fuels
Subject: 80+ organizations ask EU-Parliament to stop support for fossil fuels Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing to you concerning an infrastructure priority list (list of Projects […]
European Commission now has a clear mandate: Make the EU budget fully climate-friendly
Members of the European Parliament today adopted their priorities for the EU budget after 2020*. The position recognises the importance of the EU budget in the fight against climate change, […]
Believe it or not, the EU can look to the US for inspiration on ending coal subsidies
In January this year, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the United States unanimously rejected proposals by the Trump administration that would have allowed coal subsidies under the guise […]
Submission to the Public Consultation on EU’s Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
The EU’s current Adaptation Strategy was launched in 2013 with the intention to scale up the European Union’s resilience to the growing impacts of climate change that it is facing. […]
EU governments recognise EU budget’s green potential
EU environment ministers gathered in Brussels today at an Environment Council. On this occasion, 14 EU environment and climate ministers who are members of the Green Growth Group released a […]
All you need to know about the last phase of the Renewable Energy Directive negotiations
The negotiations on the review of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) enter the final stretch today, with representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission […]
Just Transition must ensure no worker and region is left behind
The EU Platform for Coal Regions in Transition was launched by the European Commission in December last year to support Member States and regions as they shift away from coal […]