Steelmaking is one of the industrial processes that generates the highest amount of CO2 emissions in the EU, primarily due to its use of coking coal as a reactant and fuel. Accounting for 5.7% of the bloc’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), driving down the emissions of this energy-intensive sector
Brussels, 27th June 2022 – The general approach coming out of the Energy Council today did not reflect the calls made by leaders back in February, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, Energy Ministers stuck close to the proposed overall EU binding targets back in July 2021 as part of
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
EU Commission turns a deaf ear to multiple calls to exit the Energy Charter Treaty The European Commission supports greenwashing reform of this unsustainable Treaty despite the European Parliament and countries such as Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany pushing to withdraw from it. CAN Europe and climate organisations alert
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
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,
EU Member States (Social Affairs Council) adopted a Recommendation on a “Fair transition towards climate neutrality”. The objective is to ensure that the transition of the EU towards a climate-neutral and environmentally sustainable economy is fair and inclusive. The Recommendation reflects the awareness that climate policies need to be socially
Press release in Serbian: Saopštenje za medije Civil society to political leaders: The Western Balkans are part of Europe and need tangible climate change action to move away from fossil fuels Ahead of the EU-Western Balkan leaders’ meeting, NGOs claim in a letter to EU and Western Balkan officials that
Marginal gains in some areas of the ECT are outweighed by increased risks associated with expansions to new technologies and geographies. A reformed ECT could harm and not help accession countries in the Global South to regulate their energy markets in the public interest, adapt to and mitigate climate
Placing citizens at the heart of the green and just transition: new REAL DEAL Project on exploring meaningful participation for the European Green Deal Brussels, June 17, 2022 The European Green Deal (EGD) cannot be successfully implemented and reach its goal of a climate-neutral continent by 2050 without the
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
FROM MAASTRICHT TO PARIS Why climate change should be considered in a reformed EU fiscal framework A report by CAN Europe and Finance Watch INTRODUCTION Adopted 30 years ago, the Maastricht Treaty placed limits on EU Member States debt and deficit levels to 60% and 3% of a country’s
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
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,
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
Emissions Trading System rejection is a dangerous delay and leaves climate ambition hanging in the balance The Environment Committee must double down efforts for a stronger more ambitious Fit for 55 without siding with industry lobbyists Other climate files pass, but with major flaws at the expense of climate
More than 6 months after COP26 in Glasgow, governments are meeting during the next two weeks for the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, the host city to the UNFCCC Secretariat (UN Climate Change). These “intersessional” negotiations usually take place every mid-year in preparation for the big UN climate summits,
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
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
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
This is the first blog in a series called ‘Transformation for the future’ which aims to bring solution oriented stories about how to change our world for a better future for all. Humanity needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions – and other related impacts such as habitat destruction – if
Episode 5 of the Zona Zero podcast was a special collaboration between ZERO Portugal and Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe). More than 5 million Portuguese who study and work in buildings represent about 30% of final energy in Portugal and approximately 40% of final energy in Europe, and more
An open letter sent to the Heads of State in Central Eastern Europe from civil society organisations in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, calling for measures to promote the higher uptake of rooftop solar PV which will in the process, help empower local communities and citizens.
Dear Permanent Representative, Ahead of the special meeting of the European Council, planned for the 30th and the 31st of May, CAN Europe would like to share with you recommendations on how the REPowerEU plan can shape future negotiations on the Fit for 55 package, with a focus on
23 May 2022, Brussels – The European Commission proposed today in its Spring Package to continue to suspend the EU fiscal rules capping Member States’ debt and deficit for another year – till the end of 2023. “This move is necessary because Member States will need to spend
May 2022 Dear Member of the European Parliament, We write to you to express our grave concern about the European Commission’s proposal to generate EUR 20 billion from the auctioning of allowances held in the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in order to
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
The European Commission’s plan for energy security includes a boost of renewables and an energy savings plan which is a good step but insufficient to deliver energy security for all and the Paris climate agreement ‘REPowerEU’ still relies on new fossil fuel imports from third countries, risking exploitation and increasing
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
Brussels, Tuesday, May 17th 2022 TIME FOR MEPs TO TURN ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE VOTES INTO ACTION The Environment committee votes over the last few days prove that the Parliament has the chance to keep its promise in defending higher ambition, beyond the insufficient -55% net emissions target. The numbers are clear
The existing Modernisation Fund created under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has the potential to be a real game-changer for lower-income EU Member States to achieve the just energy transition needed. It can help fill the investment gap to reach the EU 2030 targets. The opportunity window to make
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
CAN Europe’s latest briefing shows how the EU can deliver both energy security and Paris agreement, on a more ambitious energy transition pathway with people at the heart of it, and without increasing fossil gas import dependency The European Commission’s coming energy plan ‘REPowerEU’ should feature flagship initiatives to achieve
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the fossil fuel crisis more than ever. In addition to the current level of climate emergency, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on the scale of needed energy transition. The timeframe for enhanced action came closer: immediate actions now must give fruits very quickly to
In December 2021, the European Commission presented its proposal for the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) among the final pieces of the so-called “Fit for 55” package, a set of legislative measures aiming at reaching at least 55% net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 in
In a joint effort 28 organisations, including climate NGOs and industry associations, have sent a letter to members of the European Parliament Environment (ENVI) committee calling them to support higher climate ambition and phase out free allowances to polluting industries as part of the revision of the EU Emissions Trading
Together with its members and partners, CAN Europe publishes today “Climate Laws in Europe – essential for achieving climate neutrality”. The report, which takes stock of the situation of national climate laws in 17 European countries – also beyond EU borders – has three main goals: 1. Providing easy access
Biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by our economic activities and mutually reinforce each other. Climate change is further exacerbated by biodiversity loss and ecosystems decline, and climate change in turn increases stresses on natural systems and biodiversity. This is one of the core findings that has been
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gives fossil fuel firms the power to sue governments for taking climate action. But the future of this climate killing Treaty hangs in the balance. Two paths lie ahead: The EU can either try to greenwash it through the ongoing reform; or it exits,
Boom and Bust Coal 2022: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline Global Coal Plant Capacity Under Development Shrank 13% in 2021 Steeper Cuts Needed To Achieve Climate Goals LINK TO REPORT Global coal plant capacity under development declined in 2021, according to Global Energy Monitor’s eighth annual survey of the
This interview was originally published on Nova S news portal in Serbian language. In 10-15 years energy from gas and coal will become expensive and outdated Oil reserves in Serbia are diminishing, and any further mine expansion will impact the natural environment and health of the citizens. It is almost
Europe is in the midst of a massive transformation. Tackling the climate crisis as part of a number of other environmental, health and social crises, requires us to rethink, reinvent and redesign together how we live, what we produce and consume. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has yet again exposed how
EU certified olive oil NOT coal for the future of Milas, Turkey Research findings show potential benefits for the local economy by investing into olive oil production in the Milas region However, recently enacted law in Turkey is threatening olive groves for the sake of coal mine expansion Muğla,
14th April 2022 Dear Member of the ITRE committee, Ahead of your vote on the EU ETS report on April 20, we are calling on you to vote for an ambitious revision to make the EU’s carbon market an effective tool driving industrial transformation to contribute to achieving the EU
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
CAN Europe has made a submission to the consultation on the EC guidance on permitting and to the consultation on the EU solar energy strategy. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the European Commission made clear in its recent REPowerEU communication, that “the case for a rapid clean energy
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
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
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
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
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
US-EU LNG deal a scandal endangering both the EU’s and USA’s climate targets EU leaders missed an opportunity to include quick wins on energy efficiency and savings, as well as a strong push to renewables Brussels, 28 March 2022 – The European Council’s measures presented last Friday to reduce fossil
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The European Commission recently presented its ‘REPowerEU’, a plan to counterattack the crisis with the aim to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with fossil gas. Energy efficiency measures that bring energy
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
Istanbul, 23 March 2022 – A new report published today by Europe Beyond Coal and its partners shows that approximately half of Turkey’s open-cast coal mines are suitable for conversion to solar farms. Taken together, they would boost the country’s solar capacity by 170 percent, and produce enough electricity to
Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine is causing a major humanitarian crisis. On top of that, unfortunately the situation is proving, once more, how politically, socially and economically vulnerable Europe is due to its dependency on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels, their imports and subsidies come with an extreme cost not only
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
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
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
Life Unify Consortium launches a new report highlighting key recommendations to strengthen and improve the EU Effort Sharing Regulation March 2022 The LIFE Unify Consortium has launched a new report titled “Implementing the Effort Sharing Regulation at the national level. Lessons learned and recommendations from the LIFE Unify project”.
During the Extraordinary Summit in Versailles, on 10 and 11 March, European Union heads of state meet to discuss consequences and response to the war in Ukraine, and potentially the need for increased military spending of European Union Member States. CAN Europe believes this may be a game changer in
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) must be linked to the EU Emissions Trading System discussions so as not to undermine the integrity and ambition of the Fit for 55 package Civil society organisations express concerns about the agreement reached in COREPER II on a CBAM compromise text that
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
‘REPowerEU’ needs to go further to cut off fossil fuel imports and to phase out fossil fuels A full scale mobilisation of EU funds is required to end the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels partly funding and exacerbating the war in Ukraine Brussels, 08 March 2022 – Although today’s
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe stands in solidarity with the people in Ukraine and neighboring countries that are affected by the war. While we wish for the de-escalation of the war, we urge all parties to abide by the International Humanitarian Law that protects civilians from the attacks. People all
Summary of key issues What is the ECT? A trade and investment treaty which protects investments in the energy sector. Its provisions, effectively unchanged since conception in 1994, include the ability for fossil fuel investors to sue governments through private tribunals for multiple-billions of dollars if action on climate change
MEPs NEED TO SUPPORT AN UNPRECEDENTED ACCELERATION OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION MEPs should send a strong signal at this afternoon’s ITRE committee meeting in support of higher ambition in the proposed revisions of the EU legislation on both energy efficiency and renewable energy Clearer than ever before, scaling up
Brussels, 24 February 2022 Seven major civil society organisations from across Europe, representing the large majority of Europe’s environmental movements, are calling today on the EU to provide clean renewable heating for all to tackle the climate crisis and avoid a future energy price crunch (Read the Manifesto) Millions of
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
On 21 February, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers met in Brussels and adopted the conclusions “EU Climate Diplomacy: climate diplomacy: accelerating the Implementation of Glasgow outcomes”, alongside with a press release issued specifically on that matter. This comes 100 days after world’s governments met in Glasgow for the 26th UN climate
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
Overwhelmed, scared, exhausted, anxious, drained, hopeless, depressed. This is just a glimpse of how youth feels today. And it’s no surprise why: current generations are faced with a socio-economic system unable to change direction or alter its course away from the threat of ecological collapse it has created, and their
14th February 2022 CSOs working on climate demand putting the spotlight on people- and development-centered climate and energy goals ahead of the EU-AU Summit On 17–18 February 2022 the African (AU) and European Unions (EU) are expected to hold the 6th Summit in Brussels, under French (EU Council) and
To: European Ministers of Foreign Affairs 10 February 2022 Dear Ministers for Foreign Affairs, We are writing to you ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 21 February, where you will discuss energy and climate conclusions. Three months after COP26 it is high time to advance the implementation of
We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a new EU regulation on deforestation-free products. This proposal represents an essential step forward in global environmental governance and a huge opportunity to minimise the EU’s impacts on people and planet in line with its commitments on climate, biodiversity and
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 3 February 2022 – Genuine efforts by Member States to direct spending from the EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility towards climate action are being undermined by investments that are likely to harm the environment and climate, finds a new report by CAN Europe and CEE
REPORT The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) entered into force in February 2021. It has financed reforms and investments in Member States from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to do so until 2026. To finance a proportion of it, the European Commission, on behalf of the
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
Joint press release by CAN Europe, Klima-Allianz Deutschland, Germanwatch and WWF Germany The planned EU Emissions Trading System for the buildings and transport sectors (ETS 2) can only be a complementary climate action instrument and so far lacks clear regulations on socially acceptable compensation. These are the findings of a
– Joint NGO statement to FR-CZ-SE Trio EU presidencies- Six years after the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union, the world is still far from “on track” to reach the +1.5°C goal. According to all submitted Nationally Determined Contributions, temperatures would reach +2.7°C in the year
BLOG POST The EU’s statistical office of the European Union Eurostat just published its statistics on the share of renewable energy sources in the electricity, heating & cooling and transport sector in 2020. With a 22.1% share of energy consumed from renewable sources in 2020, the EU has reached its
One of the most important discussions in the fight against the climate crisis is how to eliminate fossil fuels – especially coal – as a source of energy production in a way that takes into account all segments of society and does not allow new inequalities to emerge. A just
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
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
Op-Ed By Edoardo Concari Coppola, Buildings Policy Coordinator, CAN Europe, first published in Social Europe on 15th December 2021 There are fears the revised directive on energy performance due from the European Commission will not be adequate to the task. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD),
OP-ED By Olivier Vardakoulias, Climate Action Network Europe, and Christophe Jost, CEE Bankwatch Network, first published in the EU Observer on 22 December 2021 Where is the transparency in the EU €2 trillion recovery? Two trillion euros, in fact. Such huge financial injections into EU economies can come with well-documented risks of embezzlement,
POLICY CONCLUSIONS Reflections and way forward into 2022 The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community Treaty paved a long road for energy transition and climate action The negotiations to amend the Energy Community Treaty remain in a deadlock, after the last Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, held on November
To: Ursula von der Leyen, President European Commission Cc: Frans Timmermans, First Vice President European Commission 17 December 2021 Dear Commission President, Despite additional commitments made at the recent UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, the world is still alarmingly off track to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The UN
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 15th December 2021 – The 2nd part of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate and energy package unveiled today by the European Commission doesn’t deliver on the pathway needed to reach the 1.5°C target and climate neutrality by 2040. Specifically, the set of legislative proposals related to gas
Dear Minister of Environment, We are writing to you ahead of your next meeting on the 20 December 2021, where you will discuss the progress on the Fit for 55 package and exchange views on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), the LULUCF Regulation and the
Brussels 14 December 2021 To: Vice President Frans Timmermans With the news of the passing of the first climate taxonomy Delegated Act, and while awaiting the complementary climate taxonomy Delegated Act, the undersigned would like to take this opportunity to remind the European Commission of its dedication to a broad
Societies and businesses face increasing uncertainty due to more frequent and intense extreme weather events, instability in global energy and commodity markets, and unclear climate commitments by key international partners. The European Green Deal potentially provides a broad and strong suite of policy tools that have the power to create
While countries in Europe and the EU are stepping up their climate action with more ambitious policies, there is a treaty which provides legal protections for investments in fossil fuels. The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a little known but highly controversial international trade and investment agreement which is a
LETTER Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Dear Commissioner Simson, We, the below-signed NGOs, are writing to you regarding the EU’s upcoming “hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package”. Based on the information that is currently available, we are concerned that in its current format, it neither serves the EU’s efforts to achieve its
POLICY BRIEF Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and has contributed to 0.5℃ of global warming. Its concentration in the atmosphere has more than doubled since pre-industrial times, and there is strong evidence that this is due to growth in anthropogenic emissions. Methane emissions from fossil fuels account for roughly
BLOG POST Some weeks after the COP26 concluded in Glasgow, CAN Europe summarised a few major outcomes focusing on mitigation and finance, what this means for the EU going forward, and how it can implement agreements in a way that is Fair for 1.5°C. “Keeping 1.5°C within reach”: more ambition
To: European Commission – Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Subject: Sustainable carbon cycles Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, We are writing to you in the context of the anticipated Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication. We believe it has significant merits, but risks seriously undermining its own declared purpose of climate ambition. First, the
In July 2021, the European Commission launched its “Fit for 55” package which aims to reach at least 55% net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality in line with the European Green Deal. Part of the package is a proposal for amending the Renewable Energy
BLOG Originally posted by Europe Beyond Coal The Polish government wants to launch a massive rescue mission for the country’s loss-making hard coal mining, with the hope that State aid will keep it on life support until 2049 – one minute to midnight for the EU to become net zero.
With discussions at the Energy Council due to take place on the 2nd of December 2021, EU Energy ministers will take stock of the first round of examinations by governments of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) recast proposal and the proposed amendment of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that have
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