Coal regions to become renewables hubs through a just transition

Coal regions can become champions of the renewable energy sector. They have the energy infrastructure, the land, the people. Authors: Elif Gündüzyeli and Jörg Mühlenhoff Published in energypost.eu Coal mining […]

Read more 14/12/2020

Blog Energy transition

A net-zero EU is possible: Findings from NGOs’ Paris Agreement Compatible energy scenario

The current health crisis has taught us an important lesson: building resilience is the most efficient solution to protect us from global threats – even when they might appear distant. […]

Read more 09/12/2020

Report Energy transition

Letter to European Commission: Fossil gas infrastructure should be excluded in the revised TEN E Regulation

The current status of the TEN E revision is not in line with the Commission’s proposal for a 55% climate target for 2030, and much less with the science-based target […]

Read more 08/12/2020

Letter Energy transition

EU on the right path in emission reductions, but it must pick up the pace towards 2030

New data on greenhouse gas emission reductions in the EU published today in the European Environment Agency (EEA)’s annual ‘trends and projections’ assessments show a 4% emissions decrease in 2019 […]

Read more 30/11/2020

Press release Energy transition

Tackling energy poverty through National Energy and Climate Plans: Priority or empty promise?

New analysis of national plans, policies and measures in six Central and Eastern European countries, reveals inadequate action to tackle energy poverty. The report, prepared by NGOs and researchers across […]

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Report Climate action Energy transition

CAN Europe feedback to the Commission’s call for contributions: Competition Policy supporting the Green Deal

To ensure the Competition Policy’s alignment with the European Green Deal, the state aid regime must be revised, taking the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality and new 2030 GreenHouse Gas (GHG) […]

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Submission to consultation Energy transition

It’s time to turn the tide and boost offshore renewable energy in clean and healthy oceans

Climate Action Network Europe supports the European Commission’s ambition to boost the share of renewables in our energy consumption, looking at significantly increasing the offshore renewable energy share with its […]

Read more 19/11/2020

Press release Energy transition

More offshore renewable energy needed to reach climate neutrality

MEDIA ADVISORY The European Commission is expected to unveil its Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy this Thursday 19 November, laying down the sector’s specific contribution to reaching EU’s climate and energy […]

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Press release Energy transition

MEPs fail to exclude fossil gas from the EU recovery fund

The two lead-committees of the European Parliament failed to fully exclude fossil gas from the scope of the 672,5 billion euro Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), contradicting the Parliament’s multiple […]

Read more 09/11/2020

Press release Energy transition Financing the transition

Cross party MEP statement in support of fossil gas exclusion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Ahead of the vote of the two lead-committees of the European Parliament on the EU recovery fund, MEPs call for an exclusion of fossil fuels – including gas – from […]

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Letter Energy transition Financing the transition