Room for hope at Macron’s One Planet Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron will today welcome over 50 leaders from around the world, two years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Leaders and international financial institutions must seize […]

Read more 12/12/2017

Op-Ed Climate action Financing the transition

New EU platform can help Europe get beyond coal

Today an EU Platform for Coal Regions in Transition is being launched by European Commission Vice-President Šefčovič. The Platform aims to support Member States and regions as they shift away […]

Read more 11/12/2017

Press release Energy transition

One Planet Summit needs to boost EU climate action

The One Planet Summit, organized by French President Emmanuel Macron and taking place in Paris, France on 12 December will gather over 50 heads of state to celebrate the second […]

Read more 08/12/2017

Press release Climate action Financing the transition

MEPs call for reducing EU emissions to net zero by 2050 the latest

Today the European Parliament’s Industry and Environment Committees adopted their position on the future Governance Regulation, which will create a framework for the zero-carbon transition in the EU. MEPs voted […]

Read more 07/12/2017

Press release Climate action

Briefing: How the EU Budget post-2020 can serve higher climate ambition

‘More for more’: How the EU budget can serve the achievement of 2030 climate and energy targets in line with the Paris Agreement.

Read more 06/12/2017

Report Financing the transition

Voting Recommendations – Governance of the Energy Union

CAN Europe together with Birdlife Europe, E3G, the European Environmental Bureau, Fern and WWF EPO prepared joint recommendations for the European Parliament’s Industry and Environment Committees votes on the future Governance Regulation […]

Read more 06/12/2017

Blog Climate action

Estonia makes surprise push for coal subsidies

The Estonian EU Presidency has opened the door to allowing massive coal subsidies in the new EU power market rules, proposing changes eliminating the carbon intensity threshold for existing coal […]

Read more 04/12/2017

Press release Energy transition Financing the transition

An EU budget that supports ambitious climate action around the world

The forthcoming EU budget post-2020 must serve higher climate ambition and be a purposeful tool to help deliver the EU’s objectives as an international partner to third countries, in particular developing countries.

Read more 04/12/2017

Report Financing the transition

MEPs vote for stronger energy targets

Today the European Parliament’s Industry Committee voted on its positions on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive for the period 2021 – 2030.

Read more 28/11/2017

Press release Energy transition

Crunch time as EU decides on clean energy laws

The European Parliament and Energy Ministers are currently finalising their respective positions on the Clean Energy Package – eight legislative proposals that will guide energy policy all across Europe for […]

Read more 27/11/2017

Press release Energy transition