Europe providing more than €112 billion a year in fossil fuel subsidies, with almost half benefitting the transport sector – new report

European governments and the EU are handing out more than €112 billion each year to prop up the production and consumption of fossil fuels, despite a pledge to phase out harmful […]

Read more 27/09/2017

Press release Financing the transition

Report – Phase-out 2020: Monitoring Europe’s fossil fuel subsidies

  This new report, carried out by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Green Budget Germany (GBG) monitors the different types of subsidies spent by 11 […]

Read more 27/09/2017

Report Financing the transition

Briefing Assessment: Second compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union

If the Governance legislation is done right, the framework can significantly contribute to implementing the EU’s fair share to achieve the long term objectives of the Paris Agreement. It can […]

Read more 26/09/2017

Report Climate action

BRIEFING ASSESSMENT First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union

First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union BRIEFING ASSESSMENT First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union.pdf

Read more 26/09/2017

Report Climate action

Letter to Energy Ministers on ambitious Energy Union Governance

This letter was sent ahead of the High-level Conference on Energy ‘Europe’s Future Electricity Market’ Dear Minister, Next week you will travel to Tallinn, Estonia to discuss amongst several other […]

Read more 14/09/2017

Letter Climate action

CAN Europe’s reaction to the State of the European Union speech

In reaction to the State of the European Union speech delivered by the President of the European Commission before the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today, Wendel Trio Director of Climate […]

Read more 13/09/2017

Press release Climate action

A Perfect Match: Climate Action and Fair, Sustainable Development

In June of this year the former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres led a number of scientists to a call for deeper and faster action on climate change. The message […]

Read more 12/09/2017

Op-Ed Global transition

CAN Europe’s answers to Frequently asked Questions about Governance

This FAQ addresses some of the questions and comments that might arise when discussing governance and CAN Europe’s position on it. The Governance Regulation brings together planning and reporting obligations […]

Read more 07/09/2017

Factsheet Climate action

MEPs revamp draft energy efficiency law

Today the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on its formal opinion on the revision of Energy Efficiency Directive for the period 2021 – 2030.

Read more 07/09/2017

Press release Energy transition

Europe’s dramatic summer gives a foretaste of ‘super heatwaves’ to come

While Europe is recovering from an unusually warm summer, a new study warns that heatwaves with temperatures of above 40°C are expected to become more frequent, with some regions of […]

Read more 05/09/2017

Op-Ed Climate action