Submission to the Consultation “How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change”

CAN Europe has contributed a submission on “How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change” sent out by the Citizens’ Assembly of Ireland.

New rules hasten end for Europe’s dirtiest power plants

Europe’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired power stations, will be forced to clean up or close down thanks to new EU rules adopted today. The revised standards demand […]

Letter to the European Commission and selected Permanent Representations: the European External Investment Plan

We would like to thank you for organising the CSO consultation on the External Investment Plan (EIP) on the 29th May, 2017. This meeting allowed civil society organisations to ask […]

Western Balkans cannot track climate action without appropriate monitoring

The European Commission has just announced it will drop a mechanism to monitor progress in limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the Western Balkans. The decision will make it difficult to […]

G19 confirms its commitment for the implementation of the Paris Agreement

In reaction to the outcome of the G20 summit that has taken place on 7-8 July in Germany, Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:

France calls for higher EU climate target

In reaction to the new climate action plan published by the French government today, Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:

Hundreds of cities, states and regions, businesses, investors, and civil society organisations are moving to implement the Paris Agreement ahead of G20 meeting in Hamburg

The Paris Agreement is the route to prosperity, productivity, safety and health and we are moving ahead with its implementation at an accelerating pace. This is the message being sent […]

Report: EU Research Policies for Peace, People and Planet

CAN Europe has joined civil society groups from a wide range of fields to express their views on the next EU research framework. This report is the first attempt to […]

Coal Phase-out: Inter-ministerial Climate Action Group

Western Balkans leaders committed to work on the energy transition at a Ministerial meeting that took place in Austria in early June. They established an inter-ministerial Climate Action Group, aimed […]

EU budget: European Commission publishes its reflections on the Future of EU finances, featuring climate change and energy transition in all future scenarios

The European Commission has published its ‘Reflection paper on the future of EU finances’ on 28 June, the last of five policy papers within the so called “White paper process […]

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