Sign our petition and urge the MEPs to make the polluters pay!

On February 14th 2017, Members of the European Parliament will vote on their position on the reform of Europe’s main climate policy: EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS). They will decide whether […]

CAN Europe’s priorities: An EU budget for a sustainable and clean Energy Union

Here is what CAN Europe argue that the new EU budget 2021-2027 must do and not do to deliver a sustainable and clean Energy Union.

The writing is on the wall: Fossil fuel subsidies need to become a thing of the past

“The recent relative fall in energy prices should make it easier for governments to remove tax exemptions and other energy demand subsidies” “Fossil-fuels subsidies are particularly problematic, as they disadvantage clean […]

Addressing energy poverty in South-East Europe

Would you like to know how to analyse energy poverty at national or local level, train people to perform energy audits or engage decision makers and local actors in designing […]

Energy – winter package is out!

On 30 November, the European Commission presented its long-awaited package of Energy Union legislative proposals.

Climate finance at COP22: not just a numbers game

As COP22 in Marrakech has come to a close, one can clearly note the same ugly issues raising their heads when it comes to financial support for climate action. Previous […]

Climate Change Performance Index 2017

Press Release Germanwatch and Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Global energy transition has started Emerging economies catch up / European countries lose speed / Japan, Australia and Canada worst performers […]

Meeting essential sustainable development needs in the face of a changing climate

Today, a consortium of NGOs led by CONCORD Europe jointly published its ‘AidWatch’ report which tracks aid from EU Member States to developing country partners, as part of their international […]

What is net-net, gross-net, BAU reference accounting in LULUCF?

In July 2016, the European Commission published their proposal for a regulation for CO2 emissions form the land-use (LULUCF) sectors.It contains three different ways of accounting for emissions or removals. […]

Infographics: Co-benefits of climate action in Turkey

This set of infographics were developed together with the release of the report Co-benefits of Climate Action – Assessing Turkey’s Climate Pledge.

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