CAN Europe letter ahead of the Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April

Brussels 29.3.2018 Dear Minister for Environment, At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Sofia you have been invited to discuss the European Union’s contribution towards the international […]

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Letter Global transition

CAN Europe briefing on the EU and the Talanoa Dialogue

The UNFCCC Talanoa Dialogue opens this year a crucially important window of opportunity to galvanise global urgent action on climate change that must not be wasted. In this paper CAN […]

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Report Global transition

NGOs call for stronger EU – Africa alliance to fight climate change

Main civil society networks working on climate change in Europe and Africa have urged the leaders of the two continents to use the upcoming high-profile EU-Africa summit taking place in […]

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Press release Global transition

European and African NGO recommendations for an EU-Africa Summit that puts climate action at the forefront

Ahead of the EU-Africa summit taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on November 28-29, European and African NGOs working on climate change, energy and sustainable development jointly identify some important areas of […]

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Report Global transition

Finding climate ambition outside of Europe

Yesterday at the Bonn climate summit, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica underlined the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and the support needed to rebuild a fully climate-resilient nation. Maeve McLynn […]

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Op-Ed Global transition

COP23 delivers a plan for increasing climate ambition

EU gets homework to scale up action at home The COP23 UN climate summit slowly comes to an end in Bonn, Germany today, with countries expected to adopt a roadmap […]

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Press release Global transition

Climate Change Performance Index 2018: High commitment to Paris – insufficient action at home

Global energy transition taking up speed – but no country is doing enough Countries have to strengthen targets and implementation Sweden, Lithuania, Morocco and Norway leading the table – USA […]

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Press release Global transition

EU finance ministers take conservative steps on climate finance despite worsening impacts

EU finance ministers met in Luxembourg today to discuss and adopt the EU’s position on climate finance, ahead of the next international climate summit COP23 in Bonn. Climate Action Network […]

Read more 10/10/2017

Press release Global transition

The Global Environment Facility: CSO recommendations towards effective and long-lasting environmental support

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is currently discussing the next phase of its funding and programming. The discussions come at a pivotal time, when the implementation of landmark agreements begins […]

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Submission to consultation Global transition

Letter to Environment Ministers on ESR, COP23 and LULUCF

Dear Minister, Adopting the Paris Agreement in 2015 marked a critical turning point toward a zero-carbon future, uniting the world in a global effort to tackle climate change. During the […]

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Letter Climate action Global transition