CAN Europe Position on the Effort Sharing Regulation (2021-30)
In order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and to align the EU’s targets with the Paris Agreement, ambition in the ESR sectors must be raised considerably. CAN Europe […]
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Letter to Board of Green Climate Fund: Call for categorical exclusion of export credit agencies
Climate Action Network Europe co-signed a letter to the board members of the Green Climate Fund calling for categorical exclusion of export credit agencies (ECA).
Open letter to the ITRE Committee on coal subsidies through EU ETS
3 networks and 21 organizations representing almost 50 million citizens across Europe, called on Members of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament to vote for an ambitious […]
The Environment Council agrees to ratify the Paris Agreement
Environment Ministers of all EU member states have today agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process which allows the EU to deposit its instrument before the EU countries […]
Report: The best laid plans – Why the Investment Plan for Europe does not drive the sustainable energy transition
The European Fund for Strategic Investments was established in 2015 to power-charge post-crisis Europe and provide a much-needed impulse for de-carbonising its economies. Yet, a the new report by CAN […]
Cross-party consensus on the need to boost the EU Emissions Trading System
Members of the European Parliament from all major political parties tabled amendments for strengthening the ambition of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme post-2020. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomed this […]
Briefing: A fresh start for the ETS
This paper looks at the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) starting point in 2021 and how it affects the ETS phase 4 emissions budget.
Juncker investment plan: deep reforms necessary for sustainable future
Cash that should be flowing into projects that boost environmental sustainability is instead fuelling outdated carbon-intensive projects like motorways, airports, and fossil-fuel infrastructure, according to a new report on Europe’s […]
CAN Europe reaction to today’s high level event on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement
Today, at the special high-level event on entry into force of the Paris Agreement at the UN Headquarters in New York, several countries deposited their ratification instruments. Others, including the EU, […]
Europe must put people and planet first
As the EU-27 gather in Bratislava today, leading environmental organisations call for genuinely transformational change in the wake of the UK referendum [1].