Juncker Investment Plan 2 and review of EU budget offer no progress towards Europe’s long-term climate goals

What should have been two significant contributions to Europe’s war chest in the fight against climate change will in fact leave the planet short-changed and open the door to even […]

Read more 14/09/2016

Press release Financing the transition

CAN Europe’s reaction to the leaked Energy Efficiency Directive proposal

Commenting on a leaked draft of the European Commission’s Energy Efficiency Directive proposal Dora Petroula, Energy Savings Policy Coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe said:

Read more 09/09/2016

Press release Energy transition

European Parliament’s Environment Committee urges the EU to ratify Paris Agreement and raise its climate ambition

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today voted on a resolution on the upcoming COP22, urging the EU to ratify the Paris Agreement before the end of this year and […]

Read more 08/09/2016

Press release Climate action Global transition

G20 leaders fail to agree on phase-out date for fossil fuel subsidies

Climate change was high on the agenda as leaders of the world’s largest economies met for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. But the communiqué released today once again lacks […]

Read more 05/09/2016

Press release Financing the transition Global transition

Visual material: Shifting financial flows

  On this page you can find visual material produced by CAN Europe on the topic of fossil fuel subsidies phase out and shifting financial flows. 

Read more 01/09/2016

Blog Financing the transition

Briefing: Connecting the dots – The EU’s funding for fossil fuels

Ahead of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China 4-5 September CAN Europe published a briefing on the EU’s funding for fossil fuels.

Read more 31/08/2016

Report Financing the transition

EU’s funding out of sync with the Paris Agreement

EU financial institutions and funds channel billions of euros into fossil fuel projects, while EU policies and laws allow for yet more public money to flow into fossil fuels through […]

Read more 31/08/2016

Press release Financing the transition

Letter to Juncker and Tusk on the 2016 G20 Summit

CAN Europe sent the following letter to European Commission President Juncker & European Council President Tusk and CC: EU-28 Heads of State & Government ahead of the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou, […]

Read more 31/08/2016

Letter Global transition

Submission to EU Consultation on External Development

Submissions to EU consultation on External Development will be used to inform the way forward on the revision of the European Consensus on Development and other external aspects of 2030 […]

Read more 18/08/2016

Submission to consultation Financing the transition

CAN Europe evaluation of the Commission’s proposal on non-ETS emissions for 2021-2030

CAN Europe has done a first analyisis of the Commission’s proposal on non-ETS emissions for 2021-2030. 

Read more 21/07/2016

Report Climate action