Financial Transaction Tax: a tool to fund our future

At the Paris Agreement signing ceremony last week, the French President François Hollande announced that France will use Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) to increase its support for climate action in […]

Read more 26/04/2016

Blog Global transition

EU leaders must show greater ambition on climate action

To show leadership abroad, the EU must show its credentials through commitment to action. 2016 offers the perfect moment to do this, by pushing through a significant package of climate […]

Read more 21/04/2016

Op-Ed Climate action

Turkey’s woefully inefficient INDC

Turkey submitted its Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) in September 2015, just a couple of months before hosting the G20 Summit in Antalya.

Read more 20/04/2016

Blog Europe in transition

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition on Paris ratification

The following letter was sent to EU Heads of State and Government.

Read more 20/04/2016

Letter Global transition

CAN Europe Position on a revised renewable energy directive for the period after 2020

With over 60% of EU’s renewable energy coming from bioenergy (only partly subject to sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas accounting), the Renewable Energy Directive has only partially helped achieving the EU’s energy […]

Read more 19/04/2016

Position paper Energy transition

Media advisory ahead of the Paris Agreement signing ceremony

A record number of over 150 countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a ceremony at UN headquarters on 22 April, keeping up the momentum on climate action. Climate Action […]

Read more 19/04/2016

Press release Global transition

Austria’s biggest power company to quit coal by 2020

Austria’s largest electricity provider, Verbund has announced today that it will go fossil fuel free by 2020, speeding up the country’s transition beyond coal.

Read more 13/04/2016

Press release Energy transition

Governmental support of fossil fuels no longer defensible

At a meeting this week in Washington, fossil fuel subsidies should be prioritised in the discussion, so that renewable energy sources can at last be fully exploited, writes Maeve McLynn.

Read more 13/04/2016

Op-Ed Financing the transition Global transition

Belgium says goodbye to coal power use…

…as Langerlo power station burns last tons of coal. The last tons of coal were burned in the Langerlo power plant last week, on 30th March, marking the end of an […]

Read more 05/04/2016

Press release Energy transition

CAN Europe Position on Essential ETS Reforms for post-2020

CAN Europe ETS reform position for post-2020 contains detailed recommendations on the following topics:

Read more 25/03/2016

Position paper Climate action