What the Environment Council needs to do about the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR)

In July 2016, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for emission reductions in the sectors transport, agriculture, buildings, small industry and waste for 2021-2030, the so called Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).

Report: Phase-out 2020: Monitoring Europe’s fossil fuel subsidies

This new report, carried out by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Green Budget Germany (GBG) monitors the different types of subsidies spent by 11 European […]

Report – Phase-out 2020: Monitoring Europe’s fossil fuel subsidies

This new report, carried out by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Green Budget Germany (GBG) monitors the different types of subsidies spent by 11 […]

Briefing Assessment: Second compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union

If the Governance legislation is done right, the framework can significantly contribute to implementing the EU’s fair share to achieve the long term objectives of the Paris Agreement. It can […]

BRIEFING ASSESSMENT First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union

First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union BRIEFING ASSESSMENT First compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union.pdf

Report: EU Research Policies for Peace, People and Planet

CAN Europe has joined civil society groups from a wide range of fields to express their views on the next EU research framework. This report is the first attempt to […]

Briefing Assessment: First Compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union

The Governance Regulation is an opportunity to support increasing climate ambition and a faster energy transition in Europe.

Briefing on energy efficiency and Emissions Trading Scheme

As the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union enter the phase of intense negotiations on the Clean Energy for All Europeans package, it is important to underscore […]

Briefing: Five things you should know about Energy Union Governance

The governance regulation brings together climate and energy policies, climate change mitigation and adaptation and aims at managing the low-carbon transition as a whole. This short briefing presents you […]

Briefing: EU gas infrastructure and EFSI: time for change

This briefing shows that further public investment in EU gas infrastructure is likely to represent bad value for money, given:

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