Report: Lifting Europe’s Dark Cloud – How cutting coal saves lifes

  Effective emissions limits could save thousands of lives every year, yet more than half of coal power stations in Europe are operating with ‘permission to pollute’ above limits set […]

Read more 11/10/2016

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CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on South East Europe

The briefing on South East Europe was developed in spring 2016 to give a brief overview and update on South East Europe and its relevance for EU climate policy after […]

Read more 02/05/2016

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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

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Local coal testimonies and resistance from Turkey

Local communities who live in the regions where there are existing and planned new coal power plant projects face serious risks. These risks include chronic respiratory diseases, water and soil […]

Read more 23/03/2016

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Serbia on the Road to EU Accession: Securing ambition for Chapter 27

Civil Society Organisation’s assessment on the Progress of Serbia of Chapter 27 – Environment and Climate Change, for 2015. The report lays out the main developments in environmental and climate policy in Serbia, […]

Read more 23/01/2016

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Turkey gets the second place of the Fossil of the Day award

After Belgium on Monday, another european country has been awarded for his reluctance to take climate action : Turkey, already famous for being a coal champion.

Read more 03/12/2015

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Climate pledges in Southeast Europe: Analysis and Expectations for Paris

CAN Europe’s analysis of climate pledges in Southeast Europe.

Read more 23/11/2015

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Coal briefing #2: The coal industry in Europe: Heavily dependent on subsidies

In this briefing, we describe the most important coal subsidy streams in Europe. We also single out the biggest culprits when it comes to state involvement and support, and we […]

Read more 14/11/2015

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Will the EU support real climate action in Ukraine?

Ukraine’s dependence on imported coal has dramatically increased since last year. It results from a steep decline in coal production in the Ukrainian city of Donbass, which followed extensive damage […]

Read more 12/11/2015

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Joint reaction on the Energy Community’s Roadmap from CEE Bankwatch Network and Climate Action Network Europe

On Friday 16th October the Ministerial Council meeting in Tirana adopted a Roadmap on the future of the Energy Community.[1]

Read more 16/10/2015

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