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 […]
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The future of coal is grim, after the Paris Agreement
The countries from Southeastern Europe have the potential to achieve much more emission reductions compared to what they have put on the table in Paris.
CAN Europe position on Innovative Finance
The gap between the need for adaptation and loss and damage finance, and the current finance provided or committed is large and growing. This briefing paper identifies a number of […]
EU Ministers call on the EU to live up to its Paris commitments
Many EU Environment Ministers discussing implications of the Paris Agreement for EU climate and energy policies today aacknowledged that the EU must ramp up its climate targets in line with […]
European business, local authorities, civil society and trade unions want EU leaders to live up to their Paris commitments
Today a major new coalition of businesses, cities, trade unions and NGOs, are calling on EU leaders to act on the Paris Agreement and ensure that EU climate policies are […]
Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition on aligning EU policy with Paris
The following letter was sent to EU Heads of State and Government, Climate and Environment Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition.
CAN Europe Position on ETS reforms required in light of the new Paris Climate Agreement
CAN Europe’s CAN ETS reform priorities after Paris includes the following main points:
Joint NGOs Position on the Energy Efficiency Directive Review consultation
CAN Europe, the EEB, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF released a joint NGOs response on the Energy Efficiency Directive Review consultation.
European Commission urged to bolster energy savings in the wake of the Paris climate summit
In a submission to the public consultation that marks the first step towards the review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), Climate Action Network Europe urges the European Commission to […]
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, […]