EU supports a full phase out of emissions, but falls short of action to achieve it

CAN Europe calls for scaling up EU climate action ahead of the Paris climate summit The EU’s negotiating position for the global climate talks in Paris in December, adopted by […]

Read more 18/09/2015

Press release Climate action

EU: Put your weight behind renewables

Call for 100% renewables for people and climate ahead of Paris talks *** Print quality images available from 1pm at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwf_eu/sets/72157658002361661 *** Today, outside the meeting of Europe’s Environment Ministers […]

Read more 18/09/2015

Press release Energy transition

Action: Call for 100% renewables ahead of Paris talks

Today, outside the meeting of Europe’s Environment Ministers discussing the EU’s negotiating position for global climate talks in Paris in December, climate groups staged a symbolic ‘tug-of-war’ between polluting fossil […]

Read more 17/09/2015

Press release Energy transition

CSO letter to Vice President Timmermans on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Ahead of the UN Summit in New York 25-27 of September 2015, European Civil Society Organisations working on both international and domestic EU policies across a variety of sectors ranging from Youth, […]

Read more 17/09/2015

Letter Global transition

The Pope puts pressure on EU Environment Ministers

Today’s meeting of Pope Francis with EU Environmental Ministers in the Vatican comes at a crucial moment, just two days before an extra Environment Council where EU Member States will […]

Read more 16/09/2015

Press release Climate action Global transition

Gigatonne gap in the EU pledge for Paris climate summit

The EU’s carbon budget for the period 2021-2030 can vary by a staggering 6 billion tonnes. This gap is the result of important policy decisions that have been postponed for […]

Read more 15/09/2015

Report Climate action Global transition

Exposing the role of coal in Europe – launch of European Coal Map

Despite its claim of being a leader in the fight against climate change, the European Union still has around 280 coal power plants, operating in 22 different EU member states. […]

Read more 10/09/2015

Press release Energy transition

Reverse the flows: EU G20 countries should stop funding fossil fuels and increase financial support for real climate solutions

The four EU Member States that are part of the G20 have spent nearly three times as much on fossil fuel subsidies as on climate finance. The EU, also a […]

Read more 03/09/2015

Report Financing the transition Global transition

Beyond Borders: How Energy Union can turn the tide against coal in the Western Balkans

This report by CAN Europe the implications of the Energy Union Framework for the Western Balkans and proposes improvements to the existing cooperation tools between the EU and its friends in […]

Read more 27/08/2015

Report Europe in transition

The European Commission can turn the tide against coal in the Western Balkans

During today’s Western Balkans Summit taking place in Vienna, representatives of the European Commission, including Maroš Šefčovič, Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn will be looking for means to revive the […]

Read more 26/08/2015

Press release Europe in transition