Winners revealed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards 2018

Portugal wins gold in the 2018 European Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards, the second edition of a unique contest organised by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. The winners are governments who […]

Read more 15/04/2018

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Germany tops Fossil of the Day Award at COP24 for its climate goals failure

Germany won the shameful Fossil of the Day Award from Climate Action Network (CAN) International today. Germany received this dubious award because it gave up on its national 2020 climate […]

Read more 07/12/2018

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Incompatible with Paris Agreement: Vote on Connecting Europe Facility leaves door open to gas subsidies

The transport and industry committees of the European Parliament voted today on the future Connecting Europe Facility after 2020. While this EU fund should enable infrastructure that connects Europe’s citizens […]

Read more 22/11/2018

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Awards rally cry for climate-friendly EU budget

Shifting financial flows is crucial to global efforts to combat climate change. The European Commission claims that its proposals for the post-2020 EU budget are in line with the Paris […]

Read more 20/11/2018

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Awards to name and shame the planned support to fossil fuels in the next EU budget

The European Commission claims that the next EU budget should tackle common challenges, including climate change. But unless the EU climate-proofs the entire EU budget, it will continue to prop […]

Read more 05/11/2018

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Poland wins Fossil of the Day Award at the Bonn climate summit

On the second day of this year’s UN climate summit in Bonn, Poland won the second place of the shameful Fossil of the Day Award. The dubious award was handed […]

Read more 07/11/2017

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Winning a losing game: Turkey’s electricity utility gets a fossil fuel subsidy award for its role in coal expansion

What’s the situation? Turkey’s electricity utility, EÜAŞ, “won” the second place in the Sneaky Special Treatment category of the Fossil Fuels Subsidy Awards due to its significant and increasing public […]

Read more 01/06/2017

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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Award Winners Revealed

Nine European countries have been named and shamed today in a public fossil fuel subsidies awards ceremony in Brussels. From 10 April until 8 May, the public voted on the […]

Read more 22/05/2017

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Shifting EU financial flows: a cornerstone for achieving the green agenda

Shifting EU financial flows: a cornerstone for achieving the green agenda “Now EU leaders must live up to their promises on the European Green Deal: upcoming national and regional EU […]

Read more 19/04/2022

MEDIA BRIEFING: Economy Ministers’ Summit must ensure recovery is sustainable and transparent

EU Ministers will meet on 18 June for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN Council). They will exchange views on Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), and discuss […]

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