Council urgently needs to agree on a climate-friendly EU budget
Today EU heads of state and government meeting at a European Council had a discussion on the timing, but less on the content of the next long-term EU budget. In […]
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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 […]
What a difference a week might make for Europe’s climate ambition
Progress in the Long Term Strategy for 2050 and at the climate conference in Katowice will be for nothing if European ministers allow disputes over the size of the next […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]