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• Fresh wave of countries abandons Energy Charter Treaty, a new blow to bury the climate-wrecking pact for good

  The ECT has become notorious for allowing energy companies to use secretive investor-state tribunals to claim millions or even billions from taxpayers when governments adopt public-interest measures affecting their profits, including climate and energy laws.
  • Trade & Climate

• New Economic Study on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Growth Narrative Debunked, Inequalities Uncovered

  A new economic study of the EU-Mercosur agreement shows that once more realistic economic dynamics are considered, projected economics gains become negligible and may even disappear entirely.
  • Trade & Climate

• The hidden harm of ISDS: Which European countries score worst?

  ISDS claims and payouts regularly reach hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, and cases have targeted climate policy, public health measures, and sanctions against Russia, among others.
  • Trade & Climate

• TAKE ACTION to Build Better Lives

  Build Better Lives Campaing aims to ensure decent, affordable and energy efficient homes for all.

• #EnergySuperheroes

• European Council: EU leaders must pair crisis response with accelerating the energy transition

  Brussels, 19 March 2026 – As EU leaders continue their talks at the European Council meeting, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe urges the EU to step up diplomatic efforts, uphold international law and work with partners to stop the war in Iran and the Middle East. At the same time, the EU must prepare a robust...
  • Industrial Policy

• EU-US trade deal undermines EU’s Energy Security and a Just Transition

  19th March 2026, Brussels – Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade voted on updated terms for the continuation of the EU-US trade deal agreed in July 2025. The text introduces a “sunrise clause” under which the agreement takes effect only if the US fulfils its obligations, a “sunset clause” ending EU tariff relief in March 2028 unless...
  • Energy

• Energy Transition

• CAN Europe position on the Industrial Accelerator Act: Unlocking EU Industrial Transformation with Targeted Demand Measures

  The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) is set to become a cornerstone of EU industrial policy.
  • Industrial Policy

• ISDS vs. The Climate: How a Colonial-Era Investment Mechanism Jeopardises a Just Transition

  Abajo en español; Ci-dessous en français Phasing out fossil fuels is urgent to prevent disastrous climate breakdown. But there’s a problem. A little-known yet powerful legal mechanism is undermining the energy transition, by enabling fossil fuel companies to sue countries that take climate action. This little-known mechanism is called Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS is a...
  • Trade & Climate

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