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Time to End Fossil Winters
Time to End Fossil Winters #EndFossilFuels Followed by another summer marred by extreme weather events, winter sets in as the haunting shadow of the fossil fuel crisis looms large once
15/11/2023
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Sunny Short: A decade of empowerment: Celebrating 10 years of advancing community energy
Written by Maria Santos, Community and Renewable Energy Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe. The Community Power Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 organisations advocating for community energy
30/10/2023
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Citizen Action throughout Central and Eastern Europe leads to more public participation
Central Eastern European countries do not have the best track record with regards to public participation and involving the citizens in the process of drafting and implementing energy and climate
03/10/2023
The David vs Goliath legal climate case: six young people against 32 governments
CAN Europe is a third-party intervener in the largest climate legal action to date. On 27 September 2023, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is holding a public
22/09/2023
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Sunny Short: Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy Potential in the Black Sea
Written by Ana-Maria Seman, Regional Climate and Infrastructure Lead at WWF Central and Eastern Europe. In pursuit of the EU’s ambitious 2030 target of 60GW of offshore wind capacity, there
07/09/2023
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The Carbon Removal Certification Framework is Filled with Climate Threatening Loopholes
As the final moments of the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) negotiations drew to a close earlier this week, European NGOs were left deeply disappointed with the outcome. The agreed-upon
22/02/2024
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CAN Europe and GLAN legally challenge European Commission to up EU climate ambition
On 23 August 2023, CAN Europe and the Global Legal Action Network submitted a request for internal review to the European Commission to revise its Implementing Decision 2023/1319. This Implementing
24/08/2023
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Sunny Shorts: (Em)powering a sustainable future for local communities in countries of the Global South
Since its establishment in 2013, EKOenergy ecolabel and its Climate Fund have successfully financed 94 renewable energy projects in countries of the Global South. These projects have been implemented by
26/07/2023
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Sunny Shorts: Powering up Buildings – Unleashing their energy potential through a EU Solar Standard
Brought to you by the Together for 100% Renewable Europe Campaign Why a EU Solar Standard? Accelerating solar energy deployment, both photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal, in buildings, coupled with energy
13/07/2023
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Resilient and Renewable Energy System: It Starts at Home
The energy system of tomorrow is primarily electrified, digital and flexible, harnessing 100% renewable energy. This system will fully optimise high renewables generation through balancing out supply and demand
11/07/2023