Europe must step up its game to reach Paris climate goals
Business as usual is not good enough anymore. For the EU to stay at the top of the class on climate action, it urgently needs to review its targets and […]
Type: Op-Ed
EU environment ministers must fix the carbon market
Environment Council meeting on Monday should be used to demand deeper reform, or risk locking in low ambition for 15 years
Climate and energy group calls for EU emissions trading reform to match historic Paris climate deal
CAN Europe chief responds to comments by European Parliament’s lead ETS reform rapporteur Ian Duncan.
Parliament’s ETS reform draft only pays lip service to the Paris agreement
Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme urgently needs to be reformed and now is the last chance to do so. It is also a chance for the Parliament to show it is […]
EU leaders must show greater ambition on climate action
To show leadership abroad, the EU must show its credentials through commitment to action. 2016 offers the perfect moment to do this, by pushing through a significant package of climate […]
Governmental support of fossil fuels no longer defensible
At a meeting this week in Washington, fossil fuel subsidies should be prioritised in the discussion, so that renewable energy sources can at last be fully exploited, writes Maeve McLynn.
The future of coal is grim, after the Paris Agreement
The countries from Southeastern Europe have the potential to achieve much more emission reductions compared to what they have put on the table in Paris.
ETS revision crucial for a climate deal
Without substantial reform of its Emissions Trading System, Europe cannot seriously claim a leadership role at the international negotiations in and after Paris, writes Anja Kollmuss of Climate Action Network Europe.
Failure of Energy Community Treaty: if EU can’t make its neighbours clean up, can it be climate leader?
The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community – a Treaty between the EU, the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine – is expected to decide on far-reaching reforms this week. According […]
Financing for resilient development: how to deal with the rising costs of climate change
In the aftermath of a disappointing Financing for Development summit in Addis Ababa, this opinion piece from Climate Action Network outlines what needs to be done on climate finance