Briefing: EU Long Term Strategy and the Paris Agreement
This briefing concerns the draft EU Long-Term Strategy. It explains that while setting a net zero by 2050 target would be a clear improvement as compared to the current roadmap, […]
Type: Report
Analysis and recommendations on the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument
On June 14th 2018, the European Commission (DG DEVCO and ECHO) and the European External Action Services (EEAS) launched their proposed Regulation for external action funding in the next EU […]
Assessment and recommendations on the integration of climate action in the EU budget
This policy paper identifies the main shortcomings of the current proposals regarding the next long term EU budget for the period 2021-2027 (Multiannual Financial Framework) and makes recommendations to ensure […]
Recommendations on market design
In November 2016, the European Commission, as part of the ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’ package, published a set of four legislative documents that were meant to set out the […]
Off target: Ranking of EU countries’ ambition and progress in fighting climate change
The aim of this publication is to examine which EU Member States are willing to increase their climate action and tackle the gap between the goals of the Paris Agreement […]
Briefing: Key priorities for the new EU long term climate strategy
The Paris Agreement calls upon all its signatories to communicate “long term low greenhouse gas emissions development strategies” by 2020, which is the same deadline for when countries will have […]
Briefing: How NECPs can set Paris in motion in every country
EU Member States are, through the new ‘Governance of the Energy Union Regulation’, required to develop ten year Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). With the word ‘integrated’, the NECPs […]
Briefing: Assessment of European Commission’s proposal for the EU budget 2021-2027
This briefing describes the main element of the EC proposal for the EU budget 2021-2027, also called Multiannual Financial Framework, assesses its climate performance and develops recommendations for the upcoming legislative proposals.
European External Investment Plan: CAN Europe assessment of proposals to mobilise investments in sustainable energy and cities
Late 2017, the European Commission established specific Investment Windows of the Guarantee fund in the European External Investment Plan. This will be the channel through which investments on specific issues […]
New report sheds light on EU climate finance
In April 2018, CAN Europe member Act Alliance EU has published a report about EU climate finance. The report provides an analysis of climate finance reporting and accounting practice. It […]