One Planet Summit needs to boost EU climate action
The One Planet Summit, organized by French President Emmanuel Macron and taking place in Paris, France on 12 December will gather over 50 heads of state to celebrate the second […]
Work area: Climate action
MEPs call for reducing EU emissions to net zero by 2050 the latest
Today the European Parliament’s Industry and Environment Committees adopted their position on the future Governance Regulation, which will create a framework for the zero-carbon transition in the EU. MEPs voted […]
Voting Recommendations – Governance of the Energy Union
CAN Europe together with Birdlife Europe, E3G, the European Environmental Bureau, Fern and WWF EPO prepared joint recommendations for the European Parliament’s Industry and Environment Committees votes on the future Governance Regulation […]
Letter to Deputy Ambassadors on a Governance framework compatible with the Paris Agreement
This letter was sent ahead of the COREPER meeting on 24 November 2017 Dear Deputy Ambassador, This Friday, 24 November, you will be discussing the proposed Regulation on the Governance […]
EU urged to scale up climate target by Netherlands
At the UN Climate Summit in Bonn today the Dutch Climate Minister Erik Wiebes urged the EU to up its 2030 climate target from the current ‘at least’ 40% to […]
EU fails to deliver on Paris Agreement by setting its carbon market for another decade of failure
Today the EU institutions reached an agreement on the redesign of one of the bloc’s key climate policies, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Joint NGO statement on the ETS revision
Being serious about the Paris Agreement:Stop the ETS funding coal, Start a meaningful carbon price This Agreement […] aims to […] making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low […]
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 […]
Letter to Ambassadors on Governance ahead of COREPER meeting on 27 October
This letter was sent ahead of the COREPER meeting on the 27th of October 2017 Dear Ambassador, During the meeting of COREPER on 27 October you will have the opportunity […]
EU governments show lack of commitment to Paris Agreement
Today EU Environment Ministers have reached an agreement on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), which is meant to be one of the EU’s key tools to implement the Paris Agreement. […]