CAN Europe position on Innovative Finance
The gap between the need for adaptation and loss and damage finance, and the current finance provided or committed is large and growing. This briefing paper identifies a number of […]
Work area: Climate action
EU Ministers call on the EU to live up to its Paris commitments
Many EU Environment Ministers discussing implications of the Paris Agreement for EU climate and energy policies today aacknowledged that the EU must ramp up its climate targets in line with […]
European business, local authorities, civil society and trade unions want EU leaders to live up to their Paris commitments
Today a major new coalition of businesses, cities, trade unions and NGOs, are calling on EU leaders to act on the Paris Agreement and ensure that EU climate policies are […]
Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition on aligning EU policy with Paris
The following letter was sent to EU Heads of State and Government, Climate and Environment Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition.
CAN Europe Position on ETS reforms required in light of the new Paris Climate Agreement
CAN Europe’s CAN ETS reform priorities after Paris includes the following main points:
Briefing on the Energy Union
Towards a resilient Energy Union with a forward looking Climate Change policy. This paper is intended to present some initial NGO views on the issue.
Ministers need to move off the 3-degree warming pathway
Early review of INDCs key to success for the Paris negotiations The Ministers attending the high-level segment of the UN climate talks in Paris starting today need to ensure that […]
EU climate action after Paris: the Energy Union debate to pick up in 2016
In the climate policy world, all eyes go to the ongoing UN-led negotiations and the ucpoming COP21 in Paris. Nevertheless, 2016 will also be a crucial year for climate as […]
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.
Coherent and strong laws needed to solve Energy Union puzzle
The Energy Union package has not lived up to expectations to accelerate a shift to a fossil fuel free economy in the EU so far, according to Climate Action Network […]