Letter to Ministers: inclusion of LULUCF undermines 2030 climate target
Inclusion of LULUCF in the EU 2030 climate target undermines its environmental integrity.
Work area: Climate action
NGO request for Commission internal review of emission allowances for industries (Dec 2014)
On 10 December, WWF, CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Carbon Market Watch and Sandbag will file a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent […]
Letter to Commission: Contesting the legality of continuing granting free allowances to industries
WWF, CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Carbon Market Watch and Sandbag filed a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent decision to continue granting […]
EU wins the second place Fossil of the Day Award at COP20 in Lima
During the UNFCCC Climate Summit in Lima yesterday, the European Union won the shameful second place Fossil of the Day Award. The dubious award was handed down to the EU […]
Europe can avoid the worst climate impacts if governments act
The latest summary report from the IPCC launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last weekend tells some familiar stories. Dangerous climate change is already happening, here and now, and […]
CAN Europe’s Position on the Market Stability Reserve
The European Commission’s proposal for a Market Stability Reserve published on 22 January 2014 aims to create more price stability in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) from 2021 […]
European Council: EU leaders agree on weak and compromised climate and energy targets.
This morning European leaders meeting at the European Council in Brussels agreed on a proposal for a new set of climate and energy targets for 2030. CAN Europe [1] is […]
Juncker Commission’s commitment to climate action looks doubtful after Cañete hearing
This evening in Brussels, Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner-designate for Climate Action and Energy, faced tough questions from Members of the European Parliament, about his commitment to climate action and the […]
Brussels Calling – European citizens send climate asks to New York summit.
European Citizens summit attendees call upon leaders to increase climate action at New York Climate Summit. On the morning of the UN Climate Summit in New York [1], hundreds of […]
European Parliament calls for urgent climate action
Debate held as major new report on the climate economy is launched and one week before the UN New York Climate Summit begins Today Members of the European Parliament engaged […]