Europe must stop investing in coal mining
The coal mining industry did not have a good start into the New Year. Europe’s largest coal producer, the Polish company Kompania Weglowa, has been pushed to the brink of […]
Work area: Energy transition
Who wants a recess when we can have energy efficiency policies that work?
On the 28th of October, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) published its new ‘Trends and Projections’ report for 2014. This report is meant to track Europe’s progress towards achieving its […]
The end of coal starts here
Need to know how much coal contributes to climate change? Curious about how many people die per year from coal pollution? Need stats on how many coal plants are planned […]
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 […]
October European Council – boom or bust for the post-2020 climate and energy policy framework
During the upcoming European Summit of 23-24 October, European Union leaders should agree on a post-2020 climate and energy policy framework. As NGOs, we firmly believe that a set of […]
Stronger Together
Investment support and solidarity mechanisms under the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework The solidarity and investment mechanisms, operating as part of the EU’s 2020 climate and energy package, do […]
European Commission to announce energy savings proposal
Will the European Commission slow progress on EU energy savings? Today the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal for a 2030 energy savings target, completing the initial climate […]
Europe’s Dirty 30 – Coal Report
The “Europe’s Dirty 30” report exposes the top 30 CO2-polluting power plants in the EU, with Germany and the UK ranking joint first, with nine of the dirtiest coal plants […]
Climate efforts undermined by EU’s coal addiction, new report reveals
CO2 emissions from coal power plants in the EU are undermining climate efforts, reveals the Europe’s Dirty 30 report, released today by CAN Europe, WWF, the European Environmental Bureau, the Health […]
Europe’s Dirty 30: How the EU’s coal-fired power plants are undermining its climate efforts
This report by CAN Europe, HEAL, WWF, EEB and Klima Allianz Germany exposes the top 30 CO2-polluting power plants in the EU, with Germany and the UK ranking joint first, with […]