Briefing: Connecting the dots – The EU’s funding for fossil fuels
Ahead of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China 4-5 September CAN Europe published a briefing on the EU’s funding for fossil fuels.
Work area: Financing the transition
EU’s funding out of sync with the Paris Agreement
EU financial institutions and funds channel billions of euros into fossil fuel projects, while EU policies and laws allow for yet more public money to flow into fossil fuels through […]
Submission to EU Consultation on External Development
Submissions to EU consultation on External Development will be used to inform the way forward on the revision of the European Consensus on Development and other external aspects of 2030 […]
Infographics: Climate Finance & Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The following visuals were developed for our Climate Finance & Fossil Fuel Subsidies campaigns
EU budget review must enhance European climate action
The European Commission must listen to the European Parliament calling for an EU budget that works for people and the planet – according to CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the […]
Civil society organisations join forces to call for G20 to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2020
More than 200 civil society organisations have joined together to urge G20 governments to commit to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2020. The statement comes ahead of this week’s meeting […]
Letter on implementation of G20 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
CAN Europe signed on to the following NGO letter to call on the G20 countires to implement a fossil fuel subsidy phase out.
CAN Europe Post-Paris Briefing on the Multi-annual Financial Framework
The briefing on the Multi-annual Financial Framework was developed in autumn 2016 to give a brief overview and update on the Multi-annual Financial Framework and its relevance for EU climate policy after […]
Governmental support of fossil fuels no longer defensible
At a meeting this week in Washington, fossil fuel subsidies should be prioritised in the discussion, so that renewable energy sources can at last be fully exploited, writes Maeve McLynn.
Briefing on fossil fuel subsidies
If we want to have a likely chance to stay below 2°, and preserve the possibility to stay below 1.5°, as agreed in Cancun, we need to phase out all […]