CAN Europe position on Clean Industrial Deal
At Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, we believe the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal must ensure that European industries lead in the transition to a sustainable
18/02/2025
Europe is staying the course – it’s time for a new plan under the Paris Agreement
Written by James Trinder, additional content by Frosina Antonovska & Özlem Katisöz At the World Economic Forum, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reminded us
10/02/2025
EU-Mercosur deal concluded in secrecy, a tragic blow to the planet and democracy
Brussels & Montevideo, 6 December 2024 — Today, the EU and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) concluded the EU-Mercosur trade deal negotiations,
06/12/2024
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermining climate action
3 December 2024 — The Energy Charter Conference finally adopted its proposal for modernising the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Negotiations to reform the ECT aimed
03/12/2024
A dangerous void: The EU and rich countries fail to deliver for the most vulnerable at COP29
Baku, 24 November 2024 — COP29, full of drama throughout the two weeks, has concluded in the early hours of Sunday, approving the New Collective
24/11/2024
Listen: CAN Europe COP29 Midpoint Press Conference
On 18 November 2024 CAN Europe organised a press conference during COP29 in Azerbaijan, where a panel of experts reflected the developments during the first
18/11/2024
COP29 Midpoint: Climate finance negotiations stalled and the EU is not helping, European fossil fuel lobby numerous in Baku
Baku, 18 November 2024 — As the second week of COP29 kicks off, the climate finance negotiations are stuck moving at a snail’s pace. The
18/11/2024
Climate Hypocrisy ahead of G20: New report exposes the dangers of Milei’s climate-wrecking economic reforms and why the EU-Mercosur trade deal should finally be dropped
“Milei’s climate denialism and ‘chainsaw policies’ combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur trade deal is a recipe for disaster. The EU-Mercosur deal is based on a text from 25 years ago and totally out of sync with the reality of the climate crises we face today. ‘Mileinomics’ coupled with the EU-Mercosur deal could cause critical ecological spillovers globally, as it will further threaten South America’s second-largest forest, the Chaco forest, also one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks”, said Audrey Changoe, Trade and Investment Policy Coordinator at CAN Europe.
13/11/2024
Mileinomics: Fossil fuel expansion, climate denialism and the betrayal of human rights in Milei’s Argentina & Why it’s time to drop the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Milei’s so-called “libertarian experiment”, or ‘Mileinomics’, for radical free-market reforms combined with the outdated EU-Mercosur deal are a recipe for economic disaster. It is rooted in a neo-colonial economic model that created the social-ecological crisis in the first place.
13/11/2024
Conference | After the Energy Charter Treaty exit: How can the European Parliament protect climate action from investor claims?
Civil Society Organisations are organising a joint event with parliamentary groups the Greens, the Left/GUE, S&D and Renew, to create a moment to both celebrate the EU’s exit from the ECT and to look forward to how we can build upon this, including the 2022 parliamentary resolution on the future of international investment policy. Recognising and celebrating achievements is particularly important at a time when progressive members of the parliament may be feeling disheartened.
09/09/2024