Award winners are revealed! Click here to discover who they are.
New report out now: "European Fat Cats"
The EU needs an at least 45% renewable energy target for 2030
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Europe's two-faced climate game
Report out now: "Phase-Out 2020: Monitoring Europe's fossil fuel subsidies"
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Our infographic on the Climate Action Regulation starting point
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Winners revealed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards 2018
16.04.2018 | Press Releases
Portugal wins gold in the 2018 European Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards, the second edition of a unique contest organised by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. The winners are governments who waste taxpayers’ money on supporting dirty energy. Poland comes second and Spain third.
Read moreEU ministers mute on climate-friendly cohesion policy
12.04.2018 | Press Releases
During a Council meeting on General Affairs today (1), EU ministers exchanged their views on the spending priorities of the Cohesion Policy after 2020, the EU’s key funding instrument for infrastructure projects all over Europe.
Read moreTalanoa Dialogue - the opportunity to make the Paris Agreement a reality
09.04.2018 | Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Bulgaria, EU Ministers of Environment are expected to flesh out the bloc’s contribution to the UN Talanoa Dialogue - a Fijian word meaning an inclusive dialogue. The Talanoa Dialogue is an important international conversation which aims to help countries...
Read moreEU handouts to energy intensive industry derail necessary emission reductions
09.04.2018 | Press Releases
Energy intensive industries in Europe, such as steel or cement companies, still pocket huge amounts of public money while doing too little to reduce emissions, a report entitled “European Fat Cats”* published by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe today shows.
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Infographic: Higher ambition, greater benefits
18.04.2018 | Presentations & Infographics
In the context of the negotiations concerning the legislative proposals on the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, Member States need to support strong renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for 2030. This infographic shows that higher ambition on renewable energy and energy efficiency leads to greater benefits.
Read moreInfographic: 3 pillars for a Paris-compatible EU budget
22.02.2018 | Presentations & Infographics
How can the next EU budget serve higher climate ambition?
Read moreInfographics: Campaign "Stop fossil fuel subsidies" at COP23
02.01.2018 | Presentations & Infographics
During COP 23 in Bonn, Legambiente, Oil Change International and CAN Europe published a number of infographics on fossil fuel subsidies, together with social media posts.
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Latest Publications
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Infographic: Higher ambition, greater benefits
In the context of the negotiations concerning the legislative proposals on the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, Member States need to support strong renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for 2030. This infographic shows that higher ambition on renewable energy and energy efficiency leads to greater benefits.18.04.2018 | Presentations & Infographics
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New report - European Fat Cats: EU Energy Intensive Industries: paid to pollute, not to decarbonise
This report shows that energy intensive industry sectors have been among the slowest in the European Union (EU) to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and invest in solutions to decarbonise and maintain technological leadership.08.04.2018 | Reports & Briefs
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Letter to President Juncker on the EU’s future finances
The co-signatories of this letter represent a broad group of business associations, civil society, think tanks and other organisations who are working together to bring strong support to the EU’s commitment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement objectives. They have written to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker to urge him to ensure that the EU’s future finances are aligned with Europe’s climate objectives and are consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals across all programmes. Open Letter to President Juncker on the Multi Annual Financial Framework04.04.2018 | Letters to Policy Makers
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CAN Europe letter ahead of the Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April
Brussels 29.3.2018 Dear Minister for Environment, At the upcoming Informal Environment Council on 10-11 April in Sofia you have been invited to discuss the European Union’s contribution towards the international climate negotiations and in particular towards the UNFCCC Talanoa Dialogue.29.03.2018 | Letters to Policy Makers