Europe, raise your game!
Our ranking shows EU countries are OFF TARGET in fighting climate change
Businesses, local governments and NGOs urge the EU to step up
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The EU needs an at least 45% renewable energy target for 2030
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Latest News
People's Climate Case Heads to Proceed
13.08.2018 | Press Releases
In May 2018 families from Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Fiji and the Swedish Saami Youth Association Sáminuorra sued the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for the inadequate climate target for 2030. The lawsuit claims that the Union’s climate target fails to protect their human...
Read moreEU and China push the global climate agenda
16.07.2018 | Press Releases
In a statement released today the EU and China reaffirm their unequivocal commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and establish a closer partnership on climate action and the clean energy transition.
Read morePolish capacity market to crowd-out renewables and fund more coal
29.06.2018 | Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY The Polish grid operator PSE conducted the general certification procedure earlier this week, thereby prequalifying electricity producers for capacity mechanism payments. The certification is an obligatory first step and conclusions sum up how much and what kind of capacities can take part in the bidding process for the first...
Read moreFuture EU budget: we need a good rather than a fast deal
29.06.2018 | Press Releases
Member States gathering yesterday at the European Council discussed the next Multiannual Financial Framework, which sets out EU’s spending priorities after 2020. While they committed to reach a deal as soon as possible, they remained silent on how to make the long term EU budget fit for the Paris Agreement.
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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.
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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Recommendations on market design
In November 2016, the European Commission, as part of the 'Clean Energy for all Europeans' package, published a set of four legislative documents that were meant to set out the structures and rules of a more integrated future energy market, the so-called market design files.05.07.2018 | Reports & Briefs
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Off target: Ranking of EU countries’ ambition and progress in fighting climate change
The aim of this publication is to examine which EU Member States are willing to increase their climate action and tackle the gap between the goals of the Paris Agreement and current greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts in the EU.17.06.2018 | Reports & Briefs
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Statement of the Coalition for Higher Ambition
A unique coalition of businesses, associations, investor groups, local and regional authorities, and civil society organisations have called upon EU Heads of State and Government to step up Europe's climate commitments.12.06.2018 | Letters to Policy Makers
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Briefing: Key priorities for the new EU long term climate strategy
The Paris Agreement calls upon all its signatories to communicate “long term low greenhouse gas emissions development strategies” by 2020, which is the same deadline for when countries will have to re-submit their short term climate targets (NDCs).11.06.2018 | Reports & Briefs