Useful ESD Resources

Details: Category: Blogs; Published: 05 June 2016

Here you find a range of useful external ESD resources. For all ESD related CAN Europe publications, go here.

Proposal for 2021-2030 Effort Sharing Regulation

The Commission’s proposal on the non-ETS sectors for 2021-2030 (now called Effort Sharing Regulation- ESR) was released July 20 2016:

Legislative proposals
Impact Assessment
Impact Assessment - Executive Summary
Fact sheet: Questions and answers on the Commission's proposal on binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction for Member States (2021-2030)

Other useful links

Eurostat Energy statistics
EEA – European Environment Agency Datasets
Carbon Market Watch, Introduction to the 2013 -2020 ESD and related legislation, May 2014: Tackling 60% of the EU’s Climate Problem: The Legislative Framework of the Effort Sharing Decision
Newest Numbers: EEA Report No 4/2015. Trends and projections in Europe 2015

Studies from the Oeko Institute

Latest Publications

Letter from the plaintiffs of the People's Climate Case to the EU decision makers

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe supports a climate case initiated by 10 families from Europe and outside together with the Saami Youth Association from Sweden. The plaintiffs claim that the EU's 2030 target is not ambitious enough to protect their lives, livelihoods and fundamental rights from the worsening impacts of climate change. The letter below is written by these families and the Saami youth asking you to put climate change in the heart of Future of Europe debate.

23.04.2019 | Letters to Policy Makers
Submission to EIB's public consultation on its energy lending policy

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest multilateral lender and major provider of climate finance, is holding a public consultation on its energy lending policy which was last revised/adopted in 2013.

28.03.2019 | Submissions to Consultations
Report: "Time to pick up the pace: Insights into the draft National Energy and Climate Plans”

A new report by CAN Europe titled “Time to pick up the pace: Insights into the draft National Energy and Climate Plans” highlights key features of 24 draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), the development of which is required by the Governance Regulation adopted last year and designed to ensure EU member states will collectively achieve the bloc’s climate and energy targets for 2030. The European Commission will issue recommendations in June before the NECPs are finalised by the end of this year.

15.04.2019 | Reports & Briefs
Defenders, Delayers, Dinosaurs. Ranking of EU political groups and national parties on climate change

The report “Defenders, Delayers, Dinosaurs: Ranking of EU political groups and national parties on climate change” assesses the voting behaviour of current MEPs in relation to climate and energy issues.

10.04.2019 | Reports & Briefs

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