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End of an Era: Why every European country needs a coal phase-out plan

Details: Category: Reports & Briefs; Published: 05 December 2015

This report by Greenpeace UK and CAN Europe assesses the impact that the 22 EU member states that still rely on coal power have on Europe’s ability to ensure that climate change is limited to below 2°C.

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Letter to REGI Committee on sustainable cohesion policy funding

On 22 January 2019 and in February the REGI Committee will vote on the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) and on the European Regional Development Fund / Cohesion Fund Regulation (ERDF/CF) respectively. These two pieces of legislation will determine the shape and direction of Cohesion Policy post-2020.

15.01.2019 | Letters to Policy Makers
NGO statement urging Turkish decision makers to step up at COP24

More than 25 NGOs working in Turkey released a joint statement urging Turkish decision makers to focus on raising ambition, and reaping the benefits of a low-carbon just transition at COP24.

02.12.2018 | Letters to Policy Makers
Letter to Ministers of Finance for the achievement of the Financial Transactions Tax

Through this letter sent to Ministers of Finance we demand that the 10 countries negotiating the world's first regional Financial Transactions Tax do not abandon the talks at a European finance ministers' meeting on December 4th. By walking away from the talks, we could lose out on billions that could go towards climate change and the fight against domestic and international poverty.

30.11.2018 | Letters to Policy Makers
Briefing: EU Long Term Strategy and the Paris Agreement

This briefing concerns the draft EU Long-Term Strategy. It explains that while setting a net zero by 2050 target would be a clear improvement as compared to the current roadmap, it would likely not be sufficient to meet the EU’s fair share of efforts to keep temperature rise below 1.5°C.

23.11.2018 | Reports & Briefs

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End of an Era: Why every European country needs a coal phase-out plan

Latest Publications

Letter to REGI Committee on sustainable cohesion policy funding

NGO statement urging Turkish decision makers to step up at COP24

Letter to Ministers of Finance for the achievement of the Financial Transactions Tax

Briefing: EU Long Term Strategy and the Paris Agreement

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