MEPs improve proposal for key climate policy
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted today on the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), which covers emissions from transport, waste, buildings and agriculture, for the coming decade. The Committee proposed improvements to the original...Lees verder
Europa – Al twaalf kolencentrales dicht sinds januari 2016
24 mei 2017 – Vattenfall sluit één van de bruinkoolcentrales van Berlijn. Het is inmiddels al de twaalfde kolencentrale in Europa die in anderhalf jaar tijd wordt gesloten. ‘Another one down on the way to...Lees verderEuropean Parliament’s report calls for ramping up renewables
The draft report on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive for the period 2021 – 2030 leaked to the press yesterday calls upon the EU to raise its 2030 renewable energy target to at...Lees verderFossil Fuel Subsidies Award Winners Revealed
Nine European countries have been named and shamed today in a public fossil fuel subsidies awards ceremony in Brussels. From 10 April until 8 May, the public voted on the deadliest, dirtiest and sneakiest subsidies...Lees verderEuropean Parliament’s report calls for radical improvement of climate and energy policies
A draft report on the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation released today calls upon the EU to embrace the zero-carbon transition and scale up climate action to be more consistent with the Paris Agreement. …. [Persbericht]Lees verderInvitation to join the Fossil Fuel Subsidies Awards ceremony on 22 May
CAN Europe and partners warmly invite you to a medal ceremony that will coronate the most controversial subsidies to fossil fuels by European governments, on Monday 22 May from 9:30 till 10:00 am CEST in...Lees verderDutch bank ING: Campaigners to call for coal finance cuts at AGM
At its 2017 Annual General Meeting on Monday 8 May, the biggest Dutch bank ING will face calls from European campaigners to end its financial support to companies building or planning new coal mines and...Lees verder
‘Geen nieuwe kolencentrales? Da’s echt niet genoeg. Alle 280 moeten snel dicht.’
6 april 2017 – De toezegging van de (meeste) Europese stroomproducenten om vanaf 2020 geen nieuwe kolencentrales meer te bouwen, is echt niet genoeg. Alle Europese kolencentrales moeten dicht, en snel: nog vóór 2030 anders...Lees verderEurelectric needs to commit to a rapid and full transition away from existing coal
Eurelectric, the association of European electricity producers announced yesterday that it did not “intend to invest in new-build coal-fired power plants after 2020” and declared its support for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In...Lees verderCarbon market reform enters final stretch
The reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for the coming decade enters the final stretch today, with representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission meeting for the...Lees verderReformed carbon market must no longer fund coal
The reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for the coming decade will enter the final stretch tomorrow (4 April), when representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission...Lees verderEU budget must serve higher climate ambition
On Tuesday 4 April the European Parliament will adopt its resolution on the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020. Members of the European Parliament must take this opportunity to ensure...Lees verder
‘Klimaatbeleid kan Europa weer dichter bij de burgers brengen’
23 maart 2017 – ‘Adequate response to one of the most pressing challenges of our times, the threat of climate change, can help the EU boost citizens’ confidence in the European project.’ Het Climate Action...Lees verderClimate action can bring the EU closer to its citizens
On Saturday, EU Heads of State and Government will gather in Rome to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the EU and discuss its future. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe urges EU leaders to put climate...Lees verderEU countries propose limited reform of EU climate policy
EU Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels today have reached an agreement on the revision of the Emission Trading System (ETS) for the next decade. According to Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, the outcome, while slightly...Lees verder
ETS – ‘Zo haalt EU de doelstellingen van Akkoord van Parijs niet’
1 maart 2017 – Op het compromis van de EU-milieuministers over de emissiehandel om de CO2-uitstoot terug te dringen wordt vanuit de klimaatbeweging niet enthousiast gereageerd. ‘Zo haalt EU de doelstellingen van het Akkoord van Parijs...Lees verderAudio recording of the online press briefing: EU governments to clinch a deal on the carbon market reform
On Friday, 24 February CAN Europe organized an online press briefing to brief reporters about the state of play of the ETS negotiations. We heard from Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe,...Lees verder