CAN Europe’s transformation pathway recommendations for the chemical industry

The chemical industry is one of the central energy-intensive industries (EIIs) to be targeted in EU efforts to reduce environmental and social impacts through the European Green Deal. As a […]

CAN Europe’s transformation pathway recommendations for the steel industry

Steelmaking is one of the industrial processes that generates the highest amount of CO2 emissions in the EU, primarily due to its use of coking coal as a reactant and […]

TOXIC ELEMENTS OF THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY REFORM. Why the EU must withdraw to avoid a greater disaster for the climate

Marginal gains in some areas of the ECT are outweighed by increased risks associated with expansions to new technologies and geographies. A reformed ECT could harm and not help […]

Why the EU needs to walk the talk on climate policy

What is happening in plenary with regards to climate ambition? The negotiations on key climate files of the Fit For 55 package which was launched by the European Commission in […]

Repowering for the People: Flagship actions the Commission’s plan ‘REPowerEU’ should feature in the current fossil fuel and energy prices crisis

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the fossil fuel crisis more than ever. In addition to the current level of climate emergency, we are experiencing a paradigm shift on the scale […]

Climate Laws in Europe – Essential for achieving climate neutrality

Together with its members and partners, CAN Europe publishes today “Climate Laws in Europe – essential for achieving climate neutrality”. The report, which takes stock of the situation of national […]

Make them Abide: Strengthening the ESR Compliance Rules

Summary The Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) sets binding 2030 emissions reductions targets for the EU and its member states in the road transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industry sectors. […]

Repowering the EU?

POLICY BRIEFING Mobilising EU financial instruments and policies to accelerate the phase out of the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels Background This policy briefing builds on CAN Europe’s recommendations for […]

The role of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) for public finance mechanisms

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed once more Europe’s dependency on fossil fuels. The European Commission recently presented its ‘REPowerEU’, a plan to counterattack the crisis with the aim to […]

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