Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe

✅ Re-elected VDL's political guidelines show there is no going back on climate and just transition... ...but it is too early to celebrate. Focus on the competitiveness and deregulation agenda risks overshadowing ambitious climate action. Our reaction ➡ https://lnkd.in/d-kuvmkv #europeanparliament #europeancommission #climateaction

👋We are in Strasbourg! Our colleagues Joe Inwood, Isabelle Brachet and Esther Bollendorff are meeting a variety of MEPs during the first plenary week of the new EU Parliament, advocating for a fossil-free, socially just, and climate-neutral EU! #europeanparliament #europeancommission #strasbourg

📨 Ahead of the Informal Energy Council tomorrow, we wrote to Europe’s Energy Ministers highlighting key areas of concern and the need for ambitious actions! Read more🔗https://lnkd.in/dAi5N8YG #EUNECP

📌2024 is the 'finance year' in climate policy, as it will determine how developed countries, responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions, will continue to financially support climate action in developing countries suffering from the increasing impacts of the climate crisis. 🌍International climate finance is crucial for climate security and protecting frontline communities. 🔎In our latest report, we analyse the evolution of the EU’s contribution to international climate finance. Explore some of key findings bellow and read the full report here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/daVQWwrh #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction

Energy communities provide 2 to 8 times more benefits to local economies over private renewable projects 💡 But is the EU doing enough to fund these democractic,innovative local energy initiatives? REScoop.eu, CEE Bankwatch Network and CAN Europe explored if major EU funds are being used by Member States to support energy communities. Results are, at best.... mixed. You can read why here: https://lnkd.in/eAmw9gZx Chris Vrettos Anelia Stefanova olivier vardakoulias

It is great to hear that the new UK government is lifting its counter-intuitive ban on onshore wind development 🙌 Now they need to balance speed with quality when it comes to the accleration of renewable energy 💡 Making sure the transition to renewable energy is participatory, inclusive and respects nature 💚 #TogetherFor100RE You can find our reccomendations to EU policymakers below on how we can balance speed with quality with it comes renewables deployment 👇 https://lnkd.in/dmX8Su7r

The nature restoration law will help restore and protect nature #RestoreNature 🌳 Halting biodiversity loss, combating climate change, & enhancing human well-being 💚 Our latest analysis explores the political gridlock that delayed this crucial law from being adopted into EU policy earlier and focuses on the key players involved. https://lnkd.in/e_UjptWY Photo Credit 📸 : Dick van Duijn

📣 We are #hiring 📣 and tomorrow is the DEADLINE! for applications 🚨 Want to push for a just energy transition in Central Eastern Europe? ✊ Apply here 👇 https://lnkd.in/ehCyYVqu

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomes an #EUStrategicAgenda 2024-2029 that aims to harness the potential of the green transition - but hoped to see more than vague pathways to genuine climate ambition. Read our reaction in full: https://lnkd.in/dX9sK9nS

The ⏰ is ticking ❗ Only few days left to apply to the Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Open Call ➡ Training program for journalists covering #climate and #energy related issues in the #WesternBalkans ❗ 🗓 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 29 JUNE 2024, 17:00 hrs (CET) ✏ We invite applications from persons that are based in and from the Western Balkan region, who are: ✅ Journalists working in print, broadcast (TV and radio), and online media; ✅ Freelance journalists with a track record of covering environmental, climate, or energy issues; ✅ Students from journalism faculties, willing to start a journalistic career on climate and environmental journalism. 📄 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dVgYQSV6