💡 What matters most for Central and Eastern Europe as it navigates the energy transition? During our latest study visit in Brussels, we discussed this topic with one of our CEE members - Štěpán Vizi from the Czech NGO Centrum pro dopravu a energetiku (CDE). 👇

One year on from the EU’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, are we any closer to a resilient, fair, climate-aligned system? CAN Europe calls for real emissions cuts, CAP reform, and a just transition for farmers and rural communities: caneurope.org/letter-to-mi...

⚠️Behind the EU’s gas dependence are communities facing real impacts. Tomorrow, MEPs will vote on the EU–US trade deal, which could triple US LNG imports and exacerbate harms for people living near export sites in the US. Hear from Melanie Oldham in Freeport, TX, on the risks of #LNG. #StopFossilGas

EU methane rules: an energy security shield under threat 🛡️ The #EUMethaneRegulation is intended to strengthen the continent’s energy security. However, industry lobbying and inadequate implementation are jeopardising this important tool in the fight against gas waste. Read more in our piece 👇

While the fossil fuel industry meets at #CERAWeek, communities pay the price 🌍 🎥 Hear from Stefanie Eilers, a local resident in Wilhelmshaven, where two #LNG terminals operate and a third is planned. It's time to end our dependence on US LNG and phase out fossil gas! #ConfrontingCERAWeek

🚨 EU, stop importing dirty LNG! As EU policymakers attend #CERAWeek, we must remind them that people’s health and the climate matter more than billionaires’ profits ⚠️ We stand in solidarity with communities impacted by fossil fuel extraction and call on the EU to phase out fossil gas by 2035 ⏰

The #FastandFairAward committee has chosen 4 fantastic finalists doing great work in the transition to renewable energy🔋 This is where you come in! 🫵 Learn more about these wind energy projects in their own words and make sure to cast your vote by next Tuesday🗳️ fastandfairenergy.eu/award-vote

Buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption in the EU and nearly ¾ of homes are energy inefficient. Climate action starts at home. 23–29 March caneurope.org/housing-acti... #HAD2026 #BuildBetterLives #euDEARprogramme

⚡ Our CEE members regularly visit Brussels to meet MEPs, businesses, and decision-makers, building alliances for solutions that work for people across the region. We spoke with Kuba Gogolewski from the Polish NGO Mission Possible about his goals in meetings with European decision-makers.

✅ At home, EU leaders must not forget lessons learned from past fossil crises: Targeted, temporary support to protect the most vulnerable, reducing the fossil fuel demand & accelerating energy transition. 🕊️ Internationally, the EU & its members must engage in united diplomacy to stop the war.

⚠️ The EU-US Trade Deal serves US interests only. It deepens Europe’s fossil fuel dependency, and is detrimental for its energy security, energy prices and climate goals. Read CAN Europe’s reaction to today’s vote in the International Trade EP Committee 👇 🧵 1/2

Meet #Plan4Climate: a new CAN Europe-led project uniting 14 civil society organisations across 13 EU countries to help make national climate plans more ambitious, fair and fit for purpose. The 13 countries = 80%+ of EU emissions. Discover our first big chunk of work: plan4climate.caneurope.org

European Council meets tomorrow to decide on the EU's response to the crisis at hand. At home, the response must be targeted, temporary & protect the most vulnerable - without distorting the energy transition. Internationally, the EU & its members must engage in united diplomacy to stop the war.

As Environment Ministers meet today to discuss Europe's climate framework after 2030, the stakes could not be higher. CAN Europe calls on Member States to support an ambitious, robust and socially-just climate policy architecture. Our letter to EU ministers: tinyurl.com/ENVIletterCANEurope

As EU ministers discuss the proposed NRPP approach today, we need safeguards from the start: climate ambition, social justice and regional participation cannot be optional in the next EU budget. Plan4Climate’s first deliverable sets the tone. plan4climate.caneurope.org/nrpp-report-funding-climate/

EU Ministers prepare to discuss tomorrow the biggest spending instrument in the EU’s next budget. Our #Plan4Climate report warns that simplifying EU funds must not weaken climate action, social fairness or regional participation. REPORT: plan4climate.caneurope.org/nrpp-report-funding-climate/

Our statement on the conflict in the Middle East. Lasting peace, global justice and climate stability are deeply interconnected and can only be built on justice, respect for human rights, and full compliance with international law 🕊️ Read our statement below 👇 lnkd.in/edYdtzuQ

Our letter to the European Council: 🕊️ The devastating human toll of war on Iran & wider conflict 🛢️ EU's energy security & fossil fuel dependency 💶 Multiannual Financial Framework & budget priorities 📉 Stability of the EU ETS framework ⚡ Affordable energy prices ➡️ caneurope.org/can-europe-l...

In 2024 @eea.europa.eu warned that climate risks are already hitting Europe’s people, economies and ecosystems. As the @ec.europa.eu prepares its climate resilience & risk management framework, Europe must step up how it prepares for climate impacts. Read more: caneurope.org/can-europe-p...

📩 CAN Europe answers the Commission’s consultation on revising the EU Governance Regulation. Our message: cut unnecessary admin, not climate delivery — protect targets, strong planning, transparency and compliance for a credible post-2030 framework. 👉 caneurope.org/governance-regulation-revision

The @esabcc.bsky.social has released a landmark report on EU agri-food, and its message is clear: ❌ Europe cannot meet climate goals without transforming agriculture 👩‍🌾 For CAN Europe, a just transition is essential: for farmers, rural communities and the climate! @harmeling.bsky.social reacts ⬇️

👥⚡The Citizens Energy Package published today comes at a critical moment. ♻️🔋 Europe must protect households from energy price shocks by phasing out fossil fuels and accelerating investment in RES, grids, storage and electrification that benefit people. Read​​👉 caneurope.org/citizens-ene...

✊ Last Saturday, CAN Europe joined 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, civil society organisations and grassroots movements from around the world to form a human chain drawing a red line against fossil gas. ❌ 🧵👇 1/6

Read our letter here 👇 carbonmarketwatch.org/publications...

75+ partners representing civil society and business associations are calling on EU policymakers to ensure an ambitious implementation of the Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) and no more delay

We joined forces with 75+ partners representing civil society and business associations calling on EU policymakers to ensure an ambitious implementation of the Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2). 👉caneurope.org/content/uploads/2026/03/Open-Letter-on-Defending-ETS2.pdf

⚡💶Electricity prices are at the centre of the EU debate. Our new factsheet looks at how Europe can bring electricity prices down, answering some of the most important questions in the current discussion 👉https://caneurope.org/factsheet-how-can-europe-bring-electricity-prices-down/

📢 Women across Europe are working to advance housing justice. 🏘️ Millions still live in homes that are inefficient, unhealthy or too expensive to heat & cool. ✊️ On #InternationalWomensDay we highlight voices from the #BuildBetterLives network working to change this. 🔗 shorturl.at/h9pmy 🧵👇1/12

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe stands in solidarity with the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, who are bearing the devastating human cost of escalating violence and war. The protection of human life must be prioritised. 1/2

The Industrial Accelerator Act #IAA is finally here. It’s a welcome step for industrial decarbonisation — but speed, ambition and real results must follow. A “made-in-Europe” strategy must drive climate ambition, resilience and quality jobs — not undermine global decarbonisation. Our reaction:

⁉️ We've lost track of how many times the long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act has been delayed - but tomorrow is finally THE day! 👀 ICYMI - take a look at what CAN Europe would like to see there. 🚨 Competitiveness will be built on a clean industry, or it will not be built at all.

🚨BREAKING: The European Commission announced it will push the #EUMercosur trade deal into force — bypassing the European Parliament while a European Court of Justice review is still pending. 📃Read the open letter: caneurope.org/open-letter-... ✍️Take action: caneurope.org/stop-eu-merc...

Our birthday cake recipe for a 1-year-old Clean Industrial Deal: ❌ No weakening of carbon market ↩️ Refocus Competitiveness Fund towards clean production 📈 Create demand for clean products with IAA Competitiveness will be built on clean industry, or it will not be built at all.

🎂Happy 1️⃣st birthday, Clean Industrial Deal🎂 As EU industry ministers gather at Competitiveness Council today, it is a good day to remember the core promise from the CID announcement: Decarbonisation can drive resilience and renewal for Europe’s industry. One year later, that fact has not changed.

🌡️ The climate crisis is complex, and that complexity is exploited. 🤔 Before sharing: pause, question, and verify. Reliable information is built on evidence that can be checked and questioned. Learn more 👉https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-disinformation_en #ClimateFactsMatter

❌ EU's competitiveness issues can't be solved with marginal adjustments, piecemeal reforms or deregulation. 💡 Instead, we need massive investment, coordinated industrial policy & clear strategic direction. ➡️ EU industry ministers meet this week to shape Europe’s competitiveness agenda.

Today, as our CEE members meet in Brussels, CAN Europe shows its solidarity with the Ukrainian people ✊ 🇺🇦 4 years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine remains resilient, continuing its road to a peaceful and secure future to recovery free from fossil fuels.

The negotiations around the next multi-year EU budget (2028-2034) are on. As part of a new funding architecture, every Member State will create a “National and Regional Partnership Plan” (NRPP) 👀 53 organisations call on governments to draft their NRPPs transparently. LETTER: tinyurl.com/theNRPP

✉️ Take action: Email national authorities or the European Commission 🔗 buildbetterlives.eu/2026/02/19/n... National Building Renovation Plans #NBRP are overdue -many governments missed the first deadlines. Citizens have a right to be heard in decisions that affect their future. #BuildBetterLives

🤝 Civil society needs policymaker’s support to thrive. The Interest Group on Civil Society offers this. MEPs - it’s time to stand with us. Join now: bit.ly/467iF4T Read the manifesto, published today: bit.ly/3ZwDVgP #EUCivilSociety #CivilSocietyInterestGroup

🛢️Fossil fuel industry: Gigantic profits 💸Damage they cause? We all pay the bill 💡Solution: Let’s tax big polluters’ profits ➡️Our new study shows taxing fossil profits would not raise consumer prices. Instead, it would reduce shareholder returns, incentivising gradual move of capital to renewables.

New blog ✍️ by @myedf.bsky.social We are in the middle of both a housing and an energy crisis. For many, this is already overwhelming. For persons with disabilities, it can be life-threatening. Read the full blog👇 buildbetterlives.eu/2026/02/12/w... #BuildBetterLives

From ghosting on accountability to crowding climate talks, the fossil fuel industry keeps showing the red flags🚩🚩 @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇

🇪🇺 From the Antwerp Industrial Summit to yesterday’s informal European Council (EUCO), our message to EU leaders is clear: ❌ Deregulation is not the solution to Europe’s competitiveness challenge ❌ Check CAN Europe's full reaction 👉 caneurope.org/from-antwerp...

❌ Deregulation is not a solution for Europe's competitiveness problem. 💡 European industry's pressure does not come from the climate laws, but from high energy costs, fierce global competition and its own inaction.

Through the #BuiltBetterLives campaign discussions in 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇵🇱 highlight what is holding renovation back and what is needed to deliver fair and effective renovation plans! 📄 Read the full findings in the new paper buildbetterlives.eu/toolbox/

❌ Deregulation is not a solution for Europe's competitiveness problem. 💡 European industry's pressure does not come from the climate laws, but from high energy costs, fierce global competition and its own inaction.

1/ Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪 VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others

👎 As the biggest industrial players gather in #Antwerp, their message is clear: roll back climate & environmental rules in the name of competitiveness. ⛔ We strongly disagree. 🚨 The claim that climate policy is the main cause of Europe’s industrial difficulties does not stand up to scrutiny.

NEW | In 2025, satellites observed five out of 22 drainage systems in Polish coal mines venting methane. This is despite the EU Methane Regulation banning this kind of methane venting in January 2025. Read Ember’s latest report ⬇️ ember-energy.org/lat...