CAN Europe unequivocally condemns attacks on civilians anywhere and firmly calls for the principles of international law and the UN Charter to be duly respected.
Lasting peace and security can only be established through justice, respect for human rights and compliance with international law.
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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.
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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.
Letter to governments to ensure transparency in the drafting of the National and Regional Partnership Plans
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
@transportenvironment.org @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @greenpeace.eu @foeeurope.bsky.social @oxfamnovib.bsky.social @eurodadnews.bsky.social @actionaideu.bsky.social @yeenetwork.bsky.social @ecologistasenaccion.org @ceebankwatch.bsky.social @newclimate.bsky.social @eeb.org @re-course.org
🛢️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
Find more about the Pledge
🔗 caneurope.org/96-civil-soc...
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social
This #ValentinesDay, we’re choosing commitment to people, planet and democracy!
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇
...calling to keep polluters out of climate decision-making.
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇
98 civil society organisations have already pledged for fossil-free politics...
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇
But we’re not alone.
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇
From ghosting on accountability to crowding climate talks, the fossil fuel industry keeps showing the red flags🚩🚩
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇
Now is the time for decisions that reinforce - not weaken - Europe’s climate laws and industrial transformation. ⚙️
What Europe needs is a real decarbonisation pathway with strong environmental and social safeguards to deliver a just transition. 🌱
🇪🇺 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.
Political cartoon showing a large chainsaw labeled “DEREGULATION” cutting into a tree. The tree’s canopy is labeled with words including “ENVIRONMENT,” “HEALTH STANDARDS,” “DIGITAL RIGHTS,” and “etc.” A figure labeled “Ursula von der Leyen” is pushing the chainsaw into the tree, which looks distressed and is cracking. On the left, a large figure resembling Donald Trump applauds, with “clap clap clap” written beside him. In the center, a smaller figure labeled “Milei,” wearing a suit and wild hair, raises both fists in celebration. The scene suggests deregulation aggressively damaging public protections while some political figures cheer. Cartoon by Khalil Bendib.
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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...
