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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 18h

🌍 A few days before COP, the EU still hasn’t done its homework! Member States have yet to agree on a 2040 emission reduction target and NDC to prove real commitment to the Paris Agreement.
📄 Read our letter calling on EU ministers to act at the ENVI Council on 4 November shorturl.at/x0IFv

Call for an ambitious EU 2040 climate target and NDC ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe

With COP30 around the corner and ahead of the 4th November Environment Council, CAN Europe urges EU Environment and Climate Ministers to finally agree on an ambitious domestic EU 2040 climate target a...

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 5d

🔴 Europe is facing devastating climate impacts, and action can’t wait! Ahead of #COP30, EU ministers at the ENVI Council will decide whether to commit to an ambitious 2040 target or let climate deniers derail progress.
👇 Sign the petition to your environment minister! @wemoveeurope.bsky.social

We won’t let climate-deniers rest

Fires rage across Europe – and extremists call climate action “madness.” Our leaders meet this month to decide our future. Tell them: lock in the 90% emissions cut and reject climate rollbacks.

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 7d

🌾 The Common Agricultural Policy is falling short of driving a just transition to sustainable food systems! As the Agrifish Council meets today to discuss the post-2027 CAP framework, we’ve sent a letter to EU ministers urging stronger action.
👉 Read it here: shorturl.at/O1JRo

Letter: Call for an ambitious Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy - CAN Europe

As the Agrifish Council meets on 27–28 October to discuss the “Post-2027 CAP proposal on green architecture,” CAN Europe has sent a letter to national ministers outlining key recommendations and propo...

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 10d

Last night's #EUCO was a key moment to shape the path towards the proposed 90% #2040Target

While still insufficient, this target brings opportunity to strengthen EU competitiveness.

Environment ministers must now adopt at least 90% net reductions by 2040 and submit the #NDC ahead of #COP30.

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 11d

🇪🇺 As EU leaders meet today to discuss the 2040 climate target, they face a defining choice: ambition or complacency.

🔥 Climate impacts have already cost €738 bn & 240,000 lives in Europe.

CAN Europe calls for a 1.5°C-aligned, fair 2040 target. 👉 caneurope.org/euco-2040-le...

#EUCO #2040Target

CAN Europe calls on the European Council to support an ambitious EU 2040 climate target ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe

In view of the 23-24 October European Council, CAN Europe calls on heads of states and governments to support an ambitious domestic EU 2040 climate target aligned with 1.5°C science, and equity.

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 19d

🇪🇺 Ahead of next week’s #EUCO, the Coalition for Higher Ambition calls on EU leaders to back a science-based 2040 target of at least 90% net emission cuts.

🔥 The cost of inaction is skyrocketing, but ambition pays off!

📄 Read the full statement 👉 caneurope.org/hac-letter-o...

#COP30 #EU2040

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition urging to support an ambitious EU 2040 domestic emission reduction target ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe

Members of the Coalition for Higher Ambition have written to EU Heads of State and Government to ask for support a domestic 2040 net emission reduction target of at least 90%.

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 21d

🇪🇺 As EU leaders meet next week to discuss the 2040 climate target, they face a defining choice: ambition or complacency.

🔥 Climate impacts have already cost €738 bn & 240,000 lives in Europe.

CAN Europe calls for a 1.5°C-aligned, fair 2040 target. 👉 caneurope.org/euco-2040-le...

#EUCO #2040Target

CAN Europe calls on the European Council to support an ambitious EU 2040 climate target ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe

In view of the 23-24 October European Council, CAN Europe calls on heads of states and governments to support an ambitious domestic EU 2040 climate target aligned with 1.5°C science, and equity.

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Sep 15

⏰ This week EU Environment Ministers should have been deciding on the #2040Target, but some governments have now secured further delays!

Citizens, local authorities and businesses are calling on Europe to deliver ambition, not water it down.

Read more 👉 caneurope.org/hac-sept-2025/
#ClimateAction

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition urging to agree on an ambitious EU 2040 domestic emissions reduction target and NDC - CAN Europe

Ahead of the September ENV Council (18th) and ENVI Committee vote (23rd), the Coalition for Higher Ambition, an alliance of European business, major city networks and regional governments and civil…

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WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social · Sep 1

Europe is burning: wildfires are forcing families from their homes in Greece, Spain, and Portugal. And yet, extremist politicians are trying to kill the EU’s plan to slash emissions by 90% by 2040. Let’s send our leaders a clear message: No rollback on climate action!
👉 go.wemove.eu/cutemissions

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Jul 2

🌡️Amid the heatwave, the EU Commission finally released its 2040 climate target proposal, with 90% net cuts undermined by the major loophole of international credits.
⏰Now EU policy makers need to quickly agree on an ambitious 2040 target and domestic NDC that live up to the EU responsibility.

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jul 2

The European Commission has taken a pivtol step today with its proposal for a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 - but this comes as a costly compromise.

Check out our full reaction below👇
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REACTION: EU’s 2040 Climate Target: A pivotal step for climate action comes at a costly compromise - CAN Europe

EU’s 2040 Climate Target: A pivotal step for climate action comes at a costly compromise In the midst of extreme heat waves, the EU’s 2040 climate target fails to fully embrace the scale and urgency o...

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jun 25

❗BREAKING: French President Macron is putting the EU 2040 climate target agreement at risk❗

More info: www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Fr... (In PL)

🗣️ @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jun 2

👏 TRUST 👏 THE 👏 SCIENCE 👏

Amid political discussions on weakening the 2040 climate target with 'flexibility' options - @esabcc.bsky.social has today stood up for science.

@caneurope.org's @harmeling.bsky.social reacts:

Quote from Sven Harmeling, Head of Climate, CAN Europe:

‘The scientists have spoken that the EU can and must deliver a 90-95% domestic emissions cut by 2040 - without loopholes or international offsets. Undermining the target with so-called ‘flexibilities’ would jeopardise fairness, delay innovation and increase long-term costs. The European Commission, Member States and the European Parliament must trust the science, act early and adopt 2035 and 2040 targets that are aligned with climate reality’.

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Apr 14

The ESABCC also reiterated this point last week at the ENVI Committee (from 16:14): multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting - Multimedia Centre

The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hi Thorfinn, thanks for the question. If you have a closer look at the report, the ESABCC is very clear in saying that the recommended EU 90-95% net target is domestic, and the EU must also provide support to developing countries ON TOP of this ambition level

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Apr 14

🚨 The EU's climate action is at a crossroads 🚨

The #2040Target announcement has been delayed - with some pushing for *shortcuts* that risks derailing real progress.

Here's why each proposed shortcut is problematic 🧵👇

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Apr 11

🚨 RED ALERT: the already insufficiently ambitious EU 90% net emission reduction target for 2040 is at risk, with the EU Commission considering including major loopholes 😱. Learn more in my article 👀👇

@wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Apr 11

🌍 The EU's #2040Target risks becoming a patchwork of loopholes: backloading, carbon offsets, inflated removals & sectoral swaps.

📉 These aren't tweaks, they are dangerous shortcuts that undermine trust, ambition & global leadership.

Read more:

Is the EU now gaming its climate targets?

The European Commission is once again delaying its proposal for the European Climate Law amendment to set a 2040 climate target. Behind the missed deadlines lies a more concerning trend, warn Climate…

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Mar 31

Media reports suggest @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu may allow international offsets in the EU’s 2040 climate targets.

This would be a major & dangerous u-turn from current EU climate policy.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-e...

#2040Target #GreenDeal

EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal

The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but to change how countries calculate their progress.

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Feb 10

Today is the deadline for Countries to submit their NDCs to the UNFCCC. The EU is exceptionally behind schedule, with the @ec.europa.eu yet to publish the EU 2040 climate target amendments 😟. It's time to demonstrate real climate leadership!

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Feb 10

The 🇪🇺 must update its NDC with a strong 2040 target—credible, science-based, and legally binding.
The Western Balkans & Turkey also have a key opportunity to align with a just, secure, & integrated energy future.

Will they step up? Read more:
caneurope.org/europe-is-st...

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Silvia Valentini @silviaval3.bsky.social · Feb 6

⏰ There is no time to waste for climate action: the
@ec.europa.eu needs to propose its 2040 climate target amendment ASAP!

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Feb 6

📆 One year ago today, the EU Commission proposed a 2040 emissions target

Since then?
❌ No Climate Law amendments
❌ No 2035 target
❌ No NDC

We are tired of waiting!

#ClimateActionNow #2040Target

🔗 caneurope.org/2040-communi...

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