🤑It is time to tax the ultra rich🤑 For the very first time, the EU Tax Symposium, organised by European Commission & European Parliament, discusses a tax on extreme wealth. It's about time as the spending gap is bigger than ever… Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe supports a tax on the top-richest individuals—but why?🧵 🏭 The richest are responsible for most emissions, due to their luxury consumption and investment patterns 💸 The richest on the planet are subjected to a lower effective tax rate than ordinary people 📈 Because of the low effective tax rate on the extreme rich, wealth concentration keeps growing, while most people find it hard to make ends meet 🫅 Excessive wealth goes with excessive political power—we don’t want plutocracies in Europe! 🌍 We need more money to support people in the transformation of our economy towards climate neutrality, respect for the environment and planetary boundaries #TaxTheSuperRich #TAXMIX2050 EU Economy and Finance
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
Civic and Social Organizations
Brussels, Ixelles 23,303 followers
We are Europe's leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change.
About us
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe's largest coalition working on climate and energy issues. With over 200 member organisations in more than 40 European countries, representing over 44 million citizens, CAN Europe works to prevent dangerous climate change and promote sustainable climate and energy policy in Europe. The vision of CAN is a world actively striving towards and achieving the protection of the global climate in a manner that promotes equity and social justice between peoples, sustainable development of all communities, and protection of the global environment. CAN Europe empowers civil society organisations to influence the design and development of effective climate change policy in Europe, both in the European Union as well as in its Member States and in European countries outside the EU. CAN Europe is recognised as an established civil society voice in both EU policy and the UN climate negotiations. We work to influence decision-makers at the heart of Brussels while supporting our diverse network of members to campaign from grassroots up to governmental level in Members States. CAN Europe works on a broad range of issues including climate, energy and finance policies, to contribute to the zero carbon transition that should allow us to avoid dangerous climate change. We do that with a great team of experts in the CAN Europe secretariat as well as with hundreds of staff from our member organisations, that engage through working groups, mailing lists, conference calls and our bi-annual General Assemblies.
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External link for Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
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- Civic and Social Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- Brussels, Ixelles
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Employees at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
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Jeremie Fosse
Working for a Greener Economy & inclusive Society
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Özlem Katısöz
Türkiye İklim ve Enerji Politikaları Koordinatörü @ Avrupa İklim Eylem Ağı | Net sıfır, iklim, kömürden "adil" çıkış Climate and Energy Policy…
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Katarzyna Ugryn
Central and Eastern Europe Network Coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
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Erich Castro
MSc in Environmental Sciences | Policy Analyst | Climate and Governance
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📣 Following the EU Energy Council’s discussions, CAN Europe stresses that a sustainable & affordable energy system cannot be achieved without rapid deployment of renewables and tackling the root cause of high energy prices: fossil fuel dependency ⚠️ Read more🔗 https://lnkd.in/dAgy3A53 Esther Bollendorff Christophe Jost #BeyondGas #FossilFreeEU #100RES
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Did you know that tomorrow is #DigitalCleanupDay? 🧹🧹🧹 Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is participating by digitally decluttering - and in doing so - helping to reduce the environmental impact of the servers and digital services we use. Get tips on how to rid yourself of digital waste, and record your results here: https://lnkd.in/e7MkPCa9
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⏳ Europe’s climate checkpoint: national climate plans not on track By tomorrow, March 15, all EU countries must submit progress reports on their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs)—an important moment to assess where we stand and what’s needed to accelerate climate action. Yet, missed deadlines, weak ambition, and lack of transparency continue to hold back progress. Several countries still haven’t submitted their updated NECPs, delaying the EU’s overall assessment. Meanwhile, key reports highlight that emission reductions must triple to meet 2030 targets. The NECP process isn’t just about compliance—it’s an opportunity to drive real change, ensuring a just transition that benefits people, businesses, and the planet. Governments must act now to turn plans into action. BLOG: https://lnkd.in/dfKd2u_B
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🪨 Coal-heavy Poland and Bulgaria developed a serious fossil dependency during the communist era. 🌞 But the tides are turning—over the past decade, both countries have emerged as rising stars in Europe's renewable energy revolution. 🤔 So, what’s holding them back from unleashing their full power in the renewable race? Our latest opinion piece has the full story ➡️ https://lnkd.in/drU9W-J6 It’s co-authored by CAN Europe’s Polish and Bulgarian members: Foundation "Development YES – Open-Pit Mines NO" and Environmental Association Za Zemiata - Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
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Today the Coalition for Higher Ambition is urging EU leaders to support: 📉 A net domestic emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040 🌍 To finally submit an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Read more from the coalition members: https://lnkd.in/dPqpPFiD
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💚 On March 19, experts, representatives of the government, local authorities and NGOs will meet in Warsaw at the conference "The pro-social face of climate and energy policies". 💚 Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dba7KmT2
Już 19 marca eksperci, przedstawiciele rządu, samorządów oraz organizacji pozarządowych spotkają się na konferencji „Prospołeczne oblicze polityki klimatyczno-energetycznej – jak je wzmocnić i pokazać społeczeństwu?". Będą rozmawiać o tym, jak kształtować i komunikować politykę klimatyczną, by ludzie chcieli ją wdrażać. W konferencji uczestniczyć będą: Jan Dusík, Zastępca Dyrektora Generalnego, Dyrekcja Generalna ds. Działań w dziedzinie Klimatu (CLIMA), European Commission Adrian Kondaszewski, dyrektor Departamentu Spraw Międzynarodowych MKiŚ, Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska) Adam Traczyk, dyrektor zarządzający More in Common Polska Justyna K. Ochędzan, prezeska Wspólnoty Roboczej Związków Organizacji Socjalnych Maciej Zaboronek, ekspert ds. polityki klimatycznej, Wydział Polityki Gospodarczej OPZZ Joanna Furmaga, prezeska Polska Zielona Sieć Krzysztof Stańko, zastępca Prezydenta Miasta Rzeszowa Aleksandra Bełdowicz, dziennikarka Rzeczpospolita w serwisie klimat.rp.pl Marta Piechocka-Nowakowska, socjolożka, edukatorka - Biblioteki dla klimatu) Anna Siewiorek, Senior Campaign Lead, Fundacja Climate&Strategy Foundation Celem spotkania jest pogłębienie debaty publicznej dot. korzyści społecznych towarzyszących wdrażaniu gospodarki neutralnej klimatycznie do 2050 roku oraz poprawie bezpieczeństwa energetycznego UE i Polski. Jego organizatorami są Koalicja Klimatyczna, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe oraz Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju Konferencja odbędzie się 19 marca w Warszawie. Zarejestruj się już dziś! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dba7KmT2 #politykaklimatyczna #energetyka #konferencja #eksperci #Warszawa #klimat #transformacja #oze
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🚨 Who’s missing from the EU’s steel talks? 🚨 The European Commission has launched a 'Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Steel'—but it seems more like a monologue with no seat for civil society at the table. Steel is one of Europe’s biggest climate challenges and public money is pouring into the sector. Yet, the same industry that delayed green investments now dominates the discussion on its future. Industrial policy is public policy. It must serve people, climate & workers—not just corporate profits. A just transition demands accountability, strong conditions on public subsidies & real civil society inclusion. Just because it is about ‘industry’ doesn’t mean it should be dictated by industry executives. We need green steel, not backroom deals. Directors from Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe & European Environmental Bureau write at EUobserver ⬇️
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📢 No to weakening the #CSDDD 📢 No to corporate impunity 📢 #NoToOmnibus Today, European Coalition for Corporate Justice, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and more than 360 civil society organisations & trade unions worldwide demand the Omnibus proposal is revised to ensure that any amendments seeking to weaken corporate accountability, human rights and environmental protection are rejected.
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🌍 This March 8, we are reminded that a just future needs gender and climate justice. A true just transition must allow people to live in dignity within planetary boundaries. It must prioritize the most vulnerable communities already bearing the highest costs of inequality and climate change. It must center gender equality, ensuring women’s voices and leadership are prioritized over the perpetuation of an exclusive and patriarchal system that underpins the very causes of climate change and the economic model leading us to this crisis ✨ ➡️Read the full blog by Chiara Martinelli, Director of CAN Europe, on #IWD2025 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dDEc5C2M
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