Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune
If the 2C threshold is breached, the number of people experiencing extreme heat will increase from 23% of the world population in 2010 to 41% of the projected world population in 2050.
“No part of the world will be able to shy away from extreme heat. There is a lack of preparedness across nations.”
27.01.2026 10:39 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
EU energy policy - made in the USA since 2025 or to be made in the EU? - CAN Europe
Brussels 15 December – As the Energy Council takes place in Brussels, CAN Europe and Food & Water Action Europe are on the ground with a clear message: EU energy policy must be made in Europe, not sha...
EU energy policy: made in the USA, or to be made in the EU? As the Energy Council takes place in Brussels, CAN Europe and @foodwatereurope.bsky.social are on the ground with one message: Europe’s energy policy must be shaped in Europe, not by foreign fossil fuel vested interests.
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15.12.2025 10:24 — 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
⚡️ We all need the European Grids Package. A good one.
Want to dig deeper? Read our Grids FAQ 👉
caneurope.org/faq-eu-grids...
And check the video in which our expert @tomlewis.xyz explains what the EU Grids Package should look like 👇
04.12.2025 13:45 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by EuroHealthNet Brussels
Irelands' solid fuel ban for cleaner air - Climate, health equity, and the built environment
How do you heat your home?
🏘 Across Ireland, solid fuels have been accessible & affordable, but are also a main cause of harmful #AirQuality.
But bans on solid fuels in the 90s have seen benefits reaching up to the present. Watch now: youtu.be/NdDLihDugns
#BuildForHealth #EUClimateHealthStrategy
25.11.2025 09:25 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Make Homes for People, Not for Profit
Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Join thousands demanding homes for people, not profit. Add your name:
All across Europe, homes are disappearing for ordinary people. Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer.
Sign now to tell EU leaders: Homes for people, not profit.👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
17.11.2025 10:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢Endorsed by over 37 CSOs including CAN Europe, a new briefing by @ceebankwatch.bsky.social & @rescoop.eu analysed the Social Climate Plans of 19 EU Member States in terms of public participation, effectiveness in targeting vulnerable households, investments & policy alignment.
The results? 1/2🧵👇
03.11.2025 13:39 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
We made EU leaders face Europe’s housing crisis.
Now it’s time to hold them to their word.
We want #FairHousingNow.
Spread the word:📣our right to housing is not for sale!
#FundingFairerFutures #BuildBetterLives #euDEARprogramme
27.10.2025 16:03 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
The minutes from meetings with corporate lobbyists on #deregulation that the EU Commission publishes on its website are often ultra brief, lacking real substance
We've submitted a complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the #secrecy around these meetings
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...
16.10.2025 12:06 — 👍 13 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
EU leaders promised action on the housing crisis.
Let’s make sure they deliver.
Our right to housing is not for sale.
📝Read our demands👉 caneurope.org/press-releas...
#FairHousingNow #PeopleOverProfit #FundingFairerFutures
16.10.2025 10:08 — 👍 20 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 2
Spatial planning & Renewable Acceleration areas can be the game changer for the EU’s energy transition ⚡
So how are Member States doing in implementing these measures? 🤔
Take a look at our progress tracker below and find the facts behind the stats in our new report 👇
caneurope.org/spatial-plan...
01.10.2025 07:22 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
📢 HEARING happening NOW at the EU General Court in Luxembourg.
GLAN & CAN Europe are challenging the @ec.europa.eu’s inadequate 2030 climate targets, demanding stronger cuts in line with 1.5°C, human rights & environmental law.
A key moment for #ClimateJustice
#LegalActionForClimate #EU2030
24.09.2025 07:07 — 👍 22 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 2
🌍 While Climate Week is taking place in New York, we can’t ignore a crucial transatlantic issue: the EU’s fossil gas addiction is harming frontline communities in the US.
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@roishetta.bsky.social @andygheorghiu.bsky.social @uscannetwork.bsky.social
22.09.2025 10:00 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Petitie: meer autoloze dagen
Hello fellow Bruxellois 🇧🇪
If you liked yesterday's car free Sunday, help us have more car free days in Brussels by signing this petition
🖋️https://www.groenbrussel.be/meer_autoloze_dagen?recruiter_id=77479
22.09.2025 11:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We deserve a thriving future, not a rerun of a broken past 💫
Human rights and climate justice go hand in hand – together, we can push decision makers to choose people and planet over exploitation.
✊ We’re joining the #BackToTheFuture march for a green and socially just world!
21.09.2025 11:40 — 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
#WeAreCivilSociety ✊ Behind CAN Europe’s logo is more than an organisation - it’s people uniting for climate justice, fairness, and a sustainable planet where everyone can thrive. Change happens when people raise their voices together for a better future. That’s what civil society is all about! 💚
09.09.2025 15:04 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Take Action - Hands Off Nature
🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this.
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...
08.09.2025 15:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CAN Europe is attending the Conference on Climate Democracy in Copenhagen this week, organised by Global Focus and CAN Europe. Our colleagues Kristina and Romain are joining the discussions on the link between democracy, civil society, and climate action. 🌍✊
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03.09.2025 10:02 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Turning down the heat: how can Europe tackle summer energy poverty
Europe has broken one heat record after the other in the past couple of weeks. Unprecedented heatwaves have been registered from Spain to Finland to the UK.
🌡️Time to heat up the debate around summer #EnergyPoverty!
As we experience yet another record-breaking summer from Spain to Finland, we llok at what's being done around the world to protect the most vulnerable communities from excessive heat ➕ high energy bills
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnin...
06.08.2025 08:55 — 👍 23 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 3
⏳ 1 year since the #EUMethaneRegulation came into force. As members of the European Civil Society Observatory on Methane, we’re turning up the pressure for real results - and real methane cuts! 💪 Let’s deliver.
Check our press release ➡️ timeforch4nge.org/2025/07/25/f...
#CutMethane #TimeForCH4nge
29.07.2025 07:31 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
ICJ ruling today on climate
TODAY the #ICJ will speak for the first time on the climate crisis, a landmark moment that could solidify legal protection for the world’s most vulnerable.
Tag a friend who needs to know about this ruling and keep an eye on this space: #ClimateICJAO #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
23.07.2025 06:57 — 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
📈 What stands in the way of more renewable energy?
🤫 Spoiler: It’s not nature protection laws.
The real barriers? Staff shortages, rushed public engagement, and weak grid connections.
17.07.2025 07:47 — 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
📅 EU's #SocialClimatePlans deadline NOW – ZERO published yet!
🏠 Must sync with National Renovation Plans due by the end of 2025
✅ Coherent and consistent plans --> decent, efficient and affordable homes for ALL
➡️Ensure impactful plans with true community co-design
#SocialClimatePlans
30.06.2025 11:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As people struggle to heat their homes during the winter, many others struggle to keep them cool during the summer☀️
Making our homes climate-resilient through insulating them and installing sustainable, renewable cooling technologies can help protect millions of people from extreme temperatures🛡️
25.06.2025 07:00 — 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Somos una asociación ecologista que fomenta el cambio local y global hacia una sociedad respetuosa con el medio ambiente, justa y solidaria.
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ECCO is an independent Italian, non-profit think tank dedicated to climate change and the energy transition.
Join our mission to accelerate climate action in Italy, the Mediterranean, Europe and around the world #ECCOThinkTank.
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Caritas Europa is the network of Caritas organisations on the European continent, with 49 members in 46 countries.
We believe that people and the environment, not profits, should be at the heart of all policies.
Building a global, people-powered movement to end the fossil fuel era and create a world grounded in climate justice and powered by safe, fair renewable energy for all.
We’re a network of green groups from Central and Eastern Europe making international public finance 💶 work for people and the planet 🌎💚
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A European partnership of public health bodies working to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing for all.
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