Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

28/04/2026

🌱 The Just Transition Young Voices Awards are back! Help shape the transition in Southeast and Eastern Europe by sharing your story.

We are excited to announce the second edition of the Just Transition Young Voices Awards, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with CEE Bankwatch Network, Balkan Green Energy News, Climate Action Network-International, and the Regional Cooperation Council - RCC.

🎥 This year, applicants are invited to submit a video answering: “What a Just Energy Transition Means to You and Your Community” with the aim of raising awareness and deepening understanding of Just Transition topics in your community.

Young people (18–30) from across the Energy Community can participate in the contest individually or in teams of two.

📌Submit your video in one of two categories:

• Creativity for Impact (30s–3 min)

• Storytelling for Impact (3–5 min)

🌍 Eligible countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

🏆 What’s in it for participants? Winners will join and present at the international Just Transition Forum in Montenegro this October, get capacity-building opportunities, and gain regional media visibility through partner platforms.

📅 Don’t miss:

Online Information Session – 19 May 2026, 16:00

Deadline – 10 August 2026

👉 Find all details and register for the information session: https://bit.ly/4ew0zhM

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27/04/2026

47 civil society organisations have today called on Western Balkan governments to resist pressure from the United States and cancel plans to build new gas pipelines and power plants.

📢In a joint statement, we warn that far from merely replacing Russian gas, the plans would either massively increase the region’s gas consumption and its dependence on imported fossil fuels, or end up as stranded assets.

For several years, the United States has been pushing projects like the Greece to North Macedonia interconnector, liquid gas (LNG) terminals in Montenegro and Albania, and the southern gas interconnection between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

❗Compared to the EU, the Western Balkan countries have low or no gas dependence. In 2024, gas comprised 20% of available energy in the EU, while in the Western Balkan countries it was:

✅Serbia – 14%
✅North Macedonia – 12%
✅Bosnia and Herzegovina – 3%
✅Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo – not connected to international gas infrastructure.

We’re calling on Western Balkan governments to capitalise on this advantage instead of entrapping their countries in costly import dependence.

Read more in our joint statement: https://bankwatch.org/press_release/ahead-of-dubrovnik-3si-summit-47-civil-society-organisations-warn-against-western-balkan-gas-addiction

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19/02/2026

13/10/2025

13/10/2025

⚖️ Read the voices of a generation shaping a just transition in Southeast and Eastern Europe

"Kyiv, the heart of Ukraine, is a city renowned for its golden domes, cultural depth, and enduring spirit. In recent years, especially since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the people of Kyiv have faced extraordinary challenges. But amid the destruction and uncertainty, a new kind of rebuilding has taken root – one that is greener, smarter, and focused on long-term sustainability," writes Just Transition Young Voices Award third-place winner, Kateryna Pereloma.

From Kyiv, Pereloma documents how war-torn communities embrace solar power, recycling, urban gardening, and youth-led green startups as tools of resilience.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4okVECg and comment or repost to amplify Pereloma's voice.

Stay tuned throughout this week for features from the other winners.

The 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards was organised by the Energy Community Secretariat together with CECEE Bankwatch NetworkClClimate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) the Energy Wire | CLEW and the ReRegional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCOwith BaBalkan Green Energy Newss a media partner.

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12/08/2025

This , listen to a passionate young climate advocate determined to put youth voices front and center in the climate movement.

How do you think young people can change the future?
Watch her powerful message below ⬇️

08/07/2025

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝟑𝟎

Are you a journalist from the working on climate and energy issues?

We’re inviting applications for a regional training focused on , , and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

🗓️ 𝟏–𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
📍 𝐎𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐝, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚

This two-day training will offer:

✅ A deep dive into COP30 and climate commitments;
✅ Tools to recognise and counter climate disinformation;
✅ Practical guidance on communicating complex climate issues;
✅ Opportunities to connect with international experts and colleagues from across the region.

Applicants must be from, based in, and nationals of one of the Western Balkans 6 countries.

Visit our website for full details and the application form: https://caneurope.org/call-for-applications-second-edition-of-the-can-europe-training-for-journalists-on-climate-disinformation-in-the-western-balkans-climate-ambition-ten-years-after-the-paris-agreement-and-towards-cop/

🗓️ Deadline: 8 August 2025
📩 Selected participants will be notified by 10 August.

13/06/2025

Youth is at the 🩷 of our work! ✨

On 12 June, we co-hosted the second edition of the Western Balkans Youth Climate Forum -Voicing Youth Demands in 3.0 and as part of LCOY North Macedonia at Europe House in 🇲🇰

Together with our partners KolektivZ and Go Green - Биди Зелен we gathered together with young climate activists and CSOs representatives from across the Western Balkans to:

🗣️ Share national perspectives on key youth climate challenges;
🤝 Exchange and good practices;
📣 Voice demands ahead of and the ongoing NDCs 3.0 process.

The forum created a safe space for open dialogue, solidarity, and a shared call for stronger youth involvement in climate policy.
Thank you to all young participants for your energy, experience, and vision.

The road to COP30 continues, and YOUR voices will remain at the centre. ✊🌱

📸 Kolektiv Z

01/01/2025

🎉 Cheers to 2025! 🎉
New year, same mission: enhance climate action for a sustainable, fairer future! 🌱

What's your resolution? Share your ideas below! 💬✨