In the Deep End: Chiara Martinelli on the Climate Impact of the EU Elections

Chiara Martinelli is the Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

CAN Europe is Europe's leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change. With over 200 member organisations active in 40 European countries, representing over 1,700 NGOs and more than 40 million citizens, CAN Europe promotes sustainable climate, energy and development policies across Europe. CAN Europe is the regional node of the global alliance CAN International.

In this episode, Julia Wiklander speaks with Chiara about the upcoming EU Elections and what they mean for European Climate Action, what’s at stake and what brings her hope. Chiara also clarifies some of the EU processes, the European Green Deal and the confusion of an industrial deal and a New Green Deal.

Learn more from CAN Europe's work on the European Elections

• Manifesto: https://caneurope.org/content/uploads/2023/10/CAN-Europe-Manifesto-for-a-Fossil-Free-Socially-Just-and-Climate-Neutral-Union.pdf
• Scoreboard https://caneurope.org/eu-parliament-scoreboard-2024/