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Reports: EU seeking 15 per cent cut in truck emissions by 2025
But calls for more ambitious targets for heavy goods vehicles from some member states and businesses look set to be rejected
EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides
The world's most widely used insecticides will be banned from all fields within six months, to protect both wild and honeybees that are vital to crop pollination
'There is no Planet B': Macron urges US Congress to embrace climate action
'I believe in building a better future for our children, which requires offering them a planet that is still habitable in 25 years,' French president tells Congress, to rapturous applause
Green Brexit: Investors and energy firms 'strongly urge' UK and EU to secure close climate cooperation
Letter signed by Aviva, E.ON, EDF, Npower, and others calls on UK and EU to work closely post-Brexit towards meeting Paris Agreement goals
CBI urges government to secure close alignment with EU energy and climate rules
Business body calls on government to remain close to EU's internal energy market, Euratom, and Emissions Trading System
Is an Irish green infrastructure boom on the horizon?
The imminent all-Ireland electricity market changes and ambitious green policy plans promise huge decarbonisation gains, but Brexit and clean energy target uncertainty could yet undermine investment
Quelle surprise: The EU is preparing to double down on post-Brexit green trade standards
Leaked strategy document shows EU is not blinking when it comes to ensuring level playing field on environmental standards, further asserting its 'red line'
Reports: Brexit impact assessment leak spells green economy woes
Leaked Whitehall analysis suggests almost every sector of economy will be worse off under all scenarios once the UK leaves the EU
Report: EU renewables beat coal power for the first time
Think tank Sandbag's analysis shows EU on right path to decarbonise power sector, but challenges remain - particularly on efficiency and in Eastern Europe
'Green Brexit': Businesses given two year transition 'continuity' with EU rules
Government seeks to reassure businesses of continued alignment with environmental rules during transition period, as Lords slam 'flawed' withdrawal bill and energy trade risks
EU debuts Clean Energy Industrial Forum
New Forum will bring together key members of the EU renewables industry uin a bid to boost jobs and strengthen industry co-operation
Pressure builds on EU to deliver ambitious Clean Energy Package
Institutional investors have written to Energy Ministers urging them not to water down decarbonisation proposals ahead of today's crunch meeting
Could the Irish border hold the key to a green Brexit?
The government's struggle to strike an Irish border Brexit agreement is prompting concern among green groups
Reports: EU mulls more ambitious 2030 renewables goals
Senior figures suggest bloc could strengthen long term renewables targets in response to plummeting cost of clean power
COP23: Flurry of climate announcements hopes to pave way for diplomatic progress
As the second week of international climate negotiations gets started in Bonn, pressure mounts on diplomats to deliver meaningful progress
Government still failing to provide chemicals sector with Brexit clarity, MPs warn
Environmental Audit Committee urges government to act quickly to provide clarity on the UK's chemical industry and EU regulations after Brexit
Green NGOs raise 'red flag' over escalating Brexit risks
GreenerUK coalition warns government is not making sufficient progress in ensuring the environment is safeguarded post-Brexit
'Unacceptable': European fossil fuel subsidies top €112bn a year
Report from Overseas Development Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe reveals how EU member states continue to prop up fossil fuel production and demand
Decarbonisation touted as the core of EU Industrial Strategy
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to make Europe a 'world leader' in decarbonisation
WRAP boss Marcus Gover: Lifting the lid on the waste revolution
From fly-tipped fridges to landfilled leftovers, WRAP CEO Marcus Gover is in charge of convincing UK businesses and consumers of the value of waste. BusinessGreen collects some tips of the trade
Report: Flood management deals could earn farmers £15k a year
Setting up a private market in water management could see farmers earn money from businesses in areas susceptible to flooding, analysis by Green Alliance and the National Trust finds
Pay farmers to protect environment, urges think tank
Policy Exchange argues leaving EU's Common Agricultural Policy presents opportunity for farmers to improve biodiversity, natural capital, and flood prevention
Report: European EV sales surge into the fast lane
ICCT analysis of preliminary data from European Environment Agency shows slight decline in emissions from new cars last year
Major EU research project confirms pesticides harm bees
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology's research findings are a "watershed moment" in fight to protect bees, according to Greenpeace
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