European Commission

Document due to be published in coming weeks reportedly warns of risk of deep social divisions as a result of climate impacts

"Today is a desperately sad day for the EU; previously a world leader on climate change policy"

Businesses and green groups left bitterly disappointed as MEPs reject crucial carbon market reforms

Vote to close to call as MEPs debate whether to act to restore credibility of world's leading carbon market

Comprehensive study by Climate Policy Initiative says countries are taking the right steps to cut carbon, despite slow progress at a global level

Complex backloading proposals may sound arcane, but they could have serious repercussions for the entire green economy

From today customers in Northern Ireland will be charged at least five pence for each single use carrier bag they take home

Businesses welcome move to provide greater certainty post 2020 but green groups warn proposals are "deeply disappointing"

New Commission policy papers also propose 30 per cent of energy comes from renewable sources to offer certainty for investors

Shell climate change adviser says Commission should be more 'heavy handed' with industry to scale up carbon capture and storage technology