European Commission

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

European Commission also preparing to sue UK over NO2 as part of air quality crackdown

EU Commission looks to override single market rules that could prevent a ban on single-use carrier bags

Janez Potocnik has pledged to write a song and perform it in front of 1,000 people for Earth Hour

Lib Dem MEP backs government support for Hinkley Point, but argues there must be a level playing field for all low-carbon energy generators

MEPs vote to tighten car pollution standards as new figures show eight member states exceeded air quality limits in 2011

Study warns many countries are lagging far behind EU target to recycle 50 per cent of waste by 2020

Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Dell, Ericsson and BT among firms testing new methodologies, as Commission prepares consultation