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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

Industry presses EU Commission to set out new targets for renewables, energy efficiency, and emissions

Leaked draft paper reveals plan for new target requiring 40 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030

We've compiled a list of some of the most powerful women in the green economy. But which other women do you think are leading the charge for a sustainable economy?

Green group says best outcome would be for UK Court to rapidly refer question of responsibility for enforcing law to EU Court of Justice

Study argues retirement of carbon allowances and formation of new management body critical to restore carbon market’s credibility

Industry welcomes decision, claiming it will boost market and allow consumers to compare green credentials of boilers and heat pumps