European Union

Eight brands and seven nations already below 2015 target of 130g of CO2 per kilometre

Energy and climate change secretary calls for ambitious but flexible European energy efficiency directive

Contract notice in EU journal last step before final tender for commercial-scale carbon capture and storage

A move to formally label the controversial energy source as carbon-intensive is unlikely to be passed or rejected outright

Transatlantic deal allows US and EU to share organic food certifications, opening up huge new markets for producers

Leaked agenda for meeting in Moscow this week details 26 countries opposed to emissions trading, fuelling trade war fears

Signatories sought for letter calling on key EU committee to investigate systemic risk posed by high-carbon assets

Report finds 1.14 million people employed across the sector in 2010, a 25 per cent increase on the previous year

New strategy is a start, but policy-makers must do more to avoid losing technological lead to US and China, warns Novozymes exec

Singapore conference opens with warning of trade wars and calls for a global solution to cutting airlines' emissions