European Union

A draft document seen by Climate Home News and due to be released on Wednesday shows Germany missing its 2020 emissions goal by eight percentage points

Coalition of environment and investor groups calls on EU leaders to draw up plans for net zero strategy

The EU is near agreement on measures to put its 2030 climate target into action, with a meeting of energy ministers on Monday swinging towards more ambition

Non-partisan think tank Open Europe argues UK should accept EU regulations on goods, as separate study raises fears of Brexit disruption to EV market

European Environment Agency data records 0.4 per cent fall in 2016, but warns emissions may have risen 2017

France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the UK to all face European Court of Justice over failure to tackle air pollution

Government launches consultation on independent green regulatory body and confirms plans to publish Environmental Principles and Governance Bill this autumn

Plan to change timeline for energy use reduction puts Paris targets at risk, say MEPS

Budget proposal would see major increase in climate action funding from 2021, but some governments are set to call for greater ambition

Major new study details how carbon prices across the bloc could double by 2021 if the EU moves to make emissions trading scheme compatible with the Paris Agreement