European Union

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

Germany, France and Sweden are among the countries advocating a faster transition to a clean economy, in a critical year for strengthening ambition

EU Parliament backs update to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, paving the way for new version to become law

Richard Howitt of the International Integrated Reporting Council reflects on the European Commission's uncharacteristic willingness to fast track sustainable finance efforts

EXCLUSIVE: New report from Greens in Europe to reveal major loss in tax revenue due to gap in real world vehicle CO2 emissions and results from lab tests