European Union

Nail-biting vote sees key committee back tougher targets for energy efficiency improvements across the bloc

EU votes to reauthorise the pesticide, ending a bitterly fought battle that saw 1.3 million people sign a petition calling for a ban

Energy Union Choices consortium report argues more ambitious renewables policies could deliver big emissions cuts while proving far more cost effective than current approaches

Report by think tank Bright Blue sets out a vision for post-Brexit farming that would incentivise measures to boost ecosystems, woodland, and peatland

Environment Secretary insists post-Brexit environmental governance will have 'real bite', as he reiterates that green standards will not be watered down

Revision to Emissions Trading System will put EU on track to meeting "significant part" of 2030 climate targets, but campaign groups warn reform package is too weak

European Environment Agency data shows much more work is needed to meet longer-term emissions reduction goals

Leading utilities, including SSE, Orsted and Enel, call for policymakers to raise EU renewables target to 35 per cent by 2030

National renewables targets and falling costs will drive an uplift in deployment activity over the next four years, new report predicts

They may be loathed by the tabloids, but as Roz Bulleid of the EEF explains, there are plenty of reasons why many manufacturers don't want a sudden change to EU product rules