European Union

Ed Davey's Green Growth Group calls for early action on emissions trading scheme reform and legislation for 2030 targets

MEPs fail to overturn Commission plans that would effectively consider oil from tar sands the same as standard petrol or diesel

Businesses and NGOs unite in call for Environment Secretary Liz Truss to persuade EU Commission to retain circular economy package

Compromise struck between Brussels and industry will see new designs come into force in 2022, later than many had wanted

Molly Scott Cato argues a green investment strategy could achieve social and environmental benefits while driving jobs and growth

Coalition of civil society groups voices opposition to industry lobby group's 'worrying deregulatory tendency'

The EU is changing the way it identifies research priorities for energy technologies - genuine clean-tech research needs to be at the top of the list

Tempus Energy challenges Capacity Market in European Court claiming it favours polluting power stations over cheaper demand reduction options

EU says mandatory carbon emissions cuts should be set for all countries, whereas US wants individual countries to be free to adjust the scale and pace of reductions

Time is running out for agreeing legal framework for emissions cuts, EU official warns