European Union

Industry organisation EEF calls for greater protection for energy intensive industries from cost of decarbonisation

Government seeks exemption from European law that would close down Aberthaw for its excessive nitrogen oxide emissions

Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett argues that businesses admirable green initiatives are being hampered by a failure to push back against dinosaur corporate lobbyists

Richard Howitt MEP warns that ethical business practices could slip down the agenda under the new Commission

Sandbag Report calls on legislators in Brussels and Westminster to change tack as coal emissions continue to rise

30 per cent target designed to curb emissions and boost energy security amid Ukraine crisis

EWEA predicts 192.4GW of installed capacity by 2020, blaming economic slowdown, policy uncertainty, and falling energy demand

UK government publishes position paper on Emission Trading Scheme reforms calling for the cancellation of an 'ambitious volume' of excess allowances

Research demonstrates for the first time the knock-on effects to other species of class of insecticides known to harm bees

EU Court of Justice backs Swedish refusal to subsidise a Finnish wind farm, ensuring power companies cannot shop around for support