European Union

EU seeks to break Russian stranglehold on energy supplies – but US president says Europe must step up its own fracking

Prime Minister says shale gas offers Europe a chance to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports from Russia

All the reaction to today's news from across the green economy

Industry warns of delays to clean energy investment and risk to energy security unless decisions are taken soon

Jos Dings of Transport & Environment defends green campaigners' record in driving cleaner EU transport policies

If plenary echoes EU Parliament's no vote, airlines could face full emissions trading coming back into force

New report argues that overhaul of energy infrastructure could drastically cut costs of renewable energy

The CBI's Nicola Walker argues that only an ambitious EU climate change package can deliver investor certainty the business community needs

Matthew Spencer and Nick Mabey argue the really critical long term policy signals for the green economy will not be found in the Chancellor's red box

Philips, Siemens and GE among group of 31 firms to call on EU leadership to deliver more ambitious energy efficiency policy