European Union

Draft communique includes commitment to sustainable development, as UN diplomats make painfully slow progress at talks in Bonn

Manufacturers likely to have to offer European customers a common charger from 2017

Green groups infuriated regulatory changes do not include fracking, as move to beef up biodiversity protection welcomed

New law would ban hydrofluorocarbons in commercial refrigeration by 2022

New report calls on governments to factor water efficiency gains into energy policy decisions

New European Commission figures reveal that UK is among the lowest performing countries on the path to 2020

Legislation aims to reduce single use carrier bag handouts by 80 per cent over the next five years

Wind industry argues that 30 per cent 2030 target would save countries billions in avoided fuel imports

Campaigners urge MEPs to reject new proposal where airlines would only have to submit carbon allowances for flights between EU airports

Support equally high for investment in energy efficiency and targets for renewable energy, according to new EU poll