European Union

Davey and Barker hint at plans for the New Year designed to help accelerate the roll out of clean power while curbing energy costs

Campaign groups cautiously welcome plans to ban HFCs from new equipment and pare down overall emissions

MEPs approve new plans that would force large private and public companies to disclose environmental and social data

European Council provides final rubberstamp for EU emissions trading scheme backloading, but campaigners promise to step up calls for wider reforms

Energy ministers reject proposed changes to biofuels legislation leaving trade body calling for introduction of domestic targets

Financial Times says Brussels could begin investigation into whether contract with EDF constitutes illegal state aid as soon as next week

World Economic Forum report warns the UK is falling behind in its efforts to transition to a low carbon economy

But experts warn delay to auctioning of carbon allowances represent a temporary fix to oversupply in the market

Compromise deal agreed following heavy lobbying from Germany concerned about luxury car industry

European Biodiesel Board and REA welcome move by European Union to protect bloc from high export taxes