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As the Cancún Climate Change Conference kicks off, the Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, the Commissioner for Development Andris...

Within the framework of the preparations for the Cancún Climate Conference (29 November-10 December 2010), Commissioner Hedegaard told members of the...

Average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped by 5% last year, the biggest annual fall ever recorded, a report published today by the...

The European Commission launched on 9 November 2010 the first call for proposals for the world’s largest programme of investment in low carbon and...

The European Commission launched on 27 October 2010 a public consultation on a Roadmap for a low carbon economy by 2050, running until 8 December 2010...

During the Environment Council of 14 October 2010, Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, and Joke Schauvliege, Flemish Minister for the...

The European Union is ahead of schedule in its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2012. The Commission's annual report shows that the 25...

"The Tianjin meeting has brought a welcome convergence of views that the United Nations climate conference in Cancún next month must result in a...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, gave on 20 September 2010 a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School. In her address to...

At the occasion of the Informal Environment Council that took place in Gent on 13 July 2010, Joke Schauvliege, Flemish Minister for Environment...

At the closing session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment that took place in Mali, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for...

The European Environment Agency published on 2 June 2010 the latest EU inventory of greenhouse gas emissions showing that emissions fell again...

The European Commission presented on 26 May 2010 an analysis of the costs, benefits and options for moving beyond the EU's greenhouse gas reduction...

What are the objectives and the key points of the Communication? Where does the EU stand today on achieving its 20% reduction target? What are the...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, exchanged views with members of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, will visit the United States and Mexico this week for bilateral and international meetings...

President Barroso wrote on 18 February 2010 to EU Heads of State and Government informing them of the next steps in the Commission's work on climate...