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The European Commission welcomes the landmark agreement reached yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), with the adoption...

The European Union has officially joined the Paris Agreement, triggering the entry into force of the landmark deal to tackle climate change.

The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union today.

In a historic move, EU ministers today approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union. The decision was reached at an...

EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete's speech on tackling climate warming HFCs:

In a joint statement published today, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete and Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc call...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker urged the EU to ratify the Paris Agreement without delay in his State of the Union Speech to the...

On 8 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment in which it confirmed the methodology applied by the Commission...

From 12 to 18 September embassies around the world are celebrating Climate Diplomacy Week, with events taking place to highlight climate action in the...

Climate change was high on the agenda at the meeting of the world's major advanced and emerging economies in Hangzhou, China, from 4-5 September 2016.

From Thursday 15 September 2016 08:00 CEST until Friday 16 September 2016 08:00 CEST access to the Union Registry will be suspended to undertake a...

The European Commission has welcomed the significant progress made in Vienna towards agreeing an amendment to the Montreal Protocol this October for a...

The Commission today presented a package of measures to accelerate the shift to low-carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy in Europe. The...

EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete will be in Vienna on 21-22 July to take part in negotiations on amending the...

In the third trading period of the EU ETS, new installations and installations that increase their capacity are eligible for free allocation from the...

The European Commission has signed a contract with EEX and its clearing system European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) to appoint EEX as common platform...

The European Commission gives importers of equipment filled with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) an additional option for ensuring compliance with the F-gas...

The EU today launched a €3.5 million cooperation project with the Republic of Korea to support the implementation of East Asia's first national...

The application process for European Union side events taking place during the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference from 7-18 November 2016 in Marrakesh...