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The European Commission congratulates the International Maritime Organization and its Member States on this first and major achievement on a technical...
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During a speech at the European Parliament today (14 July 2011), Connie Hedegaard thanked Sandbag for its "interesting report on the environmental...
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EU Member States today (13 July 2011) agreed to the European Commission's proposal to auction 120 million emission allowances for phase 3 of the...
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On the occasion of the announcement of a carbon price by the Australian Government, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said: '...
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On 29 June, the Commission presented its proposal for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework. The proposal affects all policies: agriculture...
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The EEA Joint Committee, made up of ambassadors of the EEA EFTA States and representatives from the European Commission and EU Member States, took on...
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Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL), which had been suspended for technical reasons on 27 June 2011, has...
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Average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars sold in the EU in 2010 dropped by almost 4% last year, the second biggest annual fall ever recorded, a...
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European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas and Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard are meeting on 28 June with the shipping industry...
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Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL) has been suspended for technical reasons. The Commission will provide...
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On 22 June the European Commission made its proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive, which brings forward measures to step up Member States...
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President Barroso made the following remarks: "The world needs to do much better if we are to limit temperature increase to 2°C. We are heading...
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Today the Climate Change Committee backed proposals by the European Commission to enhance the integrity and the security of the registries system...
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The European Commission has formally adopted a ban on the use of industrial gas credits in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as of May 2013.
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United Nations negotiations on international action to combat climate change started today in Bonn, Germany and will run until 17 June. The Hungarian...
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Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has made the following statement today: "Carbon emissions are at their highest ever levels in history...
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Emissions of greenhouse gases from businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) increased by over 3% last year, according to...
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Electric vehicles are a promising technology for reducing the environmental impacts of transport. To acquire an overview of the possible impacts of...
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78 proposals for large-scale demonstration projects involving innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies have...
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Today the Commission has submitted proposals to Member States to change the rules governing the registry infrastructure underpinning the EU Greenhouse...