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Following the suspension from 19 January 2011 of transactions, except for the allocation and surrender of allowances, in all EU ETS national...

Following the suspensions of transactions, except for allocation and surrender of allowances, in all EU ETS national registries at least until 26...

The European Commission welcomes today's vote by Member States to ban from use in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) emission offset credits...

As of today, 19 January 2011, 19:00 Central European Time, the European Commission will suspend transactions, except for allocation and surrender of...

The European Commission invites stakeholders to a meeting on the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving the EU's climate change commitments...

"The European carbon market is a relatively young market which has grown rapidly during its first six years of operation, both in size and...

Although Christmas and a cold winter are upon us, there is good reason to reflect for a moment about global warming and the recent climate conference...

"I welcome yesterday's vote by the Climate Change Committee in support of the Commission's proposal for how to allocate emissions rights under the EU...

Today, the EU takes a new step towards limiting the pollution from vans. The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached an...

The European Union welcomes the positive results of the Cancún climate conference. The balanced and substantive package of decisions adopted today...

Climate change and other environmental problems and priorities are continually evolving and so are their financing needs. In 2011, the European...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, has made the following statement today: "It is absurd and unfair that the EU is accused of...

Jos Delbeke, Director-General for Climate Action, has made the following statement today: "The European Commission regrets the recent incident of...

The revised EU ETS Directive significantly increases the share of allowances to be auctioned rather than to be allocated free of charge. For a smooth...

Following the EU's presentation of its fast start funding at the Cancún climate conference yesterday, some media have reported that "EU says aid must...

During the UN Climate Conference in Cancún (29 November-10 December), the EU has given a full and transparent report on its delivery of 'fast start'...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, together with his Excellency Jorge Valdez, Ambassador of Peru to the European Union, will...

The United Nations climate change conference (29 November-10 December) must take a significant step towards establishing a comprehensive and legally...

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