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The European Commission today published a status update on the allocation of allowances from the New Entrants' Reserve 2013 – 2020.
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European Union (EU) environment ministers will meet this week to discuss global developments on climate change and EU implementation of the Paris...
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On 7-8 July, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met with other Group of Twenty (G20) leaders...
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The European Union has reiterated its full commitment to helping Pacific island countries and territories cope with adverse impacts of climate change...
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Heads of the EU Member States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission have strongly reaffirmed the EU's...
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EU-funded projects on climate-smart agriculture and forestry help turn policy goals into concrete action and could be further scaled up to enhance...
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The European Union and the ACP Group of States, which represents African, Caribbean and Pacific developing countries, today reaffirmed their...
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"Today is a sad day for the global community, as a key partner turns its back on the fight against climate change. The EU deeply regrets the...
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The European Commission is today taking action to modernise European mobility and transport. The aim is to help the sector to remain competitive in a...
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Around 40,000 runners will take part in this year's '20km of Brussels' race on Sunday 28 May – and among them will be many staff members from the...
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New light commercial vehicles sold in the EU in 2016 emit 4.5 g less carbon dioxide (CO2)/km than those sold in 2015, according to provisional data...
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Tangible progress was made on a number of elements for implementation of the Paris Agreement at a conference of the UN framework convention on climate...
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The European Union and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific developing countries, who together make up more than half of the signatories to the Paris...
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Emissions of greenhouse gases from all operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) are estimated to have decreased by approximately...
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Today the European Commission has published for the first time the total number of allowances in circulation on the European carbon market. It amounts...
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The European Union is eyeing important progress on practical implementation of the Paris Agreement at the UN climate change conference on 8-18 May...
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Today, the number of auctions for carbon allowances reached four digits as auction number 1000 of emission allowances under the EU ETS Auctioning...
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The total number of international credits exchanged now amounts to 422.39 million since the exchange function became operational in March 2014. This...
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Today, the Climate Change Committee, in which all Member States are represented, discussed and endorsed the European Commission's proposal for a...
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New cars sold in the EU in 2016 emit around 1% less carbon dioxide (CO2)/km than those sold in 2015, according to provisional data from the European...