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RSSAviation in the EU ETS: Commission to announce aviation benchmark values on Monday
On 26 September at 12.00 CEST, the Commission will publish a decision setting the aviation benchmark values. Two separate benchmark values, one for...
Take part in the public consultation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from road transport!
The Directorate-General for Climate Action has launched a public consultation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from road transport. It aims at...
José Manuel Barroso: "Climate change is a global threat requiring a global response"
In view of the UN climate conference which will take place in Durban, South Africa, at the end of the year, José Manuel Barroso has identified "three...
Emissions trading: Preparations for transition to the single EU registry
Preparations for the transition to the single registry of the EU Emissions Trading System have reached their final stages. Software testing is in...
EU ETS: Member States endorse procurement agreements for phase 3 allowance auctions
EU Member States have endorsed two draft Agreements on the practical modalities for procuring the common auction platform and single auction monitor...
Reducing CO2 emissions from cars through eco-innovation
The automotive industry will have a greater incentive to invest in new technologies that reduce CO2 emissions from new cars, under legislation adopted...
LIFE+: Commission to provide €16 million for climate change projects
The European Commission has approved funding for 183 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the EU's environment fund. The Commission will contribute...
EU Emissions Trading System
The revised ETS Directive adopted in 2009 provides for the centralisation of the EU ETS operations into a single European Union registry. This new...
Commission welcomes the International Maritime Organization agreement to tackle CO2 emissions
The European Commission congratulates the International Maritime Organization and its Member States on this first and major achievement on a technical...
Connie Hedegaard: "The ETS is delivering real emission reductions"
During a speech at the European Parliament today (14 July 2011), Connie Hedegaard thanked Sandbag for its "interesting report on the environmental...
Member States agree to auction 120 million phase 3 allowances in 2012
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...
Connie Hedegaard on the announcement of a carbon price by the Australian Government
On the occasion of the announcement of a carbon price by the Australian Government, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said: '...
Connie Hedegaard: "What the Commission is proposing is a leaner and greener budget"
On 29 June, the Commission presented its proposal for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework. The proposal affects all policies: agriculture...
Decision on the EEA-wide historical aviation emissions adopted today
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...
EU ETS
Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL), which had been suspended for technical reasons on 27 June 2011, has...
CO2 emissions from new cars continue steep descent in 2010
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...
Reducing greenhouse gases from ships: time is ticking away
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas and Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard are meeting on 28 June with the shipping industry...
EU Emissions Trading System
Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL) has been suspended for technical reasons. The Commission will provide...
Proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive on 22 June, an "important day for European climate ...
On 22 June the European Commission made its proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive, which brings forward measures to step up Member States...
Launch of IPCC's Special Report on Renewable Energy sources and Climate change mitigation on 16 June
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...