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A draft Commission decision was sent to the Member States today determining transitional EU-wide rules, including benchmarks, for the harmonised free...

The European Commission has adopted today a second decision which determines a ceiling or 'cap' on the number of emission allowances that will be...

During the Environment Council of 14 October 2010, Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, and Joke Schauvliege, Flemish Minister for the...

The European Union is ahead of schedule in its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2012. The Commission's annual report shows that the 25...

"The Tianjin meeting has brought a welcome convergence of views that the United Nations climate conference in Cancún next month must result in a...

On 21 September, the European Parliament had a debate on aviation activities in the EU ETS to discuss an oral question tabled by the rapporteurs on...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, gave on 20 September 2010 a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School. In her address to...

The European Commission welcomes today's vote by the Climate Change Committee in support of the Commission's proposal for a Regulation governing the...

At the occasion of the Informal Environment Council that took place in Gent on 13 July 2010, Joke Schauvliege, Flemish Minister for Environment...

The European Commission adopted on 9 July 2010 a decision which determines for the first time a ceiling or 'cap' on the number of emission allowances...

The Commission adopted on 9 July 2010 a Regulation approving the use of a tool to estimate fuel consumption by small aircraft operators as part of...

What is the cap? Why has the Commission taken this decision? At what level has the cap for 2013 been determined? What will happen to the cap after...

At the closing session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment that took place in Mali, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for...

The European Environment Agency published on 2 June 2010 the latest EU inventory of greenhouse gas emissions showing that emissions fell again...

The European Commission presented on 26 May 2010 an analysis of the costs, benefits and options for moving beyond the EU's greenhouse gas reduction...

What are the objectives and the key points of the Communication? Where does the EU stand today on achieving its 20% reduction target? What are the...

Emissions of greenhouse gases from EU businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell 11.6 % in 2009 compared with a 2008...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, exchanged views with members of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment...

The European Commission today on 19 April 2010 a decision on the new national allocation plan (NAP) submitted by Poland for distributing carbon...