In the lead up to the high-level Climate Conference COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland the United Nations University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security today released...
1. What is the European Commission proposing? The Commission has tabled a proposal for the ratification of the so-called Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol. The...
The EU internal energy market is essential both to ensure secure energy at affordable prices and to fight climate change. In some very specific cases public...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned today (5 November) that the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions are still much too high to meet the...
Members of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) reiterated their support today for European Commission plans to promote...
On 4 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal that requires member states to reduce their use of lightweight plastic carrier bags. Member states can choose...
The European Commission will put forward on 4 November a proposal that aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. Through an amendment of...