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Droughts. Floods. Health risks. Crop failures. Climate change impacts of today and tomorrow appear in the public debate with a raft of buzz words. But the science behind our understanding of climate change impacts is both much...

EU leaders have agreed it is crucial to further intensify the diversification of Europe's energy supply and develop indigenous energy resources to ensure security of supply, reduce the EU's external energy dependency and... All similar articles: 238 »

The priorities of the EU climate policy and other relevant environmental issues were discussed at the meeting between the members of the Seimas Committee on Environment Protection and Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for...

Lithuania and other European countries will not be able to reach as low prices of shale gas as the United States, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, has said while on a visit to Vilnius. Gas extraction... All similar articles: 455 »

Lithuania and other European countries will not be able to reach as low prices of shale gas as the United States, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, has said while on a visit to Vilnius. Gas extraction...

BNS European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard says that the main challenge during Lithuania’s upcoming European Union (EU) Council presidency will be the negotiations on the prices of emission permits. “To get...

Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvableMajor international oil companies are buying off governments, according to... All similar articles: 72 »

Hansen accused the Canadian government of "holding a club" over the U.K. and European nations to accept its "dirty" oil, while a new study confirmed that 97% of climate reports attribute climate change to human actions. All similar articles: 465 »

BNS The European Commission’s member in charge of climate change Connie Hedegaard is coming to Lithuania on Wednesday to discuss upcoming presidency over the European Union (EU) Council. The commissioner’s agenda will include...

Brussels, 20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Emissions of greenhouse gases from installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) decreased by 2% last year, according to the information recorded in the Union...

The Words: Full transcript from Episode 37, aired Sunday, May 19, 2013. Featuring Conservative MPs Michele Rempel and Brent Rathgeber on the Senate scandals, and the EU commissioner on climate action.

Carrington reports: "Major international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen." Demonstrators protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline, 11/6/11....

The European Commission reignited the row over its controversial Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) last week, by threatening 10 Chinese and Indian airlines with fines over their refusal to comply with carbon-cutting scheme.... All similar articles: 107 »

Emissions from stationary installations – such as power plants and manufacturing facilities – participating in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System declined by 2 percent last year to 1.897 billion tons of carbon...

9 environment and energy ministers adress the EU: it is high time we started reforming the EU Emission Trading Scheme - ETS. An awkward context for the EU ETS The European Commission has proposed backloading 900 million tonnes...

By John Parnell A flood of international carbon credits has further distorted the struggling EU carbon market, figures published today have revealed. Emissions from static sources covered by the cap and trade system, mainly...

EU greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, dropped slightly last year but the much-vaunted system for cutting such pollution ran into even more trouble, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Una Kelly Members of the national parliaments of EU member states and of the European Parliament heard on Monday 13th May at a conference in Dublin Castle how EU-wide policy to foster clean energies and promote energy...

Debate over whether US President Barack Obama should approve a controversial oil-and-gas pipeline from Canada through the Gulf Coast has reached a fever pitch in Washington, following the highly-anticipated release of a draft... All similar articles: 280 »

Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 14 May, the European Commission announced that it will launch a public debate regarding climate action, in Southern and Eastern Europe. European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie...

EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard has visited Kilbarrack Fire Station in Dublin because it is the only carbon neutral fire station in Europe. In order to become carbon neutral, a range of measures were...

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 May 2013 Climate finance: the EU delivers more than its fast start finance pledge “Despite difficult economic circumstances, the European Union has met and even surpassed its fast start... All similar articles: 213 »

The International Air Transport Association yesterday said the industry prefers a global carbon offsetting system that involves buying carbon credits rather than an industry-wide cap-and-trade system, Reuters reports. A group...

'Don't tax what you earn, tax what you burn'. In an interview with EurActiv, EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard throws her weight behind an EU carbon tax and speaks about Europe's efforts to stay ahead of the game...

The European Commission has presented the first Soil Atlas of Africa, highlighting a vital natural resource which provides food, fodder, fuel wood, reduces flood risk and protects water supplies. With full colour maps and...

Africa & Europe in Partnership]In the context of the meeting between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union Commission (EUC) in Addis-Ababa on 26 April, a working group set out the state of play on...

'UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, today welcomed the European Union's newly announced strategy on adaptation to climate change and stated: 'The adoption of this new strategy is a major incentive for European states to step up...

By John Parnell The surplus of carbon credits in the EU carbon market is approaching the European Commission’s own worst case scenario, a report by climate campaign group Sandbag reveals. Last year companies rushed to exploit a...