European Commission

Officials agree to strengthen collaboration in bid to more closely aligning regions' carbon markets

Businesses sign open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May warning joint agreement necessary for UK-EU energy security and climate leadership

After five years, EU decides to lift price controls on Chinese solar panels entering the EU

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The EU will raise its Paris deal pledge to 45 per cent, a spokesperson for the European Commission told CHN

Brussels proposes ban on plastic straws and cutlery and calls out Brexiter Michael Gove

Commission unveils landmark proposals to define green investment activity, set low-carbon benchmarks and promote green investment advice

Commission wants to see greenhouse gas emissions from trucks cut 30 per cent by 2030

But calls for more ambitious targets for heavy goods vehicles from some member states and businesses look set to be rejected

Budget proposal would see major increase in climate action funding from 2021, but some governments are set to call for greater ambition