Brussels, International — In one of her first initiatives as European Commissioner for climate, Connie Hedegaard will deliver a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today urging the EU to develop a more unified and proactive strategy...

Brussels, International — The EU has again missed a valuable opportunity to regain its international leadership on climate by failing to increase its commitment to cut greenhouse gases, preferring instead to simply re-hash its existing pledges,...

In an address to a joint session of the United States (US) congress today that preceded an EU-US summit in Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the US to tear down the walls of the 21st century, to commit to the goal of staying...

Bonn, Germany — At the close of today’s UN climate talks in Bonn, which resulted in no significant progress towards the necessary strong climate agreement in Copenhagen, Greenpeace called on world leaders gathering at the G8 in just four weeks’...

Brussels, Belgium — Europe will face major embarrassment at international climate change talks next week if it fails to live up to its commitment to tackle global warming, environment and development groups warned today.

EU climate and energy ministers meeting at an informal gathering hosted by the Spanish presidency in Seville this weekend will discuss the state of play and new strategies on EU energy and climate policies.

Brussels/Strasbourg, Belgium — Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voting this morning in Strasbourg have supported proposals that fall short of what is needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change and reduce our dependence on...

Brussels, Belgium — Last chance to shape a strong EU climate package

Brussels, Belgium — The European Parliament’s Energy Committee today recommended that the Commission set guidelines for mandatory national targets for the share of renewable energies in the heating and cooling sector, with the aim of at least...

Brussels, Belgium — In a paper published today, the European Commission is expected to find that upgrading the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target would be much cheaper than predicted and bring jobs and economic development to Europe,...

Brussels, International — With European leaders meeting in Brussels today for the first time since the botched Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009, Greenpeace calls on heads of state and government to shape an ambitious and influential EU...

In the last hours of the Copenhagen climate summit where industrialised and developing countries are negotiating a global agreement, the EU has been remarkable only for its silence, said Greenpeace today. A number of major EU leaders have been...

Just as Greenpeace activists were being released by Belgian police following a daring action at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, European governments admitted that they have failed to increase their emission reduction target to an...

BRUSSELS, International — Greenpeace activists evaded tight security at an EU summit in Brussels earlier today with a peaceful action calling on European leaders to increase their commitments to cut greenhouse gases and boost ongoing global...

European environment ministers met today in Brussels to put the final touches to the EU position going into the Copenhagen climate summit in December. Greenpeace welcomes the statement by the EU Presidency noting that the “EU is moving closer to...

Brussels, International — Greenpeace welcomed this evening’s statements by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on the Copenhagen climate negotiations. Speaking ahead of...

Brussels/Poznan, Belgium — Today’s agreement by EU leaders on the most contentious aspects of the EU’s planned response to climate change, known as the climate and energy package, has been condemned as a failure by Climate Action Network Europe,...

Brussels, Belgium — European leaders have today pledged to press ahead with their planned response to climate change, despite attempts by some EU member states to scupper the measures in order to protect polluting industry, say Climate Action...

Brussels, Belgium — Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace and WWF have heavily criticized the outcome of today's vote by the European Parliament’s industry (ITRE)committee on ‘effort sharing’ .