The call would allow businesses to pollute for free, undermining the bloc’s longstanding emissions trading scheme.

The European Union has quietly executed one of its most dramatic climate policy pivots, stepping back from a flagship plan to end sales of new combustion engine cars in 2035. Instead of a hard cutoff ...

The Council today approved conclusions on "Europe's Environment 2030 – Building a more climate resilient and circular Europe". The conclusions stress the urgent need to accelerate action to meet the ...

By Kate Abnett and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - European Union countries gave the final approval on ...

European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has ruled out suspending the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for fertilisers, saying the bloc will instead address potential price increases ...

The EU and the European Parliament amended the EU climate law, which includes the possibility to use high-quality international credits to reach the 90% greenhouse gas emissions target cut by 2040 ...

The European Union’s proposal to help Europe’s ailing auto industry by softening strict emissions rules was intended to help struggling carmakers. Yet neither the industry nor climate campaigners are ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --A European Union climate agency said 2025 is on track to be the second-hottest year on record, tying with 2023. The hottest year on record was 2024, according to Copernicus and the ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European officials on Tuesday moved to ease their ban on sales of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, responding to pressure from governments and automakers who ...

In this Q&A, Carbon Brief outlines the key details of the proposal, what must happen for it to take effect and what it could mean for climate change. Industries such as steel, cement and chemicals ...