European Parliament pushes for greener targets in new climate law
The European Parliament has proposed and voted for cutting greenhouse emissions in the European Union by 60 per cent instead of the 40 per cent by the year 2030.
EU executive proposes emissions cuts, climate bonds for green Europe
The European Commission has proposed targets for emissions cuts of "at least 55 per cent" by the year 2030.
The proposal has received not only support but also criticism around the different European member states.
Politics and finance dog EU climate zero efforts
Momentum is growing across Europe toward a mid-century target for climate neutrality that UN scientists say the world must embrace to avert catastrophe.
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and "catastrophic" damage to the planet, according to a landmark study.
European Commission calls for zero net-emissions goal on climate
The European Commission adopted a strategic long-term vision that targets a climate neutral Europe by 2050.
EU plans stricter climate goals to ‘raise ambition’
The EU wants to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to make up for the American exit from the Paris climate agreement.
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Watchdog: EU greenhouse gas emissions dipped in 2016
The European Environment Agency (EAA) said preliminary estimates showed a 0.7-per-cent decrease in emissions blamed for climate change compared to 2015.