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An existing EU labelling scheme for energy-using products should be expanded to cover all manufactured goods, says the latest draft of an upcoming Commission action plan on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), scheduled for official publication o

European Parliament leaders have asked for a business group to be removed from its premises following accusations over its influence on policy. Meeting on 24 April, the College of Presidents, comprising Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering and the po

The Commission’s proposal to boost EU renewable energy use to 20% by 2020 is fuelling disagreements between energy traders and member states over the best regime for promoting renewables trading without undermining existing national support schemes.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and four other public financing institutions have launched a 125 million euro fund to boost investment in clean energy projects that are to generate ‘carbon credits’ after 2012.

The EU and Japan announced they would seek greater convergence in their approaches to an international framework to address climate change following their annual summit on 23 April. The two sides also addressed rising commodity prices, development and eco

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will lead an impressive group of nine commissioners on a highly emblematic visit to China on 23 and 24 April. It is the EU executive’s largest delegation to land on foreign soil for a bilateral visit.

Buses and lorries running on dead cows and a train station using commuters’ body warmth to heat an office block are two innovative solutions to lowering carbon emissions that have put Sweden top of an environmental league table.