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Furious MEPs failed to strike a deal on an overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market.

A tight vote on Wednesday will decide whether or not to set a total ban on combustion-engine cars.

Internal committee minutes show EU frustration with Japan's protection of fossil fuel interests under the Energy Charter Treaty, as a decision deadline looms

Majorities for raising or even maintaining the ambition of the Fit for 55 package look fragile.

European parliament’s environment committee proposes interim goal on way to all-electric future

Macron’s term has been marked by lofty speeches and limited progress on environmental goals.

09:00 - 11:50   Debates      

In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is growing support across the European Parliament to increase the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target and break away from Russian fossil fuels, lawmakers from across the political spectrum told EURACTIV.

EU environment ministers adopted on Thursday (17 March) a general approach for the EU batteries regulation, centred on France's compromise proposal, which had drawn all-around praise for being "balanced" and "ambitious". The Council and the Parliament will now negotiate to agree on the final draft.

Soaring energy prices and a geopolitical crisis over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are looming over the European Union’s attempts to agree a raft of tougher climate change laws, raising concerns that some could be delayed or scaled back. In the weeks after the European Commission unveiled the world’s biggest package of green policies last July, ...