Photo Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (LUXEMBOURG) – EU finance ministers met in Luxembourg Tuesday to discuss and adopt the EU’s position on climate finance,…
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Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (STRASBOURG) – The European Parliament blocked an EU Commission proposal Wednesday which would have exempted some chemicals in pesticides from being identified as endocrine disruptors.EU…
The Commission approved Thursday an EU investment package of EUR 222 million to support Europe’s transition to more sustainable and low-carbon future under…
Car emissions testing (BRUSSELS) – New car models have to pass new and more reliable emissions tests in real driving condition as well as an improved laboratory test, before they…
Pollution (BRUSSELS) – The European Union moved a step closer Wednesday to linking the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) with the Swiss emissions trading system, which would be the…
Photo by Arnold Paul cropped by Gralo (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission took action Monday against pollution from large combustion plants, such as power stations and district heating plants -…
Image courtesy of NASA (BRUSSELS) – The European Union adopted Monday a decision to conclude the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol that ensures protection of the climate from the…
In the vote on import approval for a new variety of genetically engineered soybeans in Brussels on 12 July, Germany was the only country which abstained. According to well informed…
The muskrat and alligator weed were among 12 new species added to the European Commission’s list of invasive alien species that require…
Merkel – Photo EU Council (HAMBURG) – Leaders of the non U.S. G20 members confirmed Saturday that the Paris Agreement is irreversible and endorsed the G20…
