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Commission's director-general for climate says ETS aviation legislation could be changed if there is an international agreement on reducing emissions. Foreign airlines could...

Talks to be held in Beijing and New Delhi. Talks in the coming days between the European Union's leadership and Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, and Wen Jiabao,...

Chinese authorities say including airlines in the emissions trading scheme violates international climate negotiations. The Chinese government has banned the country's...

India has launched a series of measures to reduce its emissions, but there is a long way to go. It has been said that the idea of moderating consumption should come naturally...

Centre-right MEPs block move to push for increase in emissions reduction target. The push for the EU to increase its emissions reduction target for 2020 from 20% to 30% was...

British parliamentarians fear businesses could relocate to other countries. The EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) urgently needs a short-term solution to the low carbon...

Commission report to support higher carbon emission reduction targets for 2020. A report to be issued by the European Commission in the coming weeks will bolster the case of...

US authorities strongly object to ETS changes. Passengers to lose out as airlines plan to spread the cost The US government and airlines have not given up their...

Court says inclusion of non-EU airlines in emissions trading scheme is compatible with international law. The European Court of Justice today ruled that plans to include...

US anger over plan to include aviation in the EU's emissions trading scheme. ECJ backs EU over aviation emissions The government of the United States and airlines...

Members of the environment committee use vote on energy efficiency directive to call for lower CO2 permits. Members of the European Parliament's environment committee have...

Agreement in Durban on a roadmap to a future global treaty will see Europe continue a second period of binding emissions cuts, but Green groups say the deal is...

Call follows UN decision. Green campaigners have written to environment ministers calling for the EU to exclude coal projects from qualifying for offsetting carbon credits...

Having a successful emissions trading scheme is a difficult balancing act. The emissions trading scheme (ETS) is at the heart of the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse-gas...

Security measures increased in wake of €30 million theft. The credibility of the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) suffered a blow in January when it was discovered...

When it comes to making the transport sector pay for its emissions, there are significant differences between aviation and shipping. There is a key difference between ships...

Rich countries have pledged vast sums to help the world's poor deal with the effects of climate change, but the talk is often not backed up with action. The world's poorest...

The European commissioner for climate action on what she expects from the climate talks in Durban. Connie Hedegaard, the European commissioner for climate action, says that...

At the UN's talks in Durban, the EU needs to show that it remains committed to leading on climate action. Ten years ago, the EU stood firm in the face of a US pull-out and...

Including airlines based outside the EU in emissions trading scheme 'is compatible' with international law. The European Union is allowed to include airlines from non-EU...