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The EU and Canada are at loggerheads over the damage caused to the environment by oil sands, and neither side is prepared to give way The tension was palpable at a meeting...

Why a ban on international trade in polar-bear products is not warranted The authors of a letter in a recent edition (“Will the EU agree to protect polar bears?” 31...

EU member states should support the proposed ban on the trade of polar bear products. At the end of last year European Voice reported on the argument in Canada over a US...

The focus turns to polar bears for the EU and Canada. More trouble is brewing between the European Union and Canada over the subject of killing furry animals from the...

The European Parliament could play a useful role in Europe's debate about shale gas. The European Parliament is once again bringing shale gas into the limelight. In recent...

The EU's new Arctic strategy will seek to reassure the Arctic states that it sees its role in the region as supportive. For those who care about the Arctic, 9 October 2008 is...

Commission wants to label oil from tar sands as more polluting than conventional oil. Canada has threatened the EU with legal action unless it backs down on a European...

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...

US state defends its environmental standards. California's environmental protection agency has written to the European Commission and EU member states rejecting claims from...

There is plenty of misleading information on tar-sands. Mark Milke's opinion piece on Canada's tar sands last week is littered with misleading information (“Does the EU...

Canada is not being singled out for its production of oil from tar-sands. Production of oil from tar sands results in the emission of more greenhouse gases than from most...

Tar-sands are having a terrible impact on Canada's landscape. Mark Milke of Canada's Fraser Institute was a good promoter of the interests of the oil industry in his opinion...

The EU is making a mistake by targeting Canada's oil sands. The European Commission was wrongheaded when, in October, it singled out oil extracted from Canada's ‘tar sands'...

Brings complaint to World Trade Organization over renewable energy subsidies. The European Union has brought a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Ontario's...

The European Commission is divided over the impact of oil from tar sands on the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse gases. The Commission has been asked to set CO2 emissions...

Commission investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that...

Investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that originated...

International trade committee to raise concerns about tar sands in a report on EU-Canada relations. MEPs are expected to put renewed pressure on the European Commission to...

Commissioners to discuss differences over environmental rules. The European commissioner for climate action, Connie Hedegaard, will meet her counterpart for trade,...

The European Commission is planning to require member states to impose energy-savings obligations on public utilities. National energy-saving obligations already in place...