Tag for 'Climate Change'
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
EU's chief climate negotiator to visit Japan 1 March 2017 Jake Werksman, Principle Advisor to the Director-General for Climate Action of the European Commission will be visiting Japan from 7 to 10 March. The main purpose of his visit is to represent the European Union in the EU-Japan High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change that will [...]
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
The EU tackles growing aviation emissions Brussels, 3 February 2017 The Commission is amending the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) making it fit for tackling CO2 emissions from aviation. This comes following an agreement by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to stabilise international aviation emissions.The European Union is a leading advocate for addressing fast-growing [...]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
Europe's energy transition is well underway Brussels, 1 February 2017 The Second Report on the State of the Energy Union shows that the modernisation of the European Union economy and the transition to a low-carbon era are happening.In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewable energy, Europe is on track to reach its [...]
Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
Clean Energy for All Europeans – unlocking Europe's growth potential Brussels, 30 November 2016 The European Commission today presents a package of measures to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing the global energy markets.The Commission wants the EU to lead the clean energy transition, not only adapt to it. [...]
Saturday, November 19th, 2016
Marrakech climate conference: world forging ahead on climate action Brussels, 19 November 2016 The Marrakech climate conference concluded yesterday with concrete results to put the Paris Agreement on climate change into action.Almost 200 countries met in Morocco for the annual UN gathering, against the backdrop of the rapid ratification and entry into force of the [...]
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
EU firmly on course to reach 2020 target, despite a slight increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 08 Nov 2016European Environment Agency Preliminary estimates show that emissions across the European Union in 2015 were 22 % lower than 1990 levels, despite a slight increase compared to 2014, according to new reports from the European [...]
Friday, November 4th, 2016
The Commission welcomes entry into force of Paris Agreement ahead of UN climate conference in Marrakech Brussels, 4 November 2016 The Paris Agreement legally enters into force today; 30 days after the EU's ratification pushed it past the threshold to take effect. The historic event comes less than a year after the landmark agreement was [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Paris Agreement to enter into force as EU agrees ratification Brussels, 4 October 2016 The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union today.With today’s European Parliament approval of the Paris Agreement ratification – in the presence of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the United Nation's Secretary General Ban [...]
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Climate change: Council speeds up process for EU ratification of Paris agreement 30/09/2016Council of the EU On 30 September 2016, the Council agreed to speed up the process of ratification of the Paris Agreement. This agreement sets the framework for global action on climate change.The Council decided to go ahead with ratification at EU level. [...]
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Energy Union and Climate Action: Driving Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economy Brussels, 20 July 2016 The Commission today presents a package of measures to accelerate the transition to low-carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy in Europe.The Commission is working to keep the EU competitive as the global social economic model changes following [...]
