Most critics of emission trading schemes argue that they do not solve the problem. Pollution permits allow people to do just that, pollute. Well figures from the EU show what a sham Europe’s emission trading scheme (ETS) is.
New figures show that the ETS scheme failed to deliver the promised curbs in pollution and that the […]

Plans to be agreed today at the EU to open up transatlantic aviation and generate an extra 26 million air passengers over five years will undermine Europe’s push to combat climate change, campaigners have warned.
The “open skies” agreement is being hailed as a revolution by officials who say it will deliver more competition and lower […]

Europe’s leaders meet in Brussels today to sign a binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020, a figure that would rise to 30 per cent if the US follows suit.
They are being urged on by Al Gore, the former American vice-president said on a visit to Brussels that the […]

European countries have agreed to a fresh cut in CO2 emissions covering the period after the Kyoto agreement finishes in 2012. The agreement calls for a cut of 20 per cent on 1990 levels but that figure will rise to 30 per cent if it can be agreed internationally.
The agreement has been hailed as “historic” […]

No surprises here really. The European Commission has missed a vital chance to impose tough curbs on CO2 emissions from cars after fierce lobbying from the car lobby, especially German manufacturers.
Instead the Commission will opt today for a blueprint on emission limits that avoids placing the maximum burden on car-makers.