Brazil's know-how can aid EU biofuel expansion

Europe can benefit from Brazil's experience of biofuels, but the EU's renewables directive is short on detail.

Thursday, 18 December 2008

Campaigners pledge to fight on for revision of climate change package

Parliament approves Council agreement; conservationists and MEPs want to upgrade package.

Renewables

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Emissions-reducing measures agreed upon by EU leaders secure the approval of the European Parliament.

Friday, 12 December 2008

National leaders and EU executive voice satisfaction; environmental groups urge European Parliament to amend the deal.

Renewables

EU leaders strike an upbeat note at the end of the first day of talks on measures to curb climate change.

Friday, 12 December 2008

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Agreement sets out national targets, rules out review of 2020 target and stipulates how green biofuels must be.

Thursday, 4 December 2008

EU negotiators agree green standards for biofuels; agreement on renewables directive expected tomorrow.

Renewables

Plans are intended to increase recycling rates from one-third to two-thirds and to reduce hazardous waste.

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Biofuels standards left out of agreement; emissions from fuels to be cut by 6% by 2020.

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

European Commission says an EU-wide strategy is needed to regulate use of the sea as competition to harness its economic potential grows.