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Covenant of Mayors and Compact of Mayors partner to support city action on climate...

Today, during COP21 and in conjunction with the Climate Summit for Local Leaders, Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate...

Commission publishes information on CO2 emissions from maritime transport

On 30 June 2019, the European Commission published for the first time information on the CO2 emitted by ships over 5000 gross tonnage when...

Emissions trading: greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 13.3% in 2020

Greenhouse gas emissions from operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell by 13.3% in 2020 compared to 2019 levels. This...

Commission sets out strategy to curb CO2 emissions from trucks, buses and coaches

Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said "Today we are taking the next steps to curb emissions from road transport. We first regulated cars and...

ETS & aviation discussed in U.S. Senate hearing

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European Commission and IEA pull together for net-zero

Both organisations call on the world’s leading economies to pave the way for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within a generation, with the energy sector...

Further action required to meet 2020 fuel quality targets despite 3.7% drop in greenhouse...

The Commission today adopted its 2018 Fuel Quality Report based on the data submitted by EU countries. According to the data provided, the average...

Results of the public consultation on reducing CO2 emissions from road vehicles

Between September and December 2011, the Commission held an online public consultation on road vehicle CO2 emissions. The consultation was designed to gather input...

Commission moves forward on climate and energy towards 2030

Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, said: "Europe's dependence on foreign fossil fuels is growing every year. That means more expensive and unaffordable...

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