EU leaders back plan to combat climate change
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European leaders gave strong backing Thursday to an ambitious plan to combat climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, but cautioned work is still needed on a key element - binding targets for ...Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed a breakthrough in the fight against climate change on Friday after proposing a European Union summit compromise to set a binding target for renewable fuels.Comment
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Science & environment: European commission to tell member states what they have to do to meet its plan to cut emissions
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EU leaders will try to breathe new life this week into plans to diversify energy sources and combat climate change at a summit in Brussels amid fears they will only blow &quot;hot air&quot;, officials and experts said.
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The European Union's plan for tackling climate change calls for imposing emissions cuts on member states, building more windmills and making it costlier for major polluters, according to documents to be unveiled Wednesday.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s plan  to combat climate change got a cool reception in Europe on  Friday where the European Union&#39;s environment chief dismissed  it as unambitious and the &quot;classic&quot; U.S. line.
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The European Commission President rules out a compromise on planned cuts to carbon emissions.
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Business leaders put pressure on the European Commission president over draft plans on climate change.
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The EU and environmental groups hail the Russian cabinet's decision to back the Kyoto climate change treaty.
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European Union leaders reached a broad agreement on an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases and switch to renewable energy sources as part of the fight against global warming.
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European Union states debated how far they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most ambitious strategy to curb global warming.
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EU leaders seek a deal on renewable energy targets, a day after agreeing to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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The European Parliament's industry committee backs proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed a breakthrough in the fight against climate change on Friday after proposing a European Union summit compromise to set a binding target for renewable fuels.
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EU environment ministers agree in principle to cut emissions by 20% by 2020, and seek a global 30% cut.
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - Nearly 100 corporations, international organizations and experts agreed to a plan on Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions, calling on governments to act urgently against global warming.
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EU member states backed tough measures against ships polluting European waters on Thursday to try to head off any repetition of a disaster in 2002 that caused one of Europe's worst oil slicks.