Tuesday 22 July 2014 from 15:00 to 17:00 European Parliament – Room JAN 6Q1 AN EVENT KINDLY HOSTED BY: Peter LIESE, EPP Matthias Groote, S&D Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, ALDE Bas EICKHOUT, Greens/EFA...
In 2012 Ryanair made an estimated €8 million windfall from overcharging its passengers for the costs of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS), reveals Sandbag Climate Campaign in a new report on aviation’s controversial first year in the EU carbon market....
Germany has a fairy-tale allure for environmentalists. The burgeoning renewable sector, the phase out of nuclear, the transition to low carbon energy or Energiewende to give it its official name. Yet for all the windmills and solar panels Germany is not the green...
The EU’s emissions can increase by 2.2% year-on-year and still technically meet Europe’s 2020 emissions reduction target, because of a loophole in how the targets are set, says Sandbag Climate Campaign in a briefing note released today.
Structural reform of the EU ETS came one step closer today with the agreement by EU Member States to enter into informal negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Commission on the back-loading of allowances in the emissions trading scheme. This...
