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Smoke Factory Industry Pollution Photo: Max Pixel

NGOs fear EU emissions targets set to be weakened

October 12th, 2017 The head of Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs has raised concern with the potential weakening of European emission reduction targets ahead of a major EU Council meeting tomorrow. The European Environmental Bureau’s Secretary General Jeremy Wates expressed his concerns about negotiations on the Effort Sharing Regulation Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 7 yearsOctober 12, 2017 ago

The Parliament's debating chamber Photo: Diliff

International

MEPs vote to strengthen the EU’s most powerful climate law

May 30, 2017 MEPs voted today to increase the ambition of the EU’s most powerful climate law, the proposed Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). The Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted for countries to reduce their emissions based on a more realistic starting point. The new starting Read more…

By David Hayden, 8 yearsMay 30, 2017 ago