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People Moves - 30 September 2016
30 September 2016Embattled car maker Volkswagen Group has appointed a group of sustainability experts to advise the firm on social and environmental issues.
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European Commission backs CCS project with €300m
08 July 2014The UK's Capture Power consortium was today awarded a €300 million ($408 million) grant by the European Commission to develop its White Rose carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near Selby, Yorkshire.
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EU's 2030 targets are bare minimum, say investors
22 January 2014The EU's proposed climate and energy policies for 2030 were branded by investors and companies as the "minimum necessary" to keep the region on track for a transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Poland must lead at UN climate talks
11 November 2013As COP19 begins, getting the right financial frameworks in place is crucial to a global climate deal, argues Stephanie Pfeifer
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Commission calls for EU ETS to include all flights in EU airspace until 2020
16 October 2013The EU's climate commissioner has fought back on the regulation of international aviation emissions by proposing that the share of all flights taking place in European airspace should be covered by the EU's carbon market.
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ICAO agrees aviation emissions plan for 2020 but 'handicaps EU efforts'
07 October 2013The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to introduce a global market-based mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2020, but has been slammed for restricting regional efforts to do the same.