The Latest Breaking News from Pascal Canfin

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions -- but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.

The EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, but to get there it needs to pass two decadal milestones -- each implying massive adaptation by industry and consumers.

Europe’s first new plant in 16 years comes on stream in Finland day after Germany pulls plug on last reactors

The European Union reached a deal Thursday to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030. The aim is to achieve carbon neutrality and to stop Russian fossil fuels imports.

Trade minister Don Farrell says many producers took their food and culture to Australia from Europe and have the right to use traditional terms

Countries that fail to decarbonise industries such as iron and steel face an effective carbon tax

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Strasbourg, the chairman of the environment committee at the European Parliament reacted to the recent COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Pascal Canfin hailed the deal on "loss and damage" for vulnerable countries as "better than nothing" and welcomed the fact that China has…

The European Union on Thursday struck an agreement to phase out new CO2-emitting vehicles and to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. The move aims to speed up the switch to electric vehicles.

European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to speed Europe's shift to electric vehicles.