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5 December 2014

Climate talks must address energy choices

The United Nations climate talks happening in Lima, Peru are already at the mid-way point. It is the fifth day of this year’s global conference which aims to bring the world closer to a fair, adequate solution to the climate crisis.

4 December 2014

Revealed: how taxpayers are footing the bill for Europe's trade deals

New research today reveals that European governments have already paid at least €3.5 billion to private investors due to a clause in international trade deals. The mechanism – known as 'investor-state dispute settlement' – is set to become more widely used if EU trade deals with Canada and the US go ahead as planned.

3 December 2014

MEPs reject weak proposal for polluting transport fuels

Today members of the European Parliament’s environment committee rejected a weak proposal for the implementation of crucial EU climate legislation for reducing emissions from transport fuels.

The committee voted to reject the proposal for the implementation of the Fuel Quality Directive.

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