Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said yesterday (7 February) that the EU would push for firm international commitments on sustainable growth at an upcoming UN conference in Rio de Janeiro, saying “a day will not pass by” without the EU pressing for action. More »

In a speech to the Aldersgate Group, a coalition of environment agencies, NGOs, think tanks and industry representatives, Caroline Flint, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, set out the case for an active industrial strategy to drive green growth, reboot the British economy and build a more resilient and responsible economy for the future

Compared to other policy areas, environment still remains the Cinderella of the European budget, where allocations amount to just over €2 billion compared to research which gets more than €50 billion for the FP7. Negotiations on the next EU budget 2014-2020 will be crucial, said Commissioner Janez Potočnik in an interview with EurActiv Slovakia.  More »

Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, in response to the announcement of water bills for next year, commented:

Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on the Public Accounts Committee report on Flood Risk Management in England (published 31 January), commented:

Europe’s 27 environment ministers will call for a 40% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 if they follow draft conclusions - seen by EurActiv - prepared by the Danish EU presidency ahead of a meeting on 9 March. More »

One of the flaws of Tory modernisation was that it was never interested enough in pounds and pence. Social issues, the environment and public service reform were what the modernisers specialised in, not economics. But tonight’s Macmillan lecture by Nick Boles, one of the most intellectually influential modernisers, is devoted to the subject of how Britain’s global competiveness in the ...

Danish Environment Minister Ida Auken has an ambitious agenda for her country's EU presidency, including global leadership on sustainable development. The Socialist politician says she sees no conflict between environmental regulation and spurring economic growth in Europe. More »

China’s growing water problems make it a likely ally for European efforts to press global action on sustainable development at a UN conference later this year, Denmark’s environment minister said yesterday (25 January). More »

Obama stresses benefits of US energy for jobs and environment and that gas and oil producers must reveal what chemicals they use for hydraulic fracturing