The Latest Breaking News from Pascal Canfin

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.

Talking Europe hosts Pascal Canfin, the chair of the environment committee at the European Parliament. He is a former French government minister and a former director of the French branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). We take a look at what is coming out of the COP28 climate summit…

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.

Brussels (AFP) - The European Union reached a deal Thursday to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030 amid efforts to become carbon neutral and ditch Russian fossil fuels.

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.