Fit for 55 climate change plan aims to reduce emissions by 55% of 1990 levels by 2030

Irish farming bodies demand Government secures flexibility on implementation of deal

Ryanair and Aer Lingus members of group pushing case for airlines

All hinges on how to reconcile massive subsidies currently weighted in favour of intensive farming with the EU’s new green deal

Government’s best hopes are staked on flexibility it could have on imposing change

Forestry and biomass inclusion leads to calls to reject green investment system

Europe Letter: Critics say proposed amendments water down climate ambitions

‘I don’t want to be the scold,’ says US climate envoy John Kerry

Details of global ‘net-zero’ summit announced in advance of COP26 gathering

Ryanair backs move to cut aviation emissions but argues that all carriers must play their part

Europe Letter: States aim to agree 55% emissions cut and vaccine co-ordination

For climate action to be fast it ‘must be fair’, says Mary Robinson

New strategy has major implications for natural gas imports and agriculture

Lessons from the continent

Coronavirus scuppers Glasgow meeting but activists say it may lead to better outcome

Vice-president of European Commission says Britain ‘unnecessarily damaged’ by Brexit

Still pending are details of how to implement pact to avoid catastrophic global warming

Ireland must support ‘higher 2030 ambitions’ in attempt to avert looming chaos

EU agency predicts Europe will not achieve its 2030 environmental goals

Concerns about ‘systemic’ violation of judiciary’s independence