Frans Timmermans

Oil prices rose on Monday, December 5, 2022, as the first strong measures to limit Russia's oil profits over the war in Ukraine took effect, bringing with them uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the global economy through the new sanctions or Russian retaliation.

European Union countries reached a deal following hard−fought talks that dragged into early on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, to back stricter climate rules that would eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035.

New rules proposed by the EU's executive arm call for a mandatory minimum use of recycled fibers by 2030 and would ban the destruction of many unsold products

The world's top two carbon polluters, China and the United States, pledged on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, to increase their cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration issued at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.

More than one world leader says humanity’s future, even survival, hangs in the balance when international officials meet in Scotland to try to accelerate efforts to curb climate change. Temperatures, tempers and hyperbole have all ratcheted up ahead of the United Nations summit.

All nations have a responsibility to ensure that no one gets left behind in the transition to a greener economy, European Commission for Climate Action Frans Timmermans said on Monday, October 18, 2021.

The European Union on Wednesday urged member countries to provide relief funds to consumers and small businesses hit hardest by rising gas and electricity prices, as criticism mounts that the bloc’s climate change fighting policies are fueling the problem.

The U.N.'s top climate official urged governments Monday to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and adapt to global warming.

The European Union has proposed banning plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available to reduce litter spoiling beaches and ocean beds.