The European Commission is today acting against 7 Member States on the grounds that they have failed to fulfil their obligations under EU vehicle type approval legislation. The Commission is taking action against 7 Member States for failing to set up penalties systems to deter car manufacturers from violating car emissions legislation, or not applying such sanctions where a breach of law has occurred.

The European Commission today presents a package of measures to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing the global energy markets.

"Health at a Glance: Europe 2016" European Commission/OECD joint report shows that policies that aim at promoting good health and preventing diseases as well as more effective healthcare could save lives and billions of euros in the European Union.

IM Sea grass beds, like these off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, might buffer the impacts of ocean acidification (Christopher Harley, University of British Columbia).

Acidification of the world’s oceans could drive a cascading loss of biodiversity in some marine habitats, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change.

The work by biodiversity researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and colleagues in Europe, Australia, the U.S., Japan and China, combines dozens of existing studies to paint a more nuanced picture of the impact of ocean acidification.