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The EU is facing an energy wake-up call as a food and fuel crisis looms. Political instability from Russia and Ukraine is combining with climate vulnerability in the EU’s key exporters.

With its vote on the reform of the EU’s polluter-pays scheme today, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee has failed to introduce effective rules for the support of poor countries in adapting to climate change.

Claims today have surfaced that Europe will fall €200 million short of its previous pledge to raise €2.4bn to help poor countries cope with climate change in 2010, and by as much as €357 mi

Dirty industries are blocking the European Union from making more ambitious cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions while, at the same time, making millions in profits from existing environment policy, says a new report by international agency Oxfam.

Today the European Commission launched a new ‘Agenda for Change’ for EU development

Today European leaders met in Brussels to agree an EU climate and energy package up until 2030.Leaders decided to curb C02 emissions by at least 40%, increase the amount of renewable energy in the mix to at least 27%, and set a non-binding target to reduce energy demand by at least 27%. In response to the announcement of the deal, Natalia Alonso, Oxfam’s Deputy Director of Advocacy…

EU foreign ministers assessing the six months since November’s Valletta Summit on migration from Africa must shift their focus to the urgent needs of people fleeing from violence and human rights abuses, said Oxfam and ICMC.

Today, the European Commission published its proposal for the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The MFF will determine the architecture and the financial amounts of the EU’s budget for the next seven years (2021-2027).Oxfam’s Policy Advisor, Hanna Saarinen, said:“The proposal shows that the EU is abandoning its ambition to be the global leader in international development. The EU is more concerned with pushing its own agenda than delivering on its commitments to the sustainable development goals. Despite increasing the amount of funds allocated…

The climate crisis is the greatest threat to humanity and to our planet. Hundreds of millions of people across the world are already suffering as a result of the climate crisis. Our energy production and consumption model are at the heart of the climate crisis.The EU has committed to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Yet, with current policies they will miss that target.…

The European Union’s suggestion today of global public financing worth €22-€50 billion per year for developing countries to tackle climate change falls short of what is needed.