EU fell short in vetting BlackRock for green banking rules, watchdog says

[ad_1] By Kate Abnett, Simon Jessop BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission failed to properly consider conflicts of interest when it appointed a division of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…

Germany, Denmark agree closer offshore wind cooperation

[ad_1] OSLO (Reuters) – Germany and Denmark pledged on Monday to cooperate more closely on joint offshore wind power development via clusters in the North and Baltic Seas to spur…

EU takes France to court for second time over air pollution

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will take France to the EU Court of Justice for flouting limits on air pollution for more than a decade, the EU executive…

France to rein in export guarantees for oil and gas industry

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France will stop providing state export guarantees to projects involving dirty forms of oil such as shale from next year, followed by all types of oil…

Denmark to introduce green taxes on carbon emissions

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, June 22 (Reuters) – A majority coalition of parties in Denmark has agreed to introduce a tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the government said…