Archive for ‘european union’
EU pushes for climate-change laws by end of year
March 3rd, 2008
The European Union’s environment ministers pushed Monday for EU-wide laws on fighting climate change to be approved by the end of the year, ahead of talks on a global deal due in December 2008 and in 2009.
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Gazprom cuts gas supply to Ukraine
March 3rd, 2008
Ukraine’s state energy firm, Naftogaz, says the reduction is not significant and will not have an impact on consumers in Ukraine. A Gazprom spokesperson said deliveries had been reduced by 46 million cubic meters per day but Ukraine’s state energy firm, Naftogaz, said that supplies had been reduc…
Popularity: 14%
Brown, Barroso push for energy, climate reforms ahead of EU summit
February 21st, 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso joined forces Thursday in pushing for a reform of the European energy market and strong action on climate change ahead of a key European summit.
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EU, industry launch cleaner planes project
February 5th, 2008
Planes made in the European Union from 2015 may be quieter and less polluting thanks to a 1.6 billion euro ($2.4 billion) research project launched by the EU Commission and the aeronautics industry on Tuesday.
Popularity: 3%
EU cities launch climate-change battle plan
January 29th, 2008
London, Berlin, Venice and Warsaw were among almost 100 European cities to sign up Tuesday to an EU campaign for fighting global warming.
Popularity: 3%
EU climate crackdown
January 24th, 2008
The EU has announced tough new targets for all member states to combat climate change within the next decade.
Popularity: 4%
Main points of the EU’s climate and energy package
January 23rd, 2008
The European Commission’s package of legal proposals on the climate and energy consists of the following documents:
Popularity: 6%
EU approves ambitious energy and climate change package
January 23rd, 2008
The European Commission approved Wednesday ambitious plans to turn the European Union into the most environmentally-friendly economy in the world.
Popularity: 7%
Top EU ecology expert wants global warming Marshall plan
January 21st, 2008
Jacqueline McGlade, the EU’s chief environment expert, believes Europe needs a Marshall plan of investment - up to several percentage points of GDP per year - to reduce the vulnerability to climate change.
Popularity: 3%
EU looks to protect heavy industry in climate-change storm
January 21st, 2008
The European Union is set to give its heaviest users of energy special treatment in a forthcoming package of laws on climate change, officials in Brussels indicated Monday
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EU climate package could harm economy, top official warns
January 19th, 2008
A row within the European Union’s executive over plans to strengthen the bloc’s fight against global warming showed no sign of cooling as the EU’s top industry official warned that key parts of the plan could harm Europe’s economy.
Popularity: 4%
Sarkozy proposes carbon tax for EU
January 15th, 2008
In a letter to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, made public Tuesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed the establishment of a so-called carbon import tax to punish countries who do not conform to greenhouse gas emission limits.
Popularity: 4%
EU to call for strict sustainability rules on biofuels
January 14th, 2008
The European Union is to call for strict rules on the types of biofuels that can be used across the bloc in order to avoid damaging the environment, officials in Brussels said Monday.
Popularity: 5%
Europe Looks to Alternative Energy
January 2nd, 2008
Concerns about climate change have led to increased interest in renewable energy sources, particularly the use of bio fuels.
Popularity: 4%
EU battles car makers over CO2
December 20th, 2007
In 2012, the EU intends to introduce fines for makers of fleets that produce more than an average of 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre. These fines would then rise over the following four years.But the proposals have come in for criticism from European car makers, especially German producers like BMW…
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