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EU confronts post-2030 renewables policy vacuumBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2012
The EU is facing an energy policy vacuum after a firm set of policy goals for renewable energy, carbon cutting and energy saving expires in 2020. To open a policy debate on what happens next, the Commission is preparing a communication on renewable energy, for an... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union |
US Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in EuropeBy : Anonymous, May 4, 2012
Major publicly traded U.S. corporations, including Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Cabot Corporation, have secured multi-million-dollar dubious carbon credits to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, as revealed in this investigative report. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Cabot Corporation , CERs , Chevron , ConocoPhillips , Dow Chemical , Entertainment , Environment , European Union , Human Interest , Technology |
European Carbon Market UpdateBy : Anonymous, May 3, 2012
The successful implementation of emissions schemes in the near future largely depends on domestic politics, climate policy enforcement, and commitment to combat climate change. The EU has continued with its agenda of environmental reforms and carbon markets clearly have the... Read more.. |
India says EU tax deal breaker for global climate talksBy : Anonymous, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: A European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions is “unacceptable” and would be a “deal breaker” for global climate change negotiations, India’s environment minister said on Wednesday. From 1 January, all airlines using EU airports have... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , India |
EU climate chief to review ETS auctioning regulation by yr-endBy : Anonymous, Apr 20, 2012
The European Commission will review the auctioning regulation for the EU's carbon Emissions Trading System (ETS) by the end of the year, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Thursday. "We are moving forward with this first annual report, in which we will... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union |
EU's green fuel ranking would cost little-reportBy : Anonymous, Apr 19, 2012
Proposed EU law requiring fuel suppliers to report the carbon intensity of their product, and which also rank oil from tar sands as particularly polluting, would only cost vehicle drivers around one euro cent per oil barrel, a report said on Thursday.
Subject Tags: European Union , oil |
India Environment Minister Links EU Aviation Emissions Rule to UN Climate TalksBy : Anonymous, Apr 19, 2012
The EU’s controversial decision to include aviation under the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) has been dubbed a “deal breaker” for global climate talks by India’s environment minister, Jayanthi Natarajan. While the minister is India’s lead negotiator at the UN... Read more.. |
India says EU tax a 'deal breaker' for climate talksBy : Anonymous, Apr 12, 2012
India's environment minister said Wednesday that a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , European Union |
After aviation tax, EU mulls carbon levy on shippingBy : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012
After a carbon tax was levied on aviation by the European Union (EU), the government is now preparing for a possible trade war with the European Commission (EC) imposing a similar tax on shipping business as well. The move can increase freight rates by 3%-15%. With EU... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , Politics |
Brussels says could drop carbon levy on non-EU airspaceBy : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012
The European Union would consider limiting its new aviation carbon levy to its own airspace, but only as part of a global deal on plane emissions, a senior commission official said on Tuesday. But he said such a scheme would be technically difficult and was unlikely... Read more.. |