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Posted in Europe on March 21, 2009
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Brussels, Belgium — European leaders agreed to raise money for developing countries to tackle climate change at the EU Spring Summit in Brussels today, but failed to put any money on the table to support their plans. Greenpeace believes the lack of concrete financial commitments does not bring the world any closer to a global climate deal at the end of this year.
Posted in Europe on March 20, 2009
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Denmark’s energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions fell last year by more than the gross national product, according to national energy agency figures published on Wednesday.
Posted in Europe on March 19, 2009
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Chief executives from sixty of Europe’s leading electricity companies pledged to achieve a “carbon-neutral power supply by 2050″ in a joint declaration delivered to EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Wednesday.
Posted in Europe on March 18, 2009
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The European Commission’s Directorate-General of Energy and Transport has published a call for tenders for a feasibility study for Europe-wide CO2 infrastructures.
Posted in Europe on March 17, 2009
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Copenhagen, March 17 (IANS) The capital of Denmark has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025 by bringing its net carbon dioxide emissions down to zero.
Posted in Europe on March 13, 2009
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The EIA report referred to by GBC this week on global carbon consumption figures suggests that Gibraltar leads the world in having the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption and flaring of fossil fuels. This is misleading in that the explanation is likely to be linked with the vast amount of fuel sold locally for export for Spanish cars and of course, our bunkering service for international shipping, says the Environmental Safety Group.
Posted in Europe on March 9, 2009
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The Welsh Assembly Government has announced a new industry backed group to cut carbon emissions from buildings across the country.
Posted in Europe on March 9, 2009
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Member states are obliged to put in place appropriate legislation for the emissions trading scheme entered into force in February within a year, according to a directive incorporating aviation into the EU.
Posted in Europe on March 5, 2009
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The European Commission’s backing for carbon capture and storage technology in a €5bn ($6.3bn, £4.5bn) economic stimulus package has sparked fresh division in a process that has already been riven with infighting among member states.
Posted in Europe on March 4, 2009
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Not too long ago car makers were still boasting about top speeds and horsepower to sell their products. In 21st century Europe it’s all about grams per kilometre.
Posted in Europe on March 2, 2009
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PARIS (AFP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown causes more greenhouse-gas emissions than three other major European leaders, according to a report on Monday in Terra Eco, a French environmental monthly.
Posted in Europe on March 1, 2009
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As world leaders scramble to buoy the global financial system, the economic crisis has quietly claimed yet another victim: Europe’s nascent market for carbon pollution.
Posted in Europe on February 26, 2009
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In the UK Guardian last month, a leading European energy executive warned that Europe’s carbon market was becoming a “new type of sub-prime tool.” More analysis from the article:
Posted in Europe on February 22, 2009
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Feb 20, 2009 ( PowerRating — SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) has shifted its focus to smaller sizes of ready-to-eat packaged food and green labelling to improve exports as the world slides into recession.
Posted in Europe on February 21, 2009
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Practical steps to help Parliament meet its goal of reducing its CO2 emissions by 30 per cent by 2020 were adopted in an action plan by the Bureau this week.
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