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ENERGY AND CLIMATE

[FOCUS] Energy and Climate

19.05.2008 @ 11:04 CET

EUOBSERVER / ENERGY AND CLIMATE - Europeans, experts and politicians agree that climate change is a fact and that human activity contributes to it. At the same time energy prices are rocketing and dependence on supplies from unstable parts of the world is growing. EUobserver talks to key players and examines the fight to limit global warming and secure energy resources for the future.

Regions want to shape Copenhagen climate deal

18.06.2009 @ 11:27 CET

Shaping the global climate change deal at the upcoming UN conference in Copenhagen is one of the priorities of the Committee of Regions, an EU advisory body representing the bloc's regional and local governments.

Baltic Sea strategy to combat pollution and regional disconnections

09.06.2009 @ 09:29 CET

The European Commission on Wednesday is set to present a strategy and action plan for the Baltic Sea region aimed at cleaning up the heavily polluted sea, interconnect power grids and transport networks, tear down trade barriers and combat trafficking and organised crime along the borders, according to two draft documents seen by EUobserver.

EU states enter bidding contest for new energy body

22.05.2009 @ 08:14 CET

Sweden is set to inherit the thorny problem of where to place a number of newly-born European agencies when it takes over the EU presidency on 1 July. Earlier this week, three EU states indicated their interest in hosting the new energy body, proof that the dossier is gaining in political influence.

Baltic states eye energy links amid slump

18.06.2009 @ 10:13 CET

The eight countries bordering the Baltic Sea and the EU commission on Wednesday signed an agreement to link up the energy networks of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with the wider European grids. Meanwhile, the three Baltic states announced new budget cuts as they struggle with the worst recession since 1990.

Europe's Greens accuse EU of ‘greenwashing' stimulus packages

30.03.2009 @ 09:21 CET

Green parties from across Europe have launched their campaign and manifesto for the 2009 European elections in June, calling for a 'Green New Deal for Europe' and accusing EU politicians of ‘greenwashing' their current, too-small stimulus packages.

EU regions to get quicker aid for green projects

09.03.2009 @ 09:39 CET

Europe's regions must seize the opportunity of the economic crisis and use EU money for green investments and jobs, regional policy commissioner Danuta Hubner has said in an interview with EUobserver.

US backs Eastern Partnership eyeing energy independence

06.04.2009 @ 16:45 CET

The Obama administration backs the EU's newest policy towards its eastern neighbours, especially the bloc's bid to reduce its energy dependency on Russia, a senior US diplomat told EUobserver.

EU high-level groups dominated by big business

13.02.2009 @ 07:57 CET

Groups of experts from different sectors of the economy established by the European Commission to offer advice to the EU executive body are intransparent, heavily skewed in favour of big business and give little weight to civil society perspective, according to a report from environmentalists.

Lorries in EU could be slapped with noise and congestion tolls

12.02.2009 @ 09:18 CET

Lorries in the European Union could see additional tolls for the air and noise pollution as well as the congestion they create following broad backing in an EU parliament committee on Wednesday for a revision of existing legislation on road charges.

EU and US vow to use crisis for green new deal

06.03.2009 @ 17:35 CET

Secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Friday said the Obama administration was committed to take EU-US co-operation to a new level, particularly in regards to climate change and the current economic crisis, which had to be dealt with together.

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EU wind sector blown off course by crisis

05.02.2009 @ 21:04 CET

European wind energy projects are finding it hard to get finance as the economic crisis begins to pinch, with smaller manufacturers announcing hundreds of lay-offs despite the robust performance of the sector heading into the downturn.

Worst-hit EU states get least in post-gas crisis plan

29.01.2009 @ 09:17 CET

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed investing €5 billion of unspent EU money in concrete energy and broadband infrastructure projects, as a response to the recent gas crisis.

European cities endorse 2020 emissions cuts

10.02.2009 @ 18:02 CET

Over 350 cities across Europe signed a non-binding declaration to reduce CO2 emissions beyond 20 percent by 2020 – a climate change target EU governments had agreed to in December.

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