MEPS back lower CO2 emission levels in vans
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a report today on the Commission's legislative proposal amending the Regulation to define the modalities for reaching the 2020...
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CCS hopes dashed across Europe
Hopes of Europe becoming a world leader in the development of a key technology to combat global warming have been dashed.
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ALDE calls for more ambition ahead of Doha climate talks
The European Parliament will adopt tomorrow a Resolution which calls for more concerted action in climate funding commitments in the upcoming international talks in Doha (COP 18), Qatar (26 November – 7 December).
The Doha...
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MEPs to back plans for low carbon economy
The European Parliament is expected on Thursday (March 15) to endorse the Commission's low carbon 'Roadmap' by a large majority.
The document provides a policy framework for the European Union to achieve an 80-95% reduction in...
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ALDE backs Commission over tar sands
The Commission's proposal to include tar sands in a ranking of fuels, which will take account of its higher greenhouse gas value than conventional crude, has been welcomed by the Liberal and Democrat Group (ALDE) in the European...
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Non-CO2 gases also cause global warming
The European Parliament adopted today a Resolution which calls for an integrated policy on non-CO2 emissions. Greenhouse gases (other than carbon dioxide) also play an important role in efforts to address global climate change...
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Legislators from around the world meet in the European Parliament to push for renewable energy revolution
A major two-day conference on financing a revolution in renewable energy was today convened in the European Parliament by the Climate Parliament, which aims to connect legislators from around the world in order to coordinate...
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EP calls for more action ahead of Cancún climate talks
The European Parliament adopted today a Resolution which calls for more concerted action in climate aid commitments in the upcoming international talks in Cancun, Mexico (29 November - 10 December).
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ALDE held a seminar today examining the growing problem of plastic waste discards in the marine environment.
"With an ever increasing production and consumption of plastic, it is becoming clear that we cannot afford to ignore the problem of how to dispose of it in a sustainable way that does not endanger our natural environment for the...
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Post-Copenhagen: EU needs leading strategy
ALDE MEPs Corinne Lepage (MoDem, France) and Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat, UK) have called on the EU to be bolder in its strategy to help forge a legally binding global deal on carbon emission cuts in the wake of the failed...
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