MEPs to back plans for low carbon economy
14/03/2012
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
06/10/2011
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
14/09/2011
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
26/05/2011
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
25/11/2010
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.
22/06/2010
"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
10/02/2010
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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Copenhagen climate conference concludes on lowest common denominator
20/12/2009
ALDE group leader, Guy Verhofstadt, manifested his bitter disappointment today at the conclusion of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen that brought together a record number of countries with the urgent objective of...
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Copenhagen: EU must act now
16/12/2009
Lena Ek MEP (Sweden, Centre Party) ALDE Spokesperson on Industry, Research and Energy and ALDE Environment Spokesman Chris Davies MEP (UK, Liberal Democrats) have returned from the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and urged...
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UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen must avoid failure
09/12/2009
Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Liberal & Democrat Group in the European Parliament, is calling on the Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to put their differences aside and agree a binding, international...
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