MEPS back lower CO2 emission levels in vans
07/05/2013
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
06/12/2012
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
21/11/2012
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
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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