ALDE MEPS set out the EU's environmental priorities
24/04/2013
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a report today on the Commission's legislative proposal for the 7th EU Environment Action Programme (7. EAP) entitled "Living...
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Why 2030 renewables target are important for investment and planning certainty
19/03/2013
The European Parliament's ITRE committee today voted on a report on the post-2020 framework for renewables in the EU. The report acknowledges the importance of completing the EU's internal energy market as soon as possible in...
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Resource efficiency: maximise benefits for the economy and environment
23/05/2012
The report on the European Commission´s "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe", drafted by Dutch Liberal Democrat MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, NL), defines concrete steps towards improving resource efficiency, tackling one...
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Rising resource prices are the biggest threat for industry
25/04/2012
The European Parliament´s Environment, Food and Safety Committee approved today its report on the Commission's "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" drafted by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands), which defines...
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Energy efficiency must be the foundation of Europe’s energy future
27/02/2012
Tomorrow, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee will vote on proposals to help the EU achieve its ambition of reducing energy consumption by 20% in 2020. Current forecasts predict that the EU is only...
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2050 Energy Roadmap underplays efficiency
15/12/2011
The European Commission's 2050 Energy Roadmap, due to be published today, shows that renewables are a vital part of a successful and affordable decarbonisation process. But it sends out a weak message on energy efficiency...
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Responsible mining in the EU: best practices to overcome the raw materials crisis
09/11/2011
On Thursday November 10th, ALDE MEPs Vladko Todorov Panayotov (MRF, Bulgaria) and Theodoros Skylakakis (Democratic Alliance, Greece) will organize a seminar in the European Parliament to evaluate alternative ways to overcome the...
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Solar power: Meeting Europe's energy needs
01/06/2011
As European countries consider the energy challenges for the future in meeting increased demand whilst reviewing the safety and sustainability of nuclear power, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats are highlighting today, in a...
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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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Commission energy proposals "a betrayal of Europe's interests"
08/03/2011
European Commission proposals on energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 have been criticised by ALDE spokespersons for energy and environment.
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