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Shipping sector undermining EU´s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Climate Commissioner says

Exchanging views with members of the Parliament´s Transport Committee on 10 November, Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said greenhouse gas emissions from ships have outpaced the total emissions cuts achieved by the EU in other sectors...

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European Commission adopts its 2012 Work Programme, "Delivering European renewal"

Unveiled on 15 November, the Commission´s Work Programme for the year to come is based on three overarching objectives, namely building a Europe of stability and responsibility, building a Union of growth and solidarity, and giving the EU an effective voice in the wider world. Environmental and  energy targets are an integral part of the Commission´s plan...

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Climate survey shows increased public concern, awareness of economic benefit of action

The results of an EU survey published on 7 October reveal that European are increasingly concerned by climate change, and that a very large majority of them recognize the clear economic benefits of action to tackle this threat...

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Assessment of progress made on the management of natural resources in the EU

While it is currently preparing its roadmap to decouple growth from resource use, the European Commission indicated it will publish its flagship initiative on resource efficiency on 26 January. The findings of a study carried out by a consultancy will feed into the revision of the EU´s resource efficiency strategy...

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EU Executive wants Member States to deliver better results in terms of energy efficiency

Making his New Year marks on 5 January, Commission President José-Manuel Durão Barroso regretted the lack of progress on energy efficiency by Member States, and said the EU Executive would press them harder to deliver "concrete results" to achieve the 20% energy savings target by 2020...

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COP 16: GLOBE Forum at the Mexican Senate

COP15: Mexican President Felipe Calderón is presented GLOBE International Award by PM Gordon Brown and GLOBE Europe President Steen Gade MP

COP14: Danish Climate Minister Connie Hedegaard receives the Road To Copenhagen 2008 Communiqué for Poznan from Steen Gade MP

 

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