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24 July 2008
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Commission urges solution to soil degradation  [FR] [DE]

Officials from various environmental departments and organisations are calling for stalled environmental legislation on the proposed Soil Directive to be put into law by March 2009.


EU fuelling illegal logging trade, says report  [FR] [DE]

Almost a fifth of the wood imported into the EU stems from illegal logging, compounding deforestation and climate change, according to a report published on 22 July by environmental group WWF.


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Sustainable Consumption & Production  [FR]

Amid concerns that growing resource scarcity and rising raw material costs are dampening prospects for Europe's economic growth, the EU is looking for ways to decrease the environmental impact of industrial activity, product manufacturing and consumption patterns. (read more)

Transport infrastructure and environment  [FR] [DE]

As mobility increases, Europe's roads and skies are becoming increasingly saturated – leaving policymakers with two options: to increase existing capacity or to optimise it, notably thanks to the introduction of infrastructure charging schemes. (read more)

Biofuels for transport  [FR] [DE]

In a bid to reduce its dependency on imported oil and tackle global warming, EU leaders have committed to raising the share of biofuels in transport to 10% by 2020, but concerns are growing that increased biofuel production could in fact lead to mass deforestation and food shortages. (read more)

 
Analysis & Commentary
Climate change: The latest global developments 
Léa Malebranche, Total Energies
GM crops the only way to feed the world 
Paul Driessen, Institut économique Molinari
Recycling: mining the waste resource 
Peter Calliafas, Chairman, EnviroBusiness
Modelling Earth: the whole picture 
Will Steffen, Australian National University
 
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