Commission's proposal on cogeneration criticised both by NGOs and industry
The Commission's long awaited proposal for a cogeneration directive is being criticised for lacking ambition...
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Energie, Umwelt & Transport
Environmental NGOs publish green scorecard for the EU Commissioners
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
A group of NGOs have made a "name and shame" mid-term evaluation of the Prodi...
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Commission proposes forest protection plan
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
The European Commission has published a proposal to monitor and safeguard Europe's forests.
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NGOs criticise the Commission's energy strategy for developing countries
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
On 17 July, the Commission published a proposal for energy cooperation with developing countries. It...
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UN is struggling to make Johannesburg a success
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
The UN is still trying hard to find agreements on important issues such as trade,...
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NGOs concerned with discovery of GMOs in human gut bacteria
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
Friends of the Earth, an environmental NGO, has expressed concern over the discovery of British...
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Commission proposes rules for voluntary environmental agreements
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
On 17 July, the European Commission published a Communication on environmental agreements at EU level....
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110 million euro to clean up nuclear waste in the Barents Sea
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
In a pledging conference on the "Nordic Dimension Environmental Partnership", the EU and several member...
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ExxonMobil wins lawsuit against Greenpeace over misuse of logo
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
The oil company ExxonMobil won in the first instance a lawsuit against Greenpeace's use of...
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EP committee in favour of stricter packaging rules
Energie, Umwelt & Transport
On 9 July, the European Parliament's Environment Committee voted on the revision of the packaging...
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