Greener ships could enjoy lower charges at EU ports
23 May 2013Ships with superior environmental performance should pay less to enter EU ports, according to draft rules tabled by the European Commission
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Nitrate levels in France stable but rising in some areas
23 May 2013The data published by the environment ministry's statistics office this month shows that average concentrations in 2011 were 23 milligrams per litre
Spanish capital refused more time to meet NO2 limits
23 May 2013Madrid will not be given more time to comply with EU air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), the European Commission decided this week
England reviews landfill derogations for toxic waste
23 May 2013The environment agency wants to end landfill derogations for some types of hazardous waste, more than three years after a pledge to do so
- 22 May 2013 EU leaders: efficiency key to cutting energy prices
- 22 May 2013 EU considers launching industrial disaster fund
- 22 May 2013 EC tables changes to rules on biocide approvals
- 22 May 2013 Britain unveils plan to cut industry’s energy use
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Backloading vote: an analyst’s view
16 Apr 2013MEPs' decision to block the EU executive’s proposal to ‘backload’ carbon allowance sales leaves the ETS in a precarious position, says analyst Matteo Mazzoni
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The dangers of not fixing the ETS
16 Apr 2013Anthony Hobley of law firm Norton Rose warns that alternatives to the EU's emissions trading scheme are far less appealing to businesses
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Sea change for marine litter
25 Mar 2013Scientists, international organisations and the private sector have set their sights on stemming the rising tide of plastic waste, writes Rikki Stancich
- 5 Feb 2013 REACH review – a lawyer’s point of view
- 30 Jan 2013 Aircraft recyclers clean up their act
- 21 Nov 2012 Green public procurement’s growing pains
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- Absolute emissions cap proposed for China Business Spectator
- Airlines may delay emissions measure for extra year Bloomberg
- Waste and wastewater still a challenge for Romania UNECE
21 May
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- Wrecked ships pose oil pollution threat - US agency NOAA
- UN shipping body reports progress at London meeting IMO
- Most extreme global warming projections 'less likely' RMetS
- Low interest in new CDM projects continues UNEP Risoe
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- EU proposal on organic farming expected this year Irish presidency
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