The European Commission will establish a post-2020 energy policy framework to give more certainty to investors by the end of next year, energy commissioner Günther Oettinger said at a conference on Tuesday.
The EU could change the rules including aviation in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) within the next year if the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) makes enough progress towards a global emissions deal, a top EU official said on Tuesday.
The heads of WWF offices in 12 member states and the NGO's European bureau have written to the Bulgarian government, urging it to ditch proposed changes to the country's forest law aimed at developing the tourism industry.
It is anticipated that the EU's 20% energy saving goal will not be achieved. Discussions on the energy efficiency directive can turn this around but differences on how to measure savings must be resolved, writes Andrew Warren.
The Kyoto Protocol is an important policy framework but most major emitters will never join it. The focus of the next UN meeting in Durban should be to reach a legally-binding global deal, writes European climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard.
The EU has long stated support for demand response as an important way of achieving its climate and energy goals. But progress towards making it a reality has been slow, says Jessica Stromback of the Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC).
London, 21 October
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