Latest Climate News
Danish bid to appease Poland over 2050 roadmap
31 Jan 2012The Danish EU presidency has removed one of two references to a 25% carbon reduction in 2020 in a draft resolution on the European Commission's low carbon roadmap blocked by Poland last year, according to a new text seen by ENDS.
Pressure back on ICAO to cut airline emissions
8 Feb 2012The 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.
NewsChina tells airlines not to comply with ETS
6 Feb 2012China turned up the heat in its battle against the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) on Monday, saying its airlines would be banned from the scheme. The new threat was shrugged off by a European Commission spokesman.
NewsSweden begins assessing route to zero emissions
1 Feb 2012Cutting emissions from agriculture will be one of the biggest challenges Sweden faces in meeting its 2050 climate goal, according to an interim analysis published by the Swedish environmental protection agency (EPA) on Wednesday.
NewsEnvironment committee backs low-carbon plan
31 Jan 2012The European Parliament's environment committee has given its backing to post-2020 carbon reduction targets in the proposed low-carbon roadmap. A majority of its members also support setting aside EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) allowances.
NewsEC publishes its assessment of 30% CO2 target
30 Jan 2012The European Commission has published its long-awaited study on the costs of adopting a higher 30% carbon reduction target in the EU. It is keen to stress that the document, leaked earlier this month, is not a policy proposal.
CommentHedegaard: Durban must set climate roadmap
24 Nov 2011The 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.
Best of the web
More climate news, picked by ENDS Europe
8 Feb 2012
- IETA recommends change to Australian ETS Argus Media
- South Korea takes step towards emissions trading Bloomberg
7 Feb 2012
3 Feb 2012
- UK government appoints new energy and climate minister DECC
- India, EU try to break logjam over ETS and aviation Reuters
2 Feb 2012
- NGO challenges CEZ's request for free ETS permits Prague Daily Monitor
1 Feb 2012
- Netherlands sets CO2 target for horticultural sector Government
- US Congress tones down its anti-EU ETS rethoric Reuters
30 Jan 2012
26 Jan 2012
- UK MPs slam government's carbon floor price plan The Guardian
- UK assesses the risks posed by climate change Press release
20 Jan 2012
- US government unveils climate change adaptation plan UPI
- NGOs comment on leaked EC climate study Press release
19 Jan 2012
- UN seeks host for new climate technology centre Press release
- BASIC nations mull post-Durban climate stragegy Hindustan Times
17 Jan 2012
- Doubts over CCS threaten EU climate goals New York Times
16 Jan 2012
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10 Jan 2012
- Canada rants at NGOs over oil projects Natural Resources Canada
Danish presidency programme
Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.
Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings
See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January
