Ireland suggests dropping limit on crop-based biofuels
24 May 2013The EU presidency wants to ditch a 5% limit on biofuels from food-crops after its earlier suggestions on the ILUC proposal failed to get member states’ backing
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Trade deal with US must respect EU values, say MEPs
24 May 2013The parliament has backed the start of trade negotiations with the US but stressed that the future agreement must not undermine the precautionary principle
EU states under pressure to enforce HFC-134a ban
24 May 2013Two MEPs have called on their respective national governments to immediately enforce EU law by banning Daimler cars using the refrigerant
IEA: Germany must keep renewables cost under check
24 May 2013Germany will need to introduce effective mechanisms that better adjust subsidised renewable energy generation to market needs, says the agency
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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
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- Poland: new EU climate policy unlikely before 2015 AFP
- UK leads charge against tariffs on Chinese PV imports BusinessGreen
22 May
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- EFSA guidance on the environmental risk assessment of GM animals
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