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France seeks to clarify precautionary principle
3 Feb 2012Use of the precautionary principle enshrined in the French constitution since 2005 must be completely transparent and applied using well-defined rules, French MPs said in a resolution adopted earlier this week.
Spanish government plans to relax green laws
3 Feb 2012Spain's new centre-right government wants to reform major areas of environmental legislation to ensure it "does not act as an obstacle to economic development", environment minister Miguel Arias Cañete told MPs on Wednesday.
ChemicalsREACH: 2,300 chemicals to register by 2013
3 Feb 2012At least 2,300 substances will be registered by the next REACH deadline, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) said on Friday. Preparations are further ahead than they were for the first deadline in 2010, it notes.
Pollution & NatureNatura 2000 must get proper funding – EEB
3 Feb 2012The next EU budget for 2014-20 must allocate sufficient funds to address major shortcomings in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network of protected sites, according to a report by environmental group EEB published on Thursday.
Markets & CorporateEU plan to boost bio-based economy emerges
2 Feb 2012Stakeholder platforms, increased research funding and public-private partnerships are among several proposals in a draft EU action plan to boost the bio-based economy, seen by ENDS. The plan will be unveiled on 13 February.
EnergyNGOs issue new warning over biofuels policy
2 Feb 2012Meeting the EU's 2020 target for biofuel use in transport will cost up to €126bn, according to Friends of the Earth Europe and ActionAid. Studies for the European Commission also confirm that more CO2 could be emitted, the NGOs said on Thursday.
More news
- 2 Feb 2012 EU states resist plan for greener cohesion funds
- 2 Feb 2012 German bonus for green energy 'not working'
- 1 Feb 2012 France facing much higher nuclear costs
- 1 Feb 2012 Priority issues identified for waste prevention
- 1 Feb 2012 Sweden begins assessing route to zero emissions
- 1 Feb 2012 Funding to improve water innovation under discussion
- 31 Jan 2012 EU to strengthen controls on water pollutants
- 31 Jan 2012 Danish bid to appease Poland over 2050 roadmap
- 31 Jan 2012 Environment committee backs low-carbon plan
- 31 Jan 2012 Spain breaching EU law, says renewables sector
- 30 Jan 2012 Experts debate ways to kick-start green growth
- 30 Jan 2012 EC publishes its assessment of 30% CO2 target
- 30 Jan 2012 Draft Rio+20 text 'a good start', say world states
- 30 Jan 2012 Dossiers submitted for next batch of SVHCs
- 30 Jan 2012 Central ETS registry opened for airlines
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3 Feb 2012
- UK government appoints new energy and climate minister DECC
- Canada, Alberta to announce new oil sands monitoring Planet Ark
- Hedegaard wants doubling of global clean energy at Rio Bloomberg
- India, EU try to break logjam over ETS and aviation Reuters
2 Feb 2012
- US energy service providers to earn $13bn by 2020 Pike Research
- UK government to increase FIT for micro-CHP BusinessGreen
- NGO challenges CEZ's request for free ETS permits Prague Daily Monitor
- Chinese government ready to defend its rare earth policies Reuters
1 Feb 2012
- Netherlands sets CO2 target for horticultural sector Government
- Poland eyes changes to renewable support plan Reuters
- UK to consult on automatic feed-in tariff cuts BusinessGreen
- US Congress tones down its anti-EU ETS rethoric Reuters
31 Jan 2012
- India takes first step on aviation emissions BusinessGreen
- UN body approves Japan's nuclear stress tests Argus Media
- China considers using its carbon offsets internally Bloomberg
- Estonia to trade CO2 credits for hybrid cars Estonian Public Broadcasting
30 Jan 2012
- EU publishes EIA directive (codified version) Official Journal
- More pesticides subject to PIC regulation Official Journal
- Romanians protest against open-case gold mine Reuters
- UK retailer Tesco reconsiders its carbon labelling plan The Guardian
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
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