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EU ponders cadmium ban for cordless power tools
11 Mar 2010The European Commission is considering a ban on cadmium in batteries for cordless power tools such as electric drills as part of a consultation launched on Tuesday. These cordless tools are exempted from cadmium restrictions under the batteries directive.
EU guidance on impact assessments for products
12 Mar 2010The European Commission has published a handbook for businesses and public authorities on how to conduct lifecycle assessments to calculate a product's total environment impact. This was a recommendation in its IPP policy paper.
NewsInternational safety rules for electric cars adopted
11 Mar 2010Global safety rules for all types of electric vehicles were adopted at a UN meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. The rules lay down technical requirements for the type approval of these vehicles, a procedure for authorising their sale.
NewsParliament rapporteur insists on tough timber rules
1 Mar 2010The MEP leading the European Parliament's debate on proposals to tackle illegal timber, rapporteur Caroline Lucas, has vowed to pursue a tough line on the issue following the adoption of the Council of Ministers' first reading position.
NewsICT sector launches energy efficiency roadmap
23 Feb 2010The EU's information and communication technologies (ICT) sector has pledged to identify a methodology for measuring the sector's energy use though the production, transport and sales of ICT components and equipment.
NewsFurther EuP product bans to enter force in 2010
5 Feb 2010Several EU bans on energy-using products (EuP) will enter force this year, starting with a ban on simple set top boxes consuming more than 5 watts from 24 February. The new product ecodesign standards were agreed under the EU's comitology procedure.
AnalysisBeyond GDP: blueprint looks at path to sustainability
6 Jul 2009How to move 'beyond GDP' has long preoccupied politicians. The discussion is hotting up after the Blueprint for European Sustainable Consumption and Production was published in May by green group the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
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