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Germany considers €13-26 air passenger levy
16 Jul 2010The German government is considering a green levy of up to €26 for each passenger on flights as part of its recent austerity package. The measure is expected to raise €1bn in 2011 and will be lowered once airlines join the EU emissions trading scheme in 2012.
Car industry urged to use HFC-free refrigerants
28 Jul 2010Pro-CO2 refrigerant group BeyondHFCs has criticised a decision by US car maker General Motors to use HFC-1234yf, a HFC refrigerant with a lower climate impact, in mobile air conditioning systems, calling it a "very worrying" move.
NewsBudget airlines slam German air passenger tax
26 Jul 2010A German government proposal to introduce a green air passenger levy will unfairly penalise efficient aircraft that fly at full capacity, the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) warned on Monday. Each passenger could pay up to €26.
NewsNew CLP guidance for transport of toxic goods
23 Jul 2010German chemicals association VCI has issued updated guidance on the classification and labelling (CLP) of dangerous goods transported by roads, rail and inland waterways. The guidance takes into account recent developments in this area.
NewsSwiss transport CO2 emissions overshoot target
9 Jul 2010Carbon dioxide emissions in Switzerland decreased by 1% in 2009 from 2008, according to figures released by the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) on Friday. But transport CO2 emissions exceeded national limits.
NewsParliament backs deals on illegal timber, IED
7 Jul 2010MEPs meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday approved EU agreements on illegal timber and the new Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) replacing the IPPC directive and six related laws. The deals were struck by member state and parliament negotiators in June.
OpinionRising global temperature forces stark choices
12 Mar 2010Beyond the cautious carbon reduction pledges, one key message emerged from a high-level seminar on aviation and shipping emissions in London this week: we must choose whether to pay for prevention now or more adaptation later.
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EEA chief speaks up for biodiversity
ENDS Europe's Sonja van Renssen asks the EEA’s Jacqueline McGlade how she expects the agency’s new biodiversity tools to help shape EU policy
