Carbon emissions
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Air travel: China strikes first blow against EU tax
6 February 20125010PresseuropFinancial Times -
Durban conference: Union hampered by its own polluters
13 December 20111262 Público Madrid -
Climate change: Europe set for ‘triple somersault’ at Durban
28 November 20111PresseuropIl Sole-24 Ore -
Fossile energy: Europe rediscovers coal
4 August 20111682 La Stampa Turin -
Climate change: Poland cold to more CO2 reductions
5 July 20112PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Air travel: EU-China deadlock over CO2
7 June 201115PresseuropLa Stampa -
CO2: Bleak prospects for climate, warns IEA
30 May 2011161PresseuropThe Guardian -
CO2: EU Commission seeks car ban
29 March 20111742PresseuropThe Daily Telegraph -
Editorial: Tiptoeing away from nuclear power
18 March 2011513Presseurop -
CO2: Phasing out petrol powered cars by 2050?
9 March 2011PresseuropDie Presse -
CO2: Hackers steal €200 million of carbon credits
21 January 201192PresseuropLibération -
COP16: The end of easy green money
29 November 201060 Il Foglio Milan -
CO2: EU carbon credits discredited
6 October 2010PresseuropInformation -
International shipping: Adriatic, gateway to the East again
14 September 201029 La Stampa Turin -
CO2: Emissions impossible?
9 September 201021 European Voice Brussels -
Renewable energies: A new frontier for green power
20 August 20102081 The New York Times New York -
CO2: EU aims to take lead on emissions
21 May 20101PresseuropLe Monde -
Slovakia : Swiss embarrassment for PM Fico
24 March 2010PresseuropSME -
CO2: Hackers steal emissions credits
3 February 20101PresseuropFinancial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland -
Czech Republic: Eco-racketeering, a business with a future
25 January 2010952 Lidové noviny Prague -
Renewable Energies: Technology transfer - now
12 January 2010152 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
After COP15: Polluting just got cheaper
23 December 2009PresseuropPolitiken -
COP15: Save the planet - get rid of the state
22 December 2009122 El País Madrid -
Editorial: A missed opportunity
21 December 20092Presseurop -
France: The blackout risk
17 December 2009PresseuropLe Monde -
CO2 : Fraudsters target carbon exchanges
11 December 2009PresseuropJurnalul Naţional -
COP15: Fossil fuels, for the dinosaurs
10 December 200927 El Mundo Madrid -
COP15: Much CO2 about nothing?
7 December 2009Presseurop -
Climate Change: Carbon storage emerges from underground
7 December 2009201 Trouw Amsterdam -
Editorial: Europe’s example
4 December 2009Presseurop -
COP15: Brussels cheerleads to the summit
4 December 2009La Stampa Turin -
United Kingdom: Dinosaurs come out against Green Cameron
2 December 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
COP 15: The battle over climate change
25 November 20091 La Tribune Paris -
CO2: Toxic farming
23 November 2009281 Le Figaro Paris -
COP15: Towards another wasted summit
16 November 2009PresseuropBerlingske Tidende -
Green Taxation : Dutch impose Big Brother green tax
16 November 2009PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
CO2: EU slips through Kyoto loopholes
13 November 2009PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
CO2 Emissions: Find your local polluter
11 November 2009PresseuropPúblico -
Copenhagen Conference: Climate summit not much COP
6 November 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Climate Change: Eastern Europe refuses to foot the bill
30 October 20091PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Climate change: Greening industry – within limits
28 October 200911 La Tribune Paris -
Consumer trends: Animal welfare also good for your health
27 October 2009PresseuropTrouw -
Biodiversity: Copenhagen treaty may endanger rainforests
26 October 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Biodiversity: Copenhagen treaty may endanger rainforests
26 October 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Ecology: German judges spurn coal
18 September 2009PresseuropDie Tageszeitung -
Organic Food: Healthy, ethical, and good for your emissions
14 September 200917 Trouw Amsterdam -
Editorial: Next stop Copenhagen
11 September 2009Presseurop -
GLOBAL WARMING: The 100 billion euro plan
9 September 2009La Stampa Turin -
United Kingdom: Police dismantle vast carbon credit fraud
28 August 2009PresseuropLe Monde -
Air travel: Freedom without frills
28 August 20091 Cafebabel.com Paris
The EU has been unable in Durban to reach a common position on greenhouse gas emissions quotas after 2012. The veto of the former communist countries of the EU, who defended the current quotas that are so advantageous to them, is partly to blame. 
The Fukushima accident has greatly reduced interest in nuclear power. But because renewable energies are not sufficient to satisfy the needs of the Old Continent, European nations are turning to the most ancient source of fuel but also the most polluting. 
The crisis has put a dent in carbon emissions – and in the foundations of Europe’s planned green economy. By calling subsidies for inefficient technologies into question, that blow might yet be a boon for the renewable energy sector. 
In the time of the Venetian Republic, the Adriatic ports were the trade capitals for the Orient. They are now reuniting to challenge northern Europe’s maritime monopoly, with an economic and ecological edge. 
The UN emission trading scheme is coming under fire for its lack of effectiveness, which may also have a negative impact on Europe's so far successful ETS. The European Commission is starting to take action. 
Pioneering Portugal has radically reduced its dependence on fossil fuels. This year nearly half of its electricity will come from renewable sources. 
The arrest of an environmental activist who demanded money to withdraw his opposition to real estate projects has lifted the veil on a new type of blackmail, which writer Ivan Brezina maintains pales in comparison with the stock and trade of major public figures in the environmental movement. 
Instead of paying developing countries to combat global warming, it would make more sense to help them to the latest know-how, argue two Dutch researchers. 
The main obstacle to a climate deal at the Copenhagen Conference was state sovereignty. The solution, argues political scientist José Ignacio Torreblanca, lies in exporting the EU’s know-how and institutional approach. 
Changing our energy system is the key to curbing CO2 emissions and global warming. In the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15), the European Union has announced plans to generate 20% of its energy using renewable sources. 
The Copenhagen summit, which is opening with great ambitions, might well come up with no deal at all – or worse: a short-lived deal that never gets ratified or implemented. Climate sceptics, for their part, challenge the very premise of the conference. Here’s today’s press in review on the COP15. 
Numerous companies and organizations, including Shell, have proposed capturing CO2 for storage underground; and scientists who were sceptical about the technique are now rallying to the cause. However, in view of the economic interests at stake, it is hard to tell the independent experts from the lobbyists. 
Even before the curtain rises on the Copenhagen Climate Conference on 7 December, the world is already warring over emissions targets. And Brussels is brandishing some fateful figures in its bid to lead the global crusade against greenhouse gases. 
If few question the veracity of global warming, it is because of the IPCC. Over the last 20 years, the International Panel on Climate Change has changed public opinion. La Tribune reports on the network that is once again under attack. 
A report on carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in the European Union shows that greenhouse gases produced by agriculture are in excess of ecosystem absorption capacity. Le Figaro highlights the inherent dangers of intensive agriculture. 
Behind its ambitious and virtuous façade of fighting global warming, Europe is hell bent on protecting its industries. Should the Copenhagen climate summit come to nought, Europe could let 164 industrial sectors avoid paying for cap-and-trade emission allowances, reports La Tribune. 
Sweden will be the first European country to impose new ecological standards on organic produce. Beginning in 2012, only foods whose production – and transportation – are fully sustainable and organic from the soil to the shelf will be certified. 
With three months left to run before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15), Europe aims to lead the way in the battle against global warming. In a document to be presented to the European Council on 10 September, the European Commission has provided details of the measures it intends to propose. 
Budget travel is a reality for modern Europeans, a part of everyday life. Accounting for its environmental impact may affect the as yet fragile common European identity it lends to flying citizens. - 1 of 2
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