Business Edition
nr 96
April 17, 2008
Special:
Bush sets a new greenhouse gas emissions goal
US President George W. Bush yesterday announced a new national voluntary goal of stopping the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Bush said that the right way to achieve this target is through continued advances in cost-effective clean technologies. Read more
Editorial: The US in 2025
In seventeen years, the country with the world's largest per capita emissions will stop the growth in its greenhouse gas emissions. At least, that is what president Bush of the US promised yesterday, about half a year before he will leave the White House. Read more
Certificates trade: ‘Opt-in better than opt-out’
Following earlier concerns expressed during a meeting in Amsterdam last week, some Member States have expressed some alterations to the present proposals regarding trade of Guarantees of Origin in the new Directive for renewable energy. Read more
EU will not suspend biofuels target
There has been sharp criticism in the last months regarding the negative impact of biofuels on rising food prices and deforestation in developing countries. Despite this however, the EU is not considering suspending its 10% target for the compulsory share of biofuels, according to Barbara Helfferich, spokeswoman for Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas.
MEPs ask Commission to clarify biofuels target
In a letter to President Barroso and other relevant Commissioners, two key members of the European Parliament have urged the Commission to clarify recent doubts raised over the sustainability of the 10% biofuels target. Read more
PM Brown calls for an ‘urgent’ review of biofuels sustainability
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a review on the impact of different kinds and production methods of biofuels on food prices. As a way to deal with ‘the growing global crisis in food prices’, Brown stressed the urgent need to ensure that the use of biofuels complies with responsible and sustainable criteria. Read more
Major polluters to meet twice in Paris for climate talks
The major polluter nations will meet twice this month in Paris to try to tackle climate change. The US-led 'Major Economies Meeting', starting tomorrow, intends to find a way to reach an international agreement about climate change policies after 2012. The OECD meeting on 28-29 April will bring Environment Ministers from several countries to discuss the challenges and opportunities of tackling climate change. Read more
In Brief
- New study analyses impacts of US state renewable support policies
- EU sets air quality standards
- Brazil and the Netherlands join forces in biofuels
- Bush about to make a climate change move
- Finland likely to opt for feed-in
- Preparation for International Agency for Renewable Energy
- 90 MW of offshore wind to be deployed in north Germany
- Schiphol Airport to become ‘carbon neutral’ by 2012
- Vestas gets two new orders for 225 MW in Europe
- World Bank wants free trade of clean energy technologies
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