Global wind statistics 2015
China installed half of all new wind capacity worldwide last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The country added an “astonishing” 30.5 gigawatts (GW) to boost installations to
Brussels
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Is world trade law a barrier to saving our climate?: questions and answers
Is the World Trade Organisation blocking progress in the fight against climate change?
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A sustainable future for transport: towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly system
The European Commission has released this Communication, summarizing a process of reflection on the future of transport in Europe.
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Implementation of national measures on the coexistence of GM crops with conventional and organic farming
The second report from the European Commission on the coexistence of GM crops with conventional and organic farming, published on April 2, 2009. 15 Members States have adopted legislation on coexistence, 11 more than in 2006 when the first coexistence report was published. Another 3 Member States have notified draft legislation to the Commission.
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Financial support to developing countries for climate change mitigation and adaptation: is the EU meeting its commitments?
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) recently carried out an analysis of the extent to which the EU (and its then 15 Member States) fulfilled the solemn promises made to developing countries in the so-called 'Bonn Declaration' of 23 July 2001.
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Health effects of exposure to EMF
The purpose of this opinion is to update the SCENIHR opinion of 21 March 2007 in the light of newly available information, and to provide a methodological framework and corresponding guidelines to evaluate
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Nuclear power in France - Beyond the myth
<p>The current Sarkozy-Fillon Government, acting presidency of the European Union's Council of Ministers, has chosen to massively promote nuclear power even to newcomer countries like Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates.
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Review of existing information on the interrelations between soil and climate change
The European Commission (EC) has released a report that underlines the role that soils can play in mitigating climate change.
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Climate change: faster, stronger, sooner
Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released by WWF. In 2007, the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their Fourth Assessment Report
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Climate change and sustainable energy policies in Europe and the United States
The success of responsible public policies to tackle climate change will depend on public support and the full involvement of civil society in both Europe and America, as well as in other parts of the world which contribute significantly to global
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EC regulation on maximum residue levels of pesticides
In the EU, from September 2008 onwards, a new regulation comes