Hungary wants end to coal power by 2030
Hungary is eyeing an end to coal-fired power generation by 2030, in a move that could shake the EU region most staunchly opposed to tougher climate change measures. Fast rising prices in the EU’s emissions
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Global warming lull haunts authors of key climate report
Scientists working on a landmark UN report on climate change are struggling to explain why global warming appears to have slowed down in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.
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New genetic strains of trout to be imported
Shimla, May 17: The state will import new and healthy genetic strains of trout from countries like Norway and Hungary with advice from experts at the Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries at Nainital so
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Germany's secret bid to kill ban on bee-harming pesticides
One of the notable details of Monday's landmark ruling to ban the use of some neonicotinoid pesticides across the European Union was Germany's vote in favour. Germany hosts chemical giant Bayer, which
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UK increases municipal waste recycling by 27% in almost a decade
The UK increased the share of municipal waste recycling from 12% to 39% between 2001 and 2010, according to a new report. Published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the report looks at the
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Germany at core of carbon market rescue
Germany and six other EU nations hold the key to the decision on a rescue plan for the world's biggest carbon market after prices slumped due to record oversupply, three EU officials with knowledge of
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Czech Republic, Hungary get EU approval for carbon schemes
The European Commission has approved state aid of 1.88 billion euros for the Czech Republic and 56 million euros for Hungary in the form of free carbon allowances, it said on Wednesday. Stating the
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PM talks trade imbalance with Wen, invites investments in infra sector
Meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit here on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited Chinese investments in the infrastructure sector while conveying India’s concerns over trade imbalance
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EU Seeks To Decide Who Gets U.N. Climate Fund Seats
European Union ambassadors were due to meet on Wednesday in an effort to settle a dispute over the allocation of seats to member states on the United Nations' Green Climate Fund (GCF) board, sources close
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Nations agree on options to fight EU carbon tax rule
Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world’s airlines to pay for carbon emissions have agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures but will leave it up to each country to choose among them, Russia’s deputy transport minister said on Wednesday. “Each country has the options of barring its airlines from participating in the European Union's carbon scheme, lodging a formal complaint with the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), ceasing talks with European carriers on new routes and imposing retaliatory levies on EU airlines.
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EU Farmers Lose Out As Consumers Oppose GMOs
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield