Climate Change

EU ministers to outline expectations for Copenhagen
Friday 20 November 2009
EU environment ministers will meet on Monday (23 November) to define what a successful outcome of Copenhagen's UN climate conference next month would entail.

Merkel, Sarkozy back Danes in last-minute climate diplomacy
Friday 20 November 2009
While it is still uncertain whether US President Barack Obama will attend the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, France and Germany rallied behind the Danish prime minister yesterday (19 November) "to make Copenhagen a success".

EU agrees on new energy-efficiency labels
Thursday 19 November 2009
The Swedish EU Presidency struck a deal on 17 November with the European Parliament on a new energy label for household appliances which will add more classes to the closed A-G format.

Russia makes emissions pledge, but WTO confusion remains
Thursday 19 November 2009
Russia set a new target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions at a summit with the European Union yesterday (18 November), but failed to clear up confusion over its plans to join the World Trade Organisation.

EU reaches agreement on energy savings in buildings
Wednesday 18 November 2009
EU lawmakers last night (17 November) forged a long-awaited compromise on the recast buildings directive, agreeing that all new buildings would have to comply with high energy-performance standards and supply a significant share of their energy requirements from renewable sources after the end of 2020.

Ministers resigned to political climate deal in Copenhagen
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Environment ministers made progress on Tuesday (17 November) towards a scaled-down climate deal in Copenhagen next month, with Washington under pressure to promise to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

Russia takes steps to reduce gas flaring
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Moscow last week ordered oil companies to use "up to 95%" of the gases associated with petroleum extraction in a move designed to bank on the "billions of roubles" of gas wasted every year, the Kremlin announced.

World Food Summit deepens rich-poor country divide
Tuesday 17 November 2009
A UN summit on combating hunger, which opened in Rome yesterday (16 November), underlined the divide between rich and poor countries as developed nations balked at concrete targets.

Dutch plan to charge car drivers by the kilometre
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Dutch drivers will be first in Europe to start paying according to the kilometres they drive rather than for owning a car, if a legislative proposal submitted to the lower house of the country's parliament on Friday (14 November) goes through.

Climate talks risk becoming 'new Doha', says ambassador
Monday 16 November 2009
After the last round of climate talks before the UN conference in Copenhagen ended with a sense of pessimism and impending defeat, the Danish ambassador to the EU, Poul Skytte Christoffersen, warns against the danger of postponing a deal until next year.


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