Environment

Latest news, background information and web links about environment policy in the European Union.

ICT to the rescue of Europe's carbon footprint — 15 May 2008, 00:28 CET

The European Commission has adopted a communication outlining the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) should play in improving energy efficiency and reducing Europe's carbon footprint. Much of the focus is on the need for reinforced ICT research to improve the efficiency of computer components, as well as Europe's power grids, homes, buildings and lighting systems.

Patent forum asks how IPRs can help solve climate problem — 10 May 2008, 00:55 CET

How can intellectual property rights (IPRs) be used to promote the development of the clean technologies needed to tackle climate change? This was the question on everybody's lips at the European Patent Forum, which was held on 6 and 7 May in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana.

A flight glitch: how Asian birds make their way to Europe — 30 April 2008, 00:08 CET

Many species of birds migrate to other parts of the world to find food or a safe place to breed. However, some species of birds get lost on their way. According to a study by a team of researchers from Germany's University of Marburg, the Ornithological Society in Bavaria, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), birds stray because of an error in their genetic migratory programme. The findings are published in the Journal of Ornithology.

The Birds Directive — 25 April 2008, 17:01 CET

Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds, commonly referred to as the Birds Directive, is the European Union’s oldest piece of nature legislation and one of the most important, creating a comprehensive scheme of protection for all wild bird species naturally occurring in the EU.

European Ecolabel: back to drawing board — 24 April 2008, 19:03 CET

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European Ecolabel in danger of weakening — 23 April 2008, 14:11 CET

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Green schemes for biofuel crops set to fail - Friends of the Earth — 22 April 2008, 14:08 CET

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EU go-ahead for air quality directive — 17 April 2008, 18:33 CET

EU citizens will soon be better protected from the negative health effects of fine dust particles, following the adoption by EU ministers today of a new directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

EU-FIRE — 16 April 2008, 22:42 CET

Innovative optoelectronic and acoustic sensing technologies for large scale forest fire long term monitoring. EU-FIRE project has the objective to design a really modern and efficient fire monitoring system and to develop a prototype in order to demonstrate the feasibility of a large scale forest fires long term monitoring, an thus the way to improve the quality of life in European wooded areas.

EU air quality directive - guide — 14 April 2008, 23:57 CET

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Franco-German duo threaten dodgy EU deal on car emissions — 10 April 2008, 15:53 CET

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MEPs vote again for recycling and waste prevention - now EU Governments must follow Parliament's example — 10 April 2008, 00:38 CET

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MEPs miss chance to protect consumers and workers from dangerous chemicals — 03 April 2008, 23:08 CET

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MEPs vote on scientific data on climate change — 02 April 2008, 20:33 CET

The European Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change (CLIM) on 1 April adopted its interim report examining the scientific data on climate change.

CO2 tax on cars widespread in West European EU Member States — 28 March 2008, 14:33 CET

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On course for full EU mercury export ban — 27 March 2008, 01:47 CET

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EU misses another chance to act on climate change — 18 March 2008, 20:12 CET

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Trading must not hamper renewables target — 28 February 2008, 23:36 CET

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Innovative and sustainable forest-based industries in the EU — 28 February 2008, 19:27 CET

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Ecological Design - the first step to a sustainable society — 26 February 2008, 00:00 CET

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EU funds for fifty harmful projects - Friends of the Earth — 25 February 2008, 23:52 CET

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European business: stop greenwashing the economy — 21 February 2008, 14:37 CET

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Environmental Liability Directive: Enhancing sustainable insurance solutions — 13 February 2008, 22:47 CET

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EU fuelling human right disaster in Indonesia — 12 February 2008, 11:48 CET

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Clean sky website — 01 February 2008, 11:58 CET

Clean Sky is a European Commission Joint Technology Initiative that will develop breakthrough technologies to significantly reduce the impact of the air transport on the environment. Clean Sky is expected to lead to earlier introduction of new, radically greener aircraft.