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Green wish list for Santa Obama

30 November, 2008

In the US, twenty-nine of the biggest NGOs published a 391-pages policy document with recommendations for the new Obama administration on how to start the transition to a green and clean economy. The impressive report includes detailed proposals on how to endorse legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% before 2020 and and 80%… » read more

Posted by Willy De Backer

Climate change, energy security, European Parliament, European Union, Global Warming, US climate policy

UK gets parliamentary group on peak oil

28 June, 2007

From the Oil Drum: “On Tuesday 26th June 2007, Tony Blair’s last full day as Prime Minister, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas (APPGOPO) held its inaugural Annual General Meeting, ensuring that the issue of declining global oil supplies will feature much more prominently in Parliament in the Gordon Brown era.… » read more

Posted by Willy De Backer

energy security, European Parliament, Peak oil

News Alerts: IEA report – New York green yellow cabs

22 May, 2007

Carbon dioxide emissions will rise 59% by 2030 as economic growth will drive demand for energy. This is the bad news published today by the US Energy Information Administration in its International Energy Outlook 2007. Looking at these figures, who still believes the EU will be able to convince other regions that a global reduction… » read more

Posted by Willy De Backer

Climate change, European Parliament, Global Warming, Green cars, Green cities

European Parliament fever over global warming

26 April, 2007

While Brussels is basking in the April summer heat and citizens are out on the streets enjoying the “friendly face” of climate change, members of the European Parliament are feverishly trying to position themselves as important players on the climate policy battle field. To “co-ordinate” the parliament’s position on these issues, the MEPs decided on… » read more

Posted by Willy De Backer

Climate change, European Parliament, European Union, Global Warming

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