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ENERGY AND CLIMATE

[FOCUS] Energy and Climate

19.05.2008 @ 11:04 CET

EUOBSERVER / ENERGY AND CLIMATE - Europeans, experts and politicians agree that climate change is a fact and that human activity contributes to it. At the same time energy prices are rocketing and dependence on supplies from unstable parts of the world is growing. EUobserver talks to key players and examines the fight to limit global warming and secure energy resources for the future.

Commission backs Norway's Arctic vision: no new treaty

13.11.2008 @ 17:46 CET

No new treaty is necessary to protect the Arctic, according to the European Commission. The current Law of the Sea is sufficient. Commission President Barroso offered his support for such a perspective after a visit of Norwegian Prime Minister and six of his cabinet ministers to Brussels in which, amongst other subjects, Norway's development of Arctic oil and gas resources and the protection of EU energy security was discussed.

Europe's Arctic adventure - Soybeans and oil spills

12.11.2008 @ 17:42 CET

In the fourth and final part of our series on the Arctic, we speak to a range of environmentalists who are not all in agreement on what should happen in the Arctic.

Energy plan aims to wean Europe off Russia

14.11.2008 @ 02:10 CET

A day before the European Union heads into partnership talks with Russia, its major energy supplier to the east, Brussels has unveiled an ambitious strategy outlining how it hopes to wean the 27-country bloc from the fickle oil and gas dealer.

Europe's Arctic adventure - 'It was the Red Army that liberated the north, you know.'

11.11.2008 @ 19:06 CET

In the third of a four-part series on the Arctic, we speak to geo-politics experts, entrepreneurs and the Norwegian foreign minister and deputy defence minister to get to the truth behind the headlines about the 'scramble for the Arctic' and concerns about a growing militarisation of the region.

Europe's Arctic adventure - Little Murmansk

10.11.2008 @ 17:47 CET

In the second of a four-part series on the Arctic, we look at Kirkenes, a small harbour town sometimes called 'Little Murmansk' for its 10 percent Russian population, and how it is set to be transformed by the oil and gas bonanza opening up as the ice disappears.

Europe's Arctic adventure - The new cold rush for resources

07.11.2008 @ 10:26 CET

In a four-part series, the EUobserver heads to the Arctic - the very top of Europe - and speaks to oil company executives, environmentalists, government ministers, bio-chemists, engineers, geo-politics experts and the bright young things that are heading to the region ahead of the new 'Cold Rush' - the bonanza of resource development that is just beginning to take off in this stark, fragile region. In the first part, we look at the ecological catastrophe that is seeing the Arctic melt much, much faster than anyone had predicted.

October

  • 01HALLOWEEN: American style "trick or treating" swept Europe on 31 October.
  • 02VAALIKONE: Finns searched election website in municipal elections on 26 October.
  • 03ICESAVE: UK subsidiary of Iceland's Landisbanki declared bankruptcy.
  • 04SUPRENALOTTO: Italy's lottery site swept when Sicilian suburb won €100 million.
  • 05KENZA FARAH: The French R&B singer was hurt in a car accident on 13 October.
  • 06FALLOUT 3: This nuclear simulation game was launched on 16 October.
  • 07PES 2009: The Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 video game was released.
  • 08X FACTOR: The UK's hit reality show drew record audiences in October.
  • 09AC DC: The Australian band released its new album Black Ice on 20 October.
  • 10MAM TALENT: The Polish version of the television show "I Have Talent!".

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Climate change outracing EU targets, WWF warns

20.10.2008 @ 09:29 CET

Climate change is happening faster and its extent is wider than the world's leading scientists had predicted, according to a new report by pro-green group the WWF released on Monday, urging the EU to take ambitious action.

EU-15 mostly on track to meet Kyoto targets

17.10.2008 @ 09:26 CET

The 15 'old' European Union member states are on track to meeting their targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions that they signed up to under the 1997 Kyoto Agreement.

Romania opens door to Gazprom pipeline

24.10.2008 @ 09:47 CET

Romania is open to investing in the Gazprom pipeline South Stream, not just the EU Nabucco project, designed to reduce energy dependency on Russia, Romanian minister of economy Varujan Vosganian said on Thursday as general elections loom.

MEPs stick with strong line on CO2 emissions from cars

26.09.2008 @ 09:24 CET

In a surprise vote, deputies in the European Parliament's environment committee have put car manufacturers on the back foot, not only endorsing European Commission proposals for restricting carbon dioxide emissions from cars by 2012, but also proposing a second, deeper target for reductions by 2020.

Europeans mount bikes to mark World Car-free Day

22.09.2008 @ 09:27 CET

Tens of thousands of Europeans are expected to take part in the World Car-free Day, an event designed to breathe fresh air into European cities and help cool down the warming planet.

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