E-news update 13 October 2008
CLIMATE
1.1. Climate change and energy policies lack cohesion, says Oxfam report
1.2. EU committee approves climate change bill
1.3. EU's climate package 'in crisis'
1.4. EU countries may use economic crisis to ditch climate change commitments
1.5. EU Parliament falls short of improving EU’s answer to climate
ENERGY
2.1. Member States endorse Commission proposals to reduce electricity consumption
2.2. EU’s first enlightened move on energy efficiency
2.3. Banks set to finance disastrous Kashagan oil project
2.4. EU energy Council: France put EU renewables leadership at risk
EMISSIONS
3.1. France eyes CO2 opt-outs for industry
PUBLICATIONS
4.1. Why carbon capture and storage won't save the climate
4.2. Power plant emission performance standard (EPS) for CO2
CONFERENCES
5.1. European NGOs Discussing Sustainable Energy in Paris, France, October 13-15, 2008
5.2. Stakeholder conference on post-2012 climate change agreement
5.3. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznañ, Poland - COP 14