CLIMATE

1.1. Journalists and Scientists to discuss climate change at Global Media Forum
1.2. Green NGO's letter to van Rompuy: EU’s climate ambition a green way out of the crisis

ENERGY

2.1. EU leaders agree non-binding energy efficiency target
2.2. Biofuels: ‘Recognised by the European Union’ ... but what does it really mean?
2.3. EU Economy can be boosted by green ambition Ž
2.4. EU, U.S. clean energy support under threat: HSBC
2.5. EU sees solar power imported from Sahara in five years
2.6. EU states agree to close dirty coal plants by 2024

EMISSIONS

3.1. Europe losing sight of sustainable and green future
3.2. Commission to revive EU carbon tax debate
3.3. Study shows vans can be more fuel efficient and cheaper
3.4. Environmental evidence will be heard in aviation EU-ETS legal action
3.5. Air ticket tax for Germany as government looks to balance budget
3.6. Financial recovery to reignite transport demand growth

JOB

4.1. FINANCE MANAGER
4.2. INTERN - ECONOMIC JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

PUBLICATIONS

5.1. Time to rescue the EU ETS

Vabilo na tiskovno konferenco v okviru dogodka

Podnebni posvet: Akcijski načrt za obnovljive vire energije za obdobje 2010 - 2020

torek, 22. junij 2010, ob 14.30 uri, stavba Univerze v Mariboru, Slomškov trg 5

CLIMATE

1.2. European environment ministers at a crossroads on climate and GM crops
1.3. De Boer passes on UN climate negotiation baton
1.4. Reasons to be cheerful about climate change talks

ENERGY

2.1. EU debt crisis boosts chance of energy tax overhaul
2.2. New EU biofuel sustainability rules ‘missing the point’ say green groups
2.3. Costly Nuclear Fusion Demo Worries Cash-Strapped EU

EMISSIONS

3.1. Billions in savings and investment await Council action
3.2. NGOs urge EC to adopt stricter legislation on air pollution

POLICY

4.1. EU promotes ‘green jobs’ as way out of crisis

DEVELOPMENT

5.1. EU not meeting commitments needed to achieve Millennium Development Goals

PUBLICATIONS

6.1. Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage

CLIMATE

1.1. Bonn climate negotiators drag on with little progress
1.2. UN climate talks resume, EU must resist industry lobbying and
1.3. Murky climate finance risks undermining trust at U.N. talks
1.4. Hedegaard insists EU will push for "ambitious outcome" in Mexico Ž
1.5. Regions build climate alliances with business

ENERGY

2.1. EC investigation of nuclear vendors Areva, Siemens

EMISSIONS

3.1. EU 'half way to 2020 emissions target'
3.2. China carbon market prospects not optimistic – official
3.3. EU carbon flattens after U.S. jobs data

EVENTS

4.1. Bioenergy: a carbon accounting time bomb
4.2. "Towards a European Energy Community for the 21st. Century?"

Ljubljana, 3. junij 2010 – Razmišljate o nakupu novega televizorja pred svetovnim prvenstvom v nogometu? Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj predstavlja energetsko najbolj učinkovite skupine televizijskih sprejemnikov. T.i. "TV iskalnik" kupcem oz. nogometnim navdušencem omogoča, da z izbiro energetsko najučinkovitejšega TV sprejemnika prihranijo na stroških elektrike. Med vsemi tremi skupinami televizorjev (LED, LCD in plazma) so se LED televizorji izkazali za "podnebne prvake". Med LED televizorji pa so energetsko najbolj učinkovite in s tem najbolj okolju prijazne znamke LG, Samsung in Philips, v vse treh kategorijah velikosti.

CLIMATE

1.1. Greenpeace: Commission paper exposes industry scaremongering on climate
1.2. How to save the climate and billions of Euros
1.3. Mexico's President pushes Ottawa to act on climate change

EMISSIONS

2.1. EU stops short of recommending 30% cut in emissions by 2020
2.2. Moving to a 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU - Greenpeace policy analysis and
2.3. Putting a green economy within arms’ reach
2.4. China May Start State-Guided Carbon Market by 2014, Feng Says

PUBLICATIONS

3.1. Industry myths blocking an EU 30% emissions cut
3.2. Ensuring carbon reductions from fuel production

Ljubljana, 26. maj 2010 – Danes Evropska komisija na zahtevo Evropskega sveta objavila sporočilo, v katerem analizira možnosti za 30% zmanjšanje izustov v EU. Pri tem ugotavlja ne le, da je 30% cilj potreben, temveč tudi, da bi ga bilo enostavno doseči ter da bi imel pozitivne učinke na evropsko gospodarstvo. Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj te ugotovitve pozdravlja kot prvi korak v pravo smer.

Ljubljana, 24. maj 2010 – Konec aprila 2010 sta se zaključila natečaja, ki so ju v Focus društvu v sodelovanju z Ministrstvom za promet pripravili v okviru projekta ‘’Javni prevoz je kul!’’. Natečaja sta bila namenjena dijakom slovenskih srednjih šol. Današnji podelitvi nagrad avtorjem najboljših izdelkov pa je sledil Flash mob dogodek: Ples za zadnji vlak, na Slovenskih železnicah.

CLIMATE

1.1. bUN’s climate text talks of Copenhagen Accord
1.2. EU ministers agree broad outline for climate aid

ENERGY

2.1. Hidden annex calculates the indirect carbon footprint of a range of biofuels
2.2. US top scientists urge coal, oil use penalties
2.3. Safe clean energy future unfolds on virtual Heliosthana
2.4. EU 'southern gas corridor' getting crowded

EMISSIONS

3.1. Brussels to play down 'carbon leakage' threat
3.2. UK 'will push EU on CO2 targets'

TRANSPORT

4.1. Transport still going the wrong way
4.2. Tighter standards needed to green the car sector
4.3. Hedegaard rejects airlines' call to postpone ETS

REPORTS

5.1. Does EU ETS create windfall profits for energy intensive industry?

EVENTS

Ljubljana, 19.5.2010 - Energy Union je multimedijska turneja, ki s podporo Evropske unije na drugačen način ozavešča o inteligentni, zeleni energiji. Turneja bo od junija 2009 do konca leta 2010 z moderno instalacijo, koncerti, informacijami in razpravami obiskala 12 držav in 24 mest po Evropi. Tudi Slovenijo - Ljubljano in Maribor. Med 19. in 22. majem 2010 se bodo odvijali raznovrstni dogodki – poleg pestrega glasbeno vizualnega programa, bo potekala tudi panelna razprava: “Preklopi na zeleno energijo”.

KAJ: Flash mob dogodek - Ples za zadnji vlak

KDAJ: 24. maja 2010 ob 15.15

KJE: Glavna železniška postaja Ljubljana (na peronu ob tiru A1)

KDO: Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj, Plesna šola Kazina, Slovenske železnice in
Studijo 12.

CLIMATE

1.1. UN chief urges climate change on G8, G20 agenda
1.2. Kerry Unveils Climate Bill
1.3. India's Environment Minister to Keep Position
1.4. Senate Gets a Climate and Energy Bill, Modified by a Gulf Spill That Still Grows
1.5. Investors wary of 'green' forestry

ENERGY

2.1. Safe clean energy future unfolds on virtual Heliosthana
2.2. U.S. urges China to keep an open technology policy
2.3. French government says it sets power tariffs after CRE, EDF clash

EMISSIONS

3.1. EU carbon emissions, price forecasts to 2020
3.2. Bulgaria suspended from CO2 emissions trading
3.3. China study shows huge potential of low carbon telecom solutions
3.4. UK's new "green" government says to cut its CO2 10 percent
3.5. US EPA issues rules on biggest carbon polluters

EVENTS

Ljubljana, 14. maj – V Cankarjevem domu v Ljubljani je danes potekal prvi podnebni posvet iz serije šestih podnebnih posvetov, ki bodo do konca leta potekali po Sloveniji. Osrednja tema posveta so bili podnebni cilji in nastajajoči podnebni zakon. Razpravljalci so se strinjali, da je odziv na podnebne spremembe lahko odlična razvoja priložnost Slovenije, ki pa jo z nezadostnim izvajanjem ukrepov lahko hitro zamudimo.

 Ljubljana/Zagreb, 12. maj 2010 – Prihajajočega letnega srečanja Evropske banke za obnovo in razvoj (EBRD), ki bo 14. in 15. maja v Zagrebu, se bodo udeležile tudi okoljske nevladne organizacije. Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj namerava na srečanju pod vprašaj postaviti posojilo za projekt TEŠ6, o katerem naj bi se v banki odločili v prihodnjih tednih. Razen tega želijo okoljske organizacije EBRD opozoriti, da je skrajnji čas, da banka svoje investicije usmeri v prehod v nizko-ogljično gospodarstvo.

CLIMATE

1.1. China says new global climate deal still far away
1.2. South African heads race for UN climate chief
1.3. Climate forum paves way to Cancun meet
1.4. White House says time right for climate bill
1.5. Small Islands Urge Action at UN Oceans Meet

ENERGY

2.1. China’s Energy Use Threatens Goals on Warming
2.2. Lufthansa to use biofuel on flights by 2012

EMISSIONS

3.1. EU industry warns of danger in 30 percent emissions cut
3.2. India wants spotlight on per capita emissions

PUBLICATIONS

4.1. How climate change will impact our ability

EVENTS

CLIMATE

1.1. SAARC leaders propose common stand for Cancun
1.2. UN report pushes for energy access and efficiency to fight poverty and climate change
1.3. Germany to lobby for tougher EU climate goal

ENERGY

2.1. World needs clean energy revolution: UN chief

EMISSIONS

3.1. EU Move to 30% affordable and feasible
3.2. Climate Bill Delay Stymies Voluntary CO2 Market
3.3. Romania to launch carbon trading scheme
3.4. Europe's transport emissions keep rising
3.5. Brussels pushes for electric cars

PUBLICATIONS

4.1. How climate change will impact our ability to achieve the MDGs

EVENTS

5.1. Public Debate "Tar sands - undermining EU Climate Ambitions?"

CLIMATE

1.1. Developing nations want global climate accord by 2011
1.2. Cuban VP Says Bolivia Summit on Climate Change Was a Success
1.3. People's climate summit seeks to halve emissions by 2020
1.4. Global Climate Deal Best Option, But Road Rough: U.N.

EMISSIONS

2.1. Derivatives Bill Calls For U.S. Carbon Market Study
2.2. France pleads for better regulation of carbon market
2.3. France awaits clearer EU strategy on e-cars

JOB

3.1. EU public affairs and advocacy officer, Brussels

EVENTS

4.1. Meetings of the Convention Bodies - 31 May to 11 June

Ljubljana, 23. april 2010 - 26. aprila 1986, je svet pretresla najhujša jedrska katastrofa v zgodovini človeštva. Zaradi človeške napake je v ukrajinskem mestu Černobil eksplodiral četrti reaktor jedrske elektrarne. Po eksploziji so neustavljivi nevarni izpusti radioaktivnih snovi prepotovali svet in negativno vplivali na življenja milijonov ljudi. Učinke te nesreče je po 24 letih mogoče videti še danes in zato želi Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj ob obletnici te tragedije opozoriti na nevarnosti, ki jih še vedno odpira raba jedrske energije.

CLIMATE

1.1. Climate judgement stops airport expansion
1.2. Eco-activists mass for alternative climate summit in Bolivia

ENERGY

2.1. WWF: 100% Renewable Power is Possible as Shown by Breakthrough McKinsey Study

EMISSIONS

3.1. Transport emissions likely to hold back EU climate effectiveness
3.2. World Bank says East Asia can stabilize CO2 by 2025
3.3. 30% CO2 reduction through 80 km/h speed limit
3.4. EU carbon at fresh 2010 high after weak open
3.5. Sarkozy withdraws carbon tax as France resists trend towards higher fuel taxes

PUBLICATIONS

4.1. “Case for EU industry fleeing climate regime up in smoke”
4.2. Creating an Eco-Internet

EVENTS

5.1. The 40% Seminar
5.2. The Growth of Electric Vehicles:

CLIMATE

1.1. Concrete results expected at Mexico climate change conference: Danish PM
1.2. Skirmishes renewed at UN climate conference
1.3. Global climate deal impossible in 2010: U.N.
1.4. Senators prepare compromise climate change bill

ENERGY

2.1. Europe's biofuel policy unsustainable new research confirms
2.2. Greenpeace activists resist shipment of nuclear waste from France to Russia

EMISSIONS

3.1. EU emissions plunge leaving emissions trading scheme high and dry

JOBS

Focus društvo je s strani Ministrstva za okolje in prostor prejelo odgovor na uradni dopis, poslanega 10.3.2010, glede vprašljive situacije na Upravi RS za jedrsko varnost. Focus društvo je ministra Žarniča ponovno pozvalo, da oblikuje neodvisno komisijo, ki bo raziskala, kaj se v resnici dogaja na Uradu RS za jedrsko varnost, kljub temu, da je sam opravil obisk Uprave RS za jedrsko varnosti (URSJV) in presodil, da si zaslužita URSJV in njen direktor njegovo popolno zaupanje.

Focus društvo je s strani Ministrstva za okolje in prostor prejelo odgovor na uradni dopis, poslanega 10.3.2010, glede vprašljive situacije na Upravi RS za jedrsko varnost. Focus društvo je ministra Žarniča ponovno pozvalo, da oblikuje neodvisno komisijo, ki bo raziskala, kaj se v resnici dogaja na Uradu RS za jedrsko varnost, kljub temu, da je sam opravil obisk Uprave RS za jedrsko varnosti (URSJV) in presodil, da si zaslužita URSJV in njen direktor njegovo popolno zaupanje.

Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj bo jutri, 1.4.2010, na dan odprtih vrat, obiskalo Termo
elektrarno Šoštanj. Našo prisotnost v Šaleški dolini bomo izkoristili še za srečanje s
predstavniki sindikata premogovnika Velenje. Župana Velenja in Šoštanja se na našo
iniciativo za srečanje nista odzvala.

1. april, znan kot Dan norcev, želimo izkoristiti za soočanje naših argumentov z
argumenti tistih, ki podpirajo, lobirajo za in načrtujejo gradnjo okoljske norosti kot je
6. blok Termo elektrarne Šoštanj.

O rezultatih ekskurzije bom javnost obvestili preko naše spletne strani.

Ljubljana, 25. marec 2010 – Z razpravo “Slovenija: od energetske potratnosti do energetske učinkovitosti” je Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj opozorilo na vlogo učinkovite rabe energije v okviru razprave o nacionalnem energetskem programu. Učinkovita raba energije mora zasedati vidno mesto v energetski sliki prihodnosti. Po vzoru drugih razvitih gospodarstev si mora Slovenija zadati visok političen cilj na področju učinkovite rabe in ga podpreti z vsemi potrebnimi sredstvi.

CLIMATE

1.1. China climate chief: EU should not backtrack on Kyoto
1.2. Letter to Climate Commissioner on Fuel Quality Directive Implementation
1.3. Ethiopia calls for common stand from developing countries at climate change negotiations in Mexico
1.4. De Boer: UN climate deal 'possible in 2011'

ENERGY

2.1. UK lawmakers slam national policy statements on energy planning
2.2. German program cleared to turn defined energy savings into ERUs
2.3. EU report signals U-turn on biofuels target

EMISSIONS

3.1. U.N. panel suspends two more carbon emissions auditors
3.2. EU sees 2009 emissions data release on April 1

REPORTS

4.1. Single voice, single chair? How to re-organise the EU in international negotiations under the Lisbon rules
4.2. Is efficient sufficient?

EVENTS

5.1. The 40% Seminar

5.2. European Sustainable Energy Policy Seminar