E-news update December 4 2006

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
1.1. EU tries to combat climate change with tough CO2 cut
1.2. Commission tells Members States to cut emissions
1.3. Europe accepts its role as the green pioneer of the world
1.4. New IDB sustainable energy and climate change initiative
1.5. Justices’ First Brush With Global Warming

CLIMATE IMPACTS
2.1. Expert Warns China to Act or Suffer Consequences of Climate Change
2.2. Warmer oceans storing climate change dangers
2.3. New Crops Needed to Meet Climate Crisis

PUBLICATIONS
3.1. Achieving GHG Emission reductions in Developing Countries Through Energy Efficient Lighting Projects in the CDM
3.2. Overcoming the barriers: mainstreaming climate change adaptation in developing countries
3.3. Impacts of Climate Change in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
3.4. Urban Sprawl in Europe - The ignored challenge

ANNOUNCEMENT
4.1. Invitation for comments – 2 JI projects in Turkey

2006-12-04T10:59:32+01:004. 12. 2006|Pomembno|

E-news update November27 2006

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
1.1. Portugal to Invest 354 Million Euros to Meet Kyoto
1.2. Danish Vestas Shares Soar as Wind Power Market Booms
1.3. Secret plan to impose EU-wide carbon limit - Industry commissioner urges introduction of unilateral emissions target by 2020
1.4. China to Start Building 6 GW Hydro Plant
1.5. EU ministers dodge commitment to cut energy waste - Empty words from EU Energy Council on increasing energy efficiency

CLIMATE IMPACTS
2.1. Climate Change may affect Delivery of WFD objectives

CONFERENCES
3.1. 3rd Austrian JI/CDM Workshop

PUBLICATIONS
4.1. UNEP publishes simplified guides to IPCC reports on CCS and HFCs
4.2. New FEEM Working Paper on the Effect of the EU ETS
4.3. Choosing a forest definition for the Clean Development Mechanism

ANNOUNCEMENTS
5.1. NASA scientist wins WWF conservation medal
5.2. New website on forestry

2006-11-27T10:24:48+01:0027. 11. 2006|Pomembno|

Kjoto gre naprej počasnemu tempu navkljub

Pogajanja ZN o spremembi podnebja v Nairobiju so se končala z večinoma nezadovoljivimi rezultati in le skromnim napredkom v okviru Kjotskega protokola. Podnebne spremembe morajo postati najvišja prioriteta vlad, če resnično želimo preprečiti katastrofalne posledice.

2006-11-22T16:02:11+01:0022. 11. 2006|Pomembno|

E-news update November21 2006

NAIROBI OUTCOMES
1.1. “Spirit of Nairobi” prevails as United Nations Climate Change Conference successfully concludes with decisions to support developing countries
1.2. EU hails 'solid progress' at climate conference
1.3. Mixed opinions on climate conference outcome
1.4. Kyoto moves forward despite slow pace
1.5. 2007 crucial in global warming battle
1.6. Barroso a born-again climate warrior
1.7. Still no post-Kyoto plan as climate talks end

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
2.1. Wind turbine supply contract for first African IPP wind farm signed
2.2. Climate-friendly energy neglected in EU spending plans for new member states
2.3. Spain Makes Solar Panels a Must on New Buildings
2.4. Commission sets out agenda for revising the EU emissions trading scheme from 2013
2.5. No gold medal winners in climate protection competition

PUBLICATIONS
3.1. New study on the economic impacts of linking the EU Emission Trading Scheme to emerging schemes beyond Europe in the framework of a post-Kyoto agreement
3.2. Carbon, Land and Water: A Global Analysis of the Hydrologic Dimensions of Climate Change Mitigation through Afforestation/Reforestation
3.3. An Early Assessment of National Allocation Plans for Phase 2 of EU Emission Trading
3.4. European forest types
3.5. Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol and Forest Sector - Afforestation/Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism in Asia
3.6. “Factors underpinning future action”
3.7. Cooperative Climate: Energy Efficiency Action in East Asia

ANNOUNCEMENT
4.1. Vacancy for a policy officer at CAN-Europe

2006-11-21T11:44:23+01:0021. 11. 2006|Pomembno|
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