E-news update June 27 2005
POLICY
1. UK sets out stall for EU Presidency
1.2. EU ministers agree f-gas law
1.3. Commissioner Piebalgs: Europe could save 20% of its energy by 2020
1.4. Commission approves last allocation plan ending NAP marathon
1.5. Bush may agree pollution plan if rivals also sign up
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
2.1. World Bank helps China scale up use of renewable energy
2.2. Developing countries receive boost for renewable energy under new UN plan
2.3. Swiss Government adopts details on Climate Penny and CO2 tax
2.4. Alarm Bells to Ring Over Climate Change
2.5. Appliances on standby fuel climate change
2.6. Plans to finance RE programs in Armenia
2.7. Dramatic rise in EU emissions
2.8. Increased power production drives EU greenhouse gas emissions up in 2003
2.9. Denmark launches ?13 million JI/CDM tender
2.10. EU post-2012 target "not too ambitious"
2.11. Belarus considers profiting from Kyoto
CONFERENCES
3.1. Climate or development?, International conference
3.2. UNIDO seminar on EU ETS/Linking directive
3.3. "1/3 of Our Planet: What Can Asia and Europe Do for Sustainable Development?"
PUBLICATIONS
4.1. Annual report 2004
4.2. Optimal intensity targets for emissions trading under uncertainty
4.3. Approaches for Future International Co-operation
4.4. Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2003 and inventory report 2005 4.5. A new report on F - gases and the EU
4.6. Africa - Up in Smoke
4.7. Oxford Climate Policy: Recent Briefing Notes and Articles
ANNOUNCEMENTS
5.1. Internship at Friends of the Earth Europe: Climate Change campaign 2005-2006