E – news update 17 March 2008
CLIMATE CHANGE
1.1. EU leaders aim to seal climate action plan this year
1.2. Mixture of warnings about climate change, backing for airport expansion and delayed fuel tax rise infuriates environmentalists
1.3. The European Council has agreed on a timeframe and key principles for the energy and climate change package
1.4. Blair wants 'climate revolution'
1.5. EU aims at climate being pioneer, despite problems
1.6. China tells developed world to go on climate change 'diet'
1.7. EU carbon market lagging in climate fight: analysts
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
2.1. BioPower Generation Forum 2008
2.2. Forum on Climate Change and Science & Technology Innovation
2.3. Bangkok Climate Change Talks 2008 - AWG-LCA 1 and AWG-KP 5
2.4. NEW GHG EMISSION TRADING SCHEME IN THE EU. CAN IT DELIVER WHAT IT PROMISES?
2.5. European Patent Forum 2008, 6/7 May 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia
TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENTS
3.1. Japan Urges G-8, China to Cooperate on Green Energy Technology
Pogled Focusa na evropsko politiko za mobilnost v mestih
Septembra 2007 je Evropska komisija na podlagi preteklih posvetovanj predstavila Zeleno knjigo o mestnem prometu. Z njo je odprla široko javno razpravo o tem, kakšna bi lahko bila vsebina evropske politike o tem vprašanju. Zelena knjiga vsebuje 25 odprtih vprašanj, na katera je lahko kdorkoli odgovarjal in to posredoval Evropski komisiji. Posvetovalni postopek je trajal do 15. marca. Tudi v Focusu smo posredovali stališča za posvetovanje o Zeleni knjigi in akcijskem načrtu.