Thursday, July 8th, 2010
EEA – This study undertakes an analysis of the environmental dimensions of territorial cohesion and of related EU policies. It is intended to contribute to and support external processes including the European Commission’s Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion, revision of the EU budget (e.g. regarding Cohesion Policy) and the work of ESPON (the European Spatial
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
BBC – An inquiry into questions raised by the so-called ClimateGate affair will release its conclusions on Wednesday. The Independent Climate Change Email Review was commissioned by the UK’s University of East Anglia following the hacking of emails from its servers. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
LIFE IN ITALY – Italy’s current mobile-phone network risks collapse if smartphones keep spreading at the rate they are, the head of Italy’s media watchdog Agcom said Tuesday. Agcom chief Corrado Calabro’ said the body was striving to free up extra bandwidth to cope with increasing demand. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
ITAR TASS – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday hold a conference on construction and reconstruction of airports in Russia as part of his working trip to the North Caucasian Federal District. The meeting to be attended by government members and the leaders of specialized federal agencies will discuss prospects for development of
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
DUTCH NEWS – Although it did not uncover any new serious errors in the controversial UN climate report, a Dutch research institute said on Monday the UN body should improve its quality controls. The national environment assessment agency PBL was commissioned by the Dutch environment ministry to look into the results of the IPCC report after
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – An additional constraint (and size) to delay the decline of world production. Saudi Arabia, world’s largest producer of oil, would put an end to the exploration on its soil in order to save their wealth and pass them on to future generations,according to a statement from King Abdullah. Read More
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
DEFRA – The schemes fund green farming methods such as creating wildlife habitats and protecting the English landscape. Although Defra’s schemes are effective and have been designed to make them attractive to farmers, the European Commission concluded that payments should only be made at certain points during the year instead of on a rolling basis
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Norway took over the presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea states on July 1st. Norway will base its presidency on the priorities adopted by the Council of the Baltic Sea States: environment, energy, economic development, education and culture, and civil security. In addition Norway will have a particular focus on
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
The “Renewable Energy Snapshots” report, published today by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62% (17GW) of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009. The share rose from 57% in 2008. For the second year running, wind energy accounted for the largest share
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Germany will not deliver on financial aid promises made at the Copenhagen climate summit to help developing countries deal with climate change, according to draft budget plans for the next two years. Read More
