Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Five European countries, Norway, Germany, Lituania, Finland and The Netherlands, signed on 29 June in Brussels a memorandum of understanding to commit their financial and political support for the setting up of CESSDA, a European social science data infrastructure. The Council of European Social Science Data Archives ‘CESSDA’ is a network of 20 European archives providing access gateway to important
Monday, August 16th, 2010
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson as a member of the new UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. “I am tremendously pleased and grateful for the opportunity to be a member of this panel on an issue of such importance to all humankind. This is also recognition of Sweden’s
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Today the 2009 Environment Policy Review was published. It reports on EU policy developments from last year and looks in detail at EU and Member States’ environmental trends and policy performance. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: “The 2009 Environment Policy Review shows that Member States adopted and implemented a variety of environmental policy measures. It
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Industry and climate change organisations have criticised government plans on reducing emissions as ‘too vague’, according to analysis from Alva, the corporate reputation analysis company. July’s review of traditional and social media also identified that future private sector investment in the programme is dependent on Ministers developing a more rigorous policy framework. “Despite the
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The UN-climate negotiations in December in Copenhagen did not achieve the desired success. However, at least several advances were made that can help to reach a legally binding agreement. This analysis examines the negotiations in Copenhagen as well as their results. Highlighted are lessons we can learn from these experiences and how we can move
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
This Forest Trends/Katoomba Group report presents an analysis of the legal and policy framework for tree and forest carbon in Ghana – key elements for REDD+. It shows how the current legal and regulatory structure for forestry and lands in Ghana provides indications and precedents for how carbon rights and benefits might be managed and
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Defra, in partnership with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), has published the 2010 update to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. The dataset is now available on our conversion factors page. The conversion factor dataset is updated on an annual basis and is intended for use in conjunction with Defra /
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Speaking at a consultation meeting on the Contracted Agricultural Products sub-decree, Minister Chan Sarun said the new rules were expected to receive government assent by August, and would help reduce the risk involved in the agricultural business and boost future production.“The sub-decree will set the legal conditions required for connecting farmers and investors together to
Friday, July 30th, 2010
With the financial crisis fading into the past, speculation on agricultural commodities markets has returned in force. Food prices are climbing once again as hedge funds rediscover the immense profits that can be made — led by a British chocolate baron. Even by the standards of London’s exclusive Mayfair neighborhood, businessman Anthony Ward leads a
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Commission proposes a framework and common objectives to prevent soil degradation, to preserve soil functions and to remediate degraded soil. Under this proposal, which forms part of the strategy, risk areas and polluted sites are identified and provision is made to remediate degraded soil. Read More
