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Change now or change never The longer we wait to move away from gasoline, the more high gas prices will hurt	Ryan Avent	05 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, European Union, fuel efficiency, oil, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Climate Be Damned E.U. plows ahead with coal		23 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 11:24 AM on 23 Apr 2008 Even as it makes plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, the European Union is gearing up to put some 50 coal plants on line in the next five years. Europeans' distaste for nuclear energy and the relative cheap cost of coal -- even when carbon permits are factored in -- have made the black rock attractive for meeting rising demand. E.U. electric companies say they're seeking out "clean" coal, an oxymoron that ...
Topics: climate, coal, dumbassery , energy, European Union, news (all these topics)

Open skies the limit? As nonstop flights between the U.S. and E.U. increase, what will be the effect on climate?	Ashley Braun	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air travel, climate, European Union, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

Smithfield's European strategy The hog giant CAFOizes Poland and Romania to gain access to Western Europe	Tom Philpott	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, European Union, food, industrial ag, Poland, Romania (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: Not now, Darling U.K.'s Labor Party embraces nuclear but is slow to move on the big climate challenge	Ben Tuxworth	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, European Union, nuclear power, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Crop, Stop, and Roll E.U. likely to cut subsidies for farmers		13 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 1:11 PM on 13 Mar 2008 With crop prices through the roof and scientific concerns being raised about the greenness of biofuels, various European countries have cut back tax breaks and subsidies for farmers -- and now the European Union as a whole is planning to follow suit. source:� The Wall Street Journal see also, in Grist:� E.U. says it will be mindful of sustainability in boosting biofuels From ...
Topics: ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, energy, European Union, news, politics (all these topics)

A Climate of Fear E.U. report warns of increased security threats due to climate change		10 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 8:38 AM on 10 Mar 2008 A new report from the European Union's two top foreign-policy officials warns of a wide range of security threats that will be caused or exacerbated by climate change. The report echoes the concerns of earlier U.S. and U.K. reports, warning of "significant potential conflicts" over energy resources, climate-related mass migration, economic instability, and more. A g ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, European Union, news (all these topics)

Thom Yorke's big ask Radiohead frontman leads climate campaign	Sarah van Schagen	27 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: celebrity, climate, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, music (all these topics)

EUphonious EU-27 emissions down 8 percent since 1990	Joseph Romm	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

No More Required Why are biofuels losing steam in Europe -- and barreling ahead in the U.S.?	Tom Philpott	21 Feb 2008	Victual Reality
The signs are cropping up -- we just need to heed them. Photo: iStockphoto "Biodiesel: No War Required," reads a bumper sticker I see more often than you might expect in North Carolina. As in other states across the nation, a lot of activist energy here has gone into creating a market for diesel fuel made from vegetable oil. Of course, it's an uphill ride, given that ...
Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, European Union, progress, United States (all these topics)

Under pressure E.U. considers pollution charges on imports from U.S. and other climate scofflaws	Patrick Mazza	23 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, climate, economy, European Union, international politics, politics, state politics, United States (all these topics)

The Chopping Bloc European Union unveils detailed plans to cut GHG emissions		23 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 6:18 AM on 23 Jan 2008 European Union leaders today unveiled detailed draft plans to reduce E.U.-wide emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The plans would require utilities to buy all of their greenhouse-gas emissions permits beginning in 2013, as opposed to the current practice of allocating nearly all of them for free, which companies can then sell at a profit. Also starting in 2013, other heavil ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, international politics, news, politics (all these topics)

A Tough Row to Hoe E.U. says it will be mindful of sustainability in boosting biofuels		14 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 5:06 PM on 14 Jan 2008 Realizing that biofuel production can have negative social and environmental consequences, the European Commission says it will propose "strict conditions that biofuels used in the European market are produced in a sustainable way" instead of barreling ahead willy-nilly (because really, that would be crazy). The commission will announce specific climate-change mitiga ...
Topics: biofuels, energy, European Union, news (all these topics)

European biodiesel: riding on empty? Unlike the U.S., European governments are cutting back on agrofuel goodies	Tom Philpott	27 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: European Union, industrial ag, biofuels, agriculture, energy, ag subsidies (all these topics)

Norway to Go Norway will ban mercury		26 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 9:31 AM on 26 Dec 2007 Come Jan. 1, Norway will completely ban mercury in manufacturing, imports, and exports. "Mercury is among the most dangerous pollutants. Good alternatives to mercury exist already and it is therefore right to introduce this ban," says Environment Minister Erik Solheim, with due formality. Norway's standards exceed that of the European Union, which will ban mercury in thermometers in the first half of 2009 and in exp ...
Topics: European Union, mercury, news, Norway, progress, toxics (all these topics)

Big Ol' Jet Air Whiner Plan to regulate airline emissions moves forward in E.U.		21 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 4:26 PM on 21 Dec 2007 A proposed law that would regulate emissions from airlines taking off from or landing in the European Union has been approved by environment ministers. The bill to include airlines in the E.U.'s carbon-trading scheme was scaled back from the version passed by the E.U. Parliament last month, aiming to start in 2012 instead of 2011 and making airlines buy only 10 percent of their carbo ...
Topics: air travel, business, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics (all these topics)

Porsche de Crossy European automakers in a snit over proposed EU emissions cuts		19 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:07 PM on 19 Dec 2007 A European Union proposal to reduce average new-car CO2 emissions 20 percent by 2012 -- and to fine automakers that don't meet the target -- has revved up observers on all sides. German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- a climate Cassandra whose country is home to industry giants including Porsche, BMW, and DaimlerChrysler -- took a public swipe at the unfairness of the plan; conservationi ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, climate, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, news (all these topics)

Mirror, Mirror, on the Sand Solar project in African desert could supply clean energy to Europe		04 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:12 PM on 04 Dec 2007 A string of gigantic solar generators in the northern African desert could cleanly supply one-sixth of Europe's electricity needs, say backers of a project called Desertec. The project relies on concentrated solar power, in which giant mirrors focus the sun's rays on pillars filled with water, creating steam, which drives turbines, which generate electricity. In the ...
Topics: Africa, energy, European Union, innovation, news, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics)

A Kernel of Wisdom Europe may ban two types of genetically modified corn		26 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 9:58 AM on 26 Nov 2007 Europe may end up sans two types of genetically modified corn, as E.U. environment officials have proposed a ban on the seeds. Officials say the GM corn, made by powerful biotech companies DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences, and Syngenta, could harm wildlife and disrupt food chains. E.U. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the genetically modified corn could have "unexpected ecos ...
Topics: agriculture, European Union, GMOs, industrial ag, news (all these topics)

Stakes on a Plane E.U. Parliament approves plan to require airline emissions reductions		14 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 6:37 AM on 14 Nov 2007 A European Union plan to bring the airline industry into its carbon-trading market has just passed the E.U. Parliament, angering many airlines, the United States, and other countries. Parliament voted to require steeper emissions cuts than the E.U. Commission's relatively weaker airline plan. Under the amended version, by 2011, all airlines flying within or into the E.U. woul ...
Topics: business, climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, news (all these topics)

I Pity the Fuel Oxfam warns Europe's biofuel boom likely to worsen plight of world's poor		01 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 7:45 AM on 01 Nov 2007 The anti-poverty charity Oxfam said this week that the European Union's rush to biofuels could hit the world's poor quite hard. The group released a report about the issue suggesting that without proper controls to make the biofuels boom sustainable and more just, it's likely to threaten the food supply and provide a large incentive to heavily concentrate land ownership for ...
Topics: biofuels, European Union, news (all these topics)

Ad Hawk European Parliament votes to require car ads include warnings on CO2 emissions		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 7:27 AM on 29 Oct 2007 The European Parliament recently voted that car ads must include warnings on vehicle CO2 emissions. If the rule successfully negotiates the rest of the European Union legislative process, 20 percent of a car ad would have to warn or educate consumers about the CO2 emitted from the vehicles advertised, as well as their fuel consumption. The 20 percent rule would apply to overal ...
Topics: cars, climate, European Union, legislation, news (all these topics)

Europe to reform carbon trading system Credits will be auctioned and limits tightened	David Roberts	05 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

G8: We really mean it on climate change this time Really	David Roberts	16 Apr 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, George Bush, politics (all these topics)

Learning from the EU's cap and trade system Learning is fun	Jason D Scorse	08 Apr 2007	Gristmill

Topics: carbon trading, climate, European Union, politics (all these topics)

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