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European Union: Environmental Policy Issues
Super Tuesday on climate change at the European Parliament
On Tuesday 7 October the European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on the “EU climate and energy package”, a set of directives which makes up the biggest legislative effort to combat climate change in the world.
According to WWF, the package is essential not only for reducing CO2 emissions in Europe, but also to achieve a global climate agreement next year in Copenhagen, to keep global warming as much as possible below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. A failure on "super-Tuesday" will mean a failure of European climate policies. Read more...Massive health benefits from stronger climate policies, shows new study
Health savings of up to 25 billion euros could be achieved every year in Europe if the European Union immediately opted for stronger climate policies, says a new study published by health and environment NGOs.
The study, commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-E) and WWF, analyses the health benefits brought about by reduced climate pollution if the European Union increased without any delay its 2020 target for domestic greenhouse gas emission cuts from 20 to 30 per cent. Read more...Download the study
Time to LeadMEPs challenged to answer the climate change call
European leaders are deciding our response to climate change now. Will they lead the fight to keep global warming below 2°C? Track their progress, and ask them if they are ready to lead.
Time to Lead is a joint campaign from WWF, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe and CAN Europe to keep citizens up-to-date with the EU’s discussions, what they mean for global temperatures, and who in Europe is taking the lead to keep global warming below 2°C. Read more...In the News
07 Oct 2008
Italy in flagrant flouting of tuna rules
Rome, Italy - Italy’s widespread disregard of fisheries management rules for Mediterranean bluefin tuna has been confirmed by a new WWF report – Lifting the lid on Italy’s bluefin tuna fishery – surveying Italian catches, markets and transfers to fish farms.
Italy in flagrant flouting of tuna rules
Rome, Italy - Italy’s widespread disregard of fisheries management rules for Mediterranean bluefin tuna has been confirmed by a new WWF report – Lifting the lid on Italy’s bluefin tuna fishery – surveying Italian catches, markets and transfers to fish farms.
06 Oct 2008
More Mammals Seeing Red
Marine mammals, such as the Narwhal and Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals, such as tree kangaroos were confirmed to be closer to extinction by IUCN’s updated Red List of Threatened Species.
More Mammals Seeing Red
Marine mammals, such as the Narwhal and Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals, such as tree kangaroos were confirmed to be closer to extinction by IUCN’s updated Red List of Threatened Species.
Publications
02 Oct 2008
The co-benefits to health of a strong EU climate change policy
Health savings of up to 25 billion euros could be achieved every year in Europe if the European Union immediately opted for stronger climate policies
The co-benefits to health of a strong EU climate change policy
Health savings of up to 25 billion euros could be achieved every year in Europe if the European Union immediately opted for stronger climate policies
