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Briefing on Emissions Reductions Targets
A global agreement on legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is key to the success of Copenhagen. The paper provides an overview, the current state of play, a summary of commitments made so far and positions of different …Read Post
Greening ICT
Almost every day we hear about the topic of Greening ICT. Policymakers and business around the world are highlighting the contribution that ICT companies have in cutting C02 emissions. This paper reviews the latest EU policy initiatives that have/will have …Read Post
FH Guide on the Copenhagen Summit
This FH guide explains what the summit is, who will attend, what role is there for business.
Iceland’s Path to EU Membership may be a Rocky One
I see that the EU Council of Ministers has asked the European Commission to deliver an opinion on Iceland’s application to join the EU, just 10 days after Reykjavik submitted its formal request for membership. The Swedish presidency wants the report by the end of the year, and foreign minister Carl Bildt has implied that [...] Read Post
EU Fisheries Warning on Climate Change
If you want a flavour of the political challenges we face in dealing with global climate change, then take a look at European fisheries. It’s a disaster area! We should heed the warnings it sends.
For year after year political expediency has triumphed over the evident need for drastic action to save a vital resource from [...] Read Post
Can Europe Provide Leadership in Copenhagen?
It’s maybe hard to think of global warming as we shiver in the coldest European winter for two decades, but there are just nine months to go before COP15, the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen, which may well determine whether or not the world can respond to a threat to our planet which [...] Read Post
