The World Bank’s climate hypocrisy
The Guardian | December 17, 2012Last week, the bank said 4C of global warming ‘simply must not be allowed to occur’. This month, it is considering whether to provide financing for a new coal-fired power plant in Mongolia
Leading MEP calls for EU climate security envoy
The Parliament Magazine | November 26, 2012Senior British MEP Graham Watson has called for the creation of an EU special representative on climate security.
EU parliament president calls for ‘properly funded’ budget
The Parliament Magazine | November 26, 2012EU policymakers and NGOs have given a mixed reaction to the dramatic collapse of last week’s summit of EU leaders and heads of state.
Croatia’s bold energy plans face uncertain future
Business New Europe (BNE) | November 26, 2012Croatia is one of the world’s most energy-import dependent countries, yet there’s an increasingly mixed outlook for the ambitious investment plans of Croatian power monopoly Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) following the recent turn of events at both home and abroad.
Monsanto On Verge of $40 Million GMO Bailout in Europe: Report
Nature Independent | November 26, 2012The genetically modified food industry’s biggest player, Monsanto, is reportedly set to receive $40 million in U.S. dollars worth of financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development according to the website bankwatch.org.
NGOs up the ante on budget greening
Agence Europe | November 22, 2012http://www.agenceurope.com/EN/index.html
Monuments to waste overshadow EU budget battle
Reuters | November 22, 2012EU leaders go into a budget battle on Thursday under pressure to avoid some glaring mistakes of the past: half-empty motorways, airports that barely see a flight and high-speed rail lines with few passengers to repay vast construction costs.
EU leaders gather for almighty budget battle that could tear Brussels apart
Guardian | November 22, 2012As David Cameron flies in to do battle over the EU’s seven-year €1tn budget deal, we attempt to separate myth from fact.
Green transition at stake, caution NGOs
Europolitics | November 20, 2012On the eve of the European Council of 22-23 November, focused on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020, environmental organisations warned that the existing budget proposals will not allow the transition to a green economy foreseen under the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy. This opportunity cannot be passed up, note the organisations, which point out that there are “many possibilities to spend available funds better and steer them to green sectors that create growth and jobs”. As it stands, the “proposed budget reflects the special interests of each member state, not the interests of the EU as a whole,” regret the NGOs.
EU budget: ‘phantom arguments’ should not take away from sustainable future
New Europe | November 20, 2012Wrangling between EU member states over the budget is weakening Europe at a time when it needs strength to compete in a globalised world, campaigners are warning.
