Day: 18 March 2005

Committee calls for strict limits on sulphur content in shipping fuel

The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted overwhelmingly in favour of reducing the sulphur content of shipping fuel and introducing mandatory limits to cut sulphur emissions.

Energy efficiency is top priority for meeting emissions reduction targets

Energy efficiency should be the main short term objective to meeting emissions reduction targets, a conference of delegates at the Energy and Environment Ministerial Roundtable in London heard this week.

EU states fail to find enthusiasm for biofuels

EU governments are largely failing to comply with requirements under a 2003 directive on increasing use of biofuels in transport, the European Commission revealed on Wednesday. A senior oil industry official claimed the situation showed the rules should be rethought.

Nuclear power will play significant role in future energy needs

Nuclear power is set to play a significant role in providing future energy needs and reducing carbon emissions, an audience of delegates at the Energy and Environment Ministerial Roundtable in London were told this week.

Senate votes to allow oil drilling in Arctic refuge

The Bush administration's long held goal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge came a step closer to realisation this week after the Senate voted, by the narrowest of margins, in favour of it.

Rivers threatened as Himalayan glaciers retreat

Hundreds of millions of people in China, India and Nepal could suffer water shortages as a result of glaciers retreating in the Himalayas due to global warming, a WWF report has warned.

Revised spatial strategy for East Midlands

The regional spatial strategy (RSS) for the East Midlands providing the planning framework for the region's development over the next 16 years has been published this week by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Over extraction reduces Holy River to sewage channel

The lower stretches of the River Jordan, running between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, has little more than sewage flowing between its banks for large parts of the year, Friends of the Earth has warned.

Government backtracks over NAP to issue lower level allowances to industry

The Government has been forced to backtrack over its plan to weaken the National Allocation Plan (NAP) determining the level of greenhouse gases the country is allowed to emit, and issue allowances based on its original plan issued in April last year.

Environment Committee votes in favour of energy efficiency

The European Parliament's Environment Committee cast an almost unanimous vote in favour of measures to increase the energy efficiency of electrical products such as computers, hairdryers, washing machines and heaters.

Climate change will harm Illinois farms, scientists warn

Agriculture in Illinois and the entire Great Lake system could be under threat if the region's climate changes, a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has warned.

Industry calls for WEEE delay

Implementation of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive should be delayed until 2006 like in other European countries, industry figures have warned the government.

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