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| Title: | Consultation on the EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU ETS from 2013 |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 13 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 23 July 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | On 23 January 2008 the European Commission published a package of proposals for tackling climate change and delivering a low carbon economy in Europe. These proposals together aim to implement the decisions agreed by EU Heads of State and Government at the March 2007 Spring European Council, including a 20 per cent reduction in EU GHG emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels, increasing to 30 per cent when there is an international climate agreement; 20 per cent of total EU energy consumption to come... (89 words more) |
| Title: | Proposed UK auction design for use in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Phase II |
| Author: | Defra |
| Issued: | 16 January 2008 |
| Deadline: | 14 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation is on Government’s proposed type, form and process for the auction or sale of EU allowances (EUAs) during Phase II. The proposed allocation method already takes account of views expressed during the UK’s March 2005 consultation on allocation of surplus Phase I allowances and the input of an Auctioning Working Group, a small stakeholder group set up to provide views to Government on auction design. |
| Title: | CALL for EVIDENCE on the ECONOMICS OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS |
| Organisation: | European Commission |
| Issued: | 15 November 2007 |
| Deadline: | 31 December 2007 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | Following commitments made at the G8+5 meeting of Environment Ministers in Potsdam in March 2007, the Commission is supporting Germany with the preparatory work for a Review on the Economics of Biodiversity Loss to be presented at the Ninth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Bonn, Germany, in May 2008. The Review will be carried out by an independent economist. The Review will evaluate the costs of the loss of biodiversity and the associated decline in... (81 words more) |
Handbook on SEA for Cohesion Policy 2007-2013
by Members of the Greening Regional Development Programmes;
by Members of the Greening Regional Development Programmes;
The Handbook provides information and guidance on how to comply with the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive in developing the new UK Structural Fund Programmes. It can also be used for... (217 words more)
EMAS and sporting events (2006)
by European Commission;
by European Commission;
Sporting events are unique short-lived happenings that can take various forms, from football championships to the Olympics, from Formula 1 Grand Prix to athletics. However, they have one common... (202 words more)
High Peak EMAS Statement 2004/2005
by High Peak Borough Council;
by High Peak Borough Council;
In May 2001, the Council achieved accreditation to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. This process involved setting a range of environmental objectives to challenge the Council to improve... (193 words more)
Leicester City Council: EMAS Environmental Statement 2003/2004
by Leicester City Council;
by Leicester City Council;
Leicester City Council is committed to protecting and improving the local environment and playing its part in seeking solutions to global problems. EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme) encourages... (195 words more)
The leading scientists in the world agree that the Earth is getting warmer and that most of this warming is the result of human activitiy.
... (76 words more)
Nanoscience studies how the arrangement of atoms and molecules (the basic units of everything) affect the properties of materials. This is often with the aim of producing new or enhanced materials or... (123 words more)
Environmental Management - the G8 Summit
by Groundwork Environmental Services;
by Groundwork Environmental Services;
Groundwork Environmental Services was invited by event organisers Jack Morton Worldwide to act as consultants in planning the G8 summit at Gleneagles, advising on improving environmental performance... (295 words more)
Government position statement on Environmental Management Systems
by Environment Strategy Directorate; Environment, Business and Consumers Division, Defra;
by Environment Strategy Directorate; Environment, Business and Consumers Division, Defra;
This is a statement on how environmental management systems (EMSs) can help business and the public sector reduce their environmental impacts. The statement has five main messages:
i) Organisations... (212 words more)
In February 1998, the UK Government announced a national target for England that at least 60 per cent of new homes are to be built on previously developed (brownfield) land by 2008 (these figures have... (258 words more)
A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive
by Department of the Environment (DOE);
by Department of the Environment (DOE);
This Practical Guide provides information and guidance on how to comply with the European Directive 2001/42/EC “on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the... (191 words more)
Energy White paper: our energy future - creating a low carbon economy (2003)
by Department for Trade and Industry (DTI);
by Department for Trade and Industry (DTI);
Our country needs a new energy policy. Despite the improvements we have made over the last five years, today’s policy will not meet tomorrow’s challenges. We need to address the threat of climate... (175 words more)
I find it very hard to get my head around what we are facing, and I wonder sometimes if we, as human beings, are capable of understanding what the figures we keep hearing mean. The Intergovernmental... (289 words more)
Letter to the Prime Minister - 27 May 2005
by The Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change;
by The Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change;
As leaders of thirteen major UK based companies committed to tackling climate change, we are very pleased to respond to the challenge you made in your speech to mark the 10th Anniversary of HRH The... (273 words more)
Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century: White Paper on International Development
by Department for International Development (DFID) 1997;
by Department for International Development (DFID) 1997;
This White Paper sets out the Government’s policies to achieve the sustainable development of this planet. It is first, and most importantly, about the single greatest challenge which the world... (173 words more)
Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor: White Paper on International Development
by Department for International Development (DFID) 2000;
by Department for International Development (DFID) 2000;
One in five of the world’s population - two-thirds of them women - live in abject poverty: on the margins of existence, without adequate food, clean water, sanitation or healthcare, and without... (153 words more)
Energy White paper: our energy future - creating a low carbon economy (2003)
by Department for Trade and Industry (DTI);
by Department for Trade and Industry (DTI);
Our country needs a new energy policy. Despite the improvements we have made over the last five years, today’s policy will not meet tomorrow’s challenges. We need to address the threat of climate... (175 words more)
Achieving sustainability: poverty elimination and the environment
by Department for International Development (DFID);
by Department for International Development (DFID);
This paper is one of a set. Together, they spell out actions which could transform the lives of hundreds of millions of poor people and make the planet a better and safer place for our children and... (181 words more)