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European Commission split over environmental commitments
Two environmental strategies, due to be presented in July, are temporarily suspended awaiting a 20 July orientation debate on the costs of implementing environmental policies.
Everest Must be Put on UN Danger List
Sir Edmund Hillary has joined environmental campaigners and lawyers in urging the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, who are meeting in Durban, South Africa this week, to place Mount Everest on the UN endangered list becau...
Sustainable development indicators in your pocket published
A free pocket-sized booklet, presenting a new set of sustainable development indicators has been published today, Thursday 30 June. Indicators in the booklet were outlined within the UK Government's Sustainable Developme...
Climate Change Key to Poverty Plans Not Going 'Up in Smoke'
A unique coalition of aid and environment groups, launched in October 2004 to battle the unprecedented threat climate changes poses to human development, today published its second report. Africa: Up in Smoke? makes it c...
Teachers Take the Lead on Climate Change
Over a thousand teachers and youth workers have signed up for a new free resource pack on climate change, published this month by Friends of the Earth, as climate change tops the political agenda in the run up to the G8 ...
EU, China boast "consensus" on environment
Following a meeting in Brussels on 14 June, Chinese Environment Minister Xie Zhenhua and Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas say they will co-operate on environmental issues including air pollution, biodiversity and c...
Carmakers under pressure to speed up CO2 cuts
The average new car in the EU-15 was releasing almost 12% less CO2 in 2003 than it did in 1995, according to a Commission report. But pressure is growing, especially from Berlin, to push automakers to make further cuts. ...
Energy in Central Europe: How sustainable?
A seminar organised by EurActiv in the European Parliament on 30 June will look at the energy situation of the ten countries that joined the EU on 1 May 2004. EurActiv brings a rough overview of a complex situation.
It is big and it is clever – UK Govt Gets Big on Procurement
The UK government means business on public procurement. Esther Maughan McLachlan talks to Sir Neville Simms, the man charged with making it work.
Supply Chain Linked in Business Risk
Supply Chain Key Element in the Management of Business Risk say Europe's Accountants. Independent assurance can provide credibility regarding the effectiveness of the code of conduct demanded of suppliers.