This article shows that the investment in energy-efficient light bulbs does not necessarily lead to significant cost reductions and demonstrates that the use of cheaper incandescent bulbs instead of energy-saving light bulbs can be economically rational in cases of rather low usage times, such as attics, basements and garages.
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The European Commission’s banning of incandescent light bulbs. Another Costly Regulation?
Posted by Athena on April 17, 2011
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/the-european-commission%e2%80%99s-banning-of-incandescent-light-bulbs-another-costly-regulation/
Commission study says that dedicated EU body needed to ensure enforcement of European waste law.
A European Commission study published yesterday recommends setting up a dedicated European body to oversee and tackle the underlying problems of poor implementation and enforcement of European waste legislation. The specific body would be responsible for direct inspections and controls of facilities and sites in serious cases of non-compliance. A European network of Member States would support it in a number of activities.
Posted by Athena on February 2, 2010
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/commission-study-says-that-dedicated-eu-body-needed-to-ensure-enforcement-of-european-waste-law/
Commission decision objects to vast majority of Italy’s request for more time to comply with EU air quality legislation
Share The European Commission today adopted a decision concerning a second request from Italy for additional time to comply with EU legislation on air quality. The decision relates to a request for temporary exemptions in 12 additional zones from the EU’s air quality standards for dangerous airborne particles known as PM 10 in the regions [...]
Posted by Athena on February 2, 2010
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/commission-decision-objects-to-vast-majority-of-italys-request-for-more-time-to-comply-with-eu-air-quality-legislation/
Copenhagen Climate Conference: The Key EU Objectives
EU’s aim is these negotiations in Copenhagen to result in a comprehensive, ambitious, fair, science-based and legally binding global treaty that will ensure that global warming is kept below 2°C above the pre-industrial temperature. But given the slow progress made in the negotiations to date, and a lack of consensus about the shape of the eventual agreement, it is now unlikely that the treaty can be finalised at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen on 7-18 December as originally planned. The EU’s goal is therefore to make as much progress as possible in Copenhagen towards a full treaty and to reach an ambitious and comprehensive political agreement covering all its key elements.
Posted by Athena on December 2, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/copenhagen-climate-conference-the-key-eu-objectives/
Developing Europe’s resilience to disasters. The third Civil Protection Forum starts tomorrow in Brussels.
More than 500 civil protection professionals will come together tomorrow in Brussels, for a two-day conference on how EU countries can develop their resilience to disasters. The third Civil Protection will be launched be the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas, who said today that “Europe is ready to do everything possible to strengthen its resilience to disasters to reduce the high cost to human life.”
Posted by Athena on November 24, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/developing-europes-resilience-to-disasters-the-third-civil-protection-forum-starts-tomorrow-in-brussels/
Stavros Dimas:Keeping ecosystems healthy makes economic sense and is vital to control climate change.
Speaking at the Conference on the launch of the report on “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB), Stavros Dimas, the European Commissioner for the Environment, argued that keeping ecosystems healthy makes economic sense and is vital to control climate change.
Posted by Athena on November 13, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/stavros-dimaskeeping-ecosystems-healthy-makes-economic-sense-and-is-vital-to-control-climate-change/
“Beware” of the Miliband brothers
Two perceptions about the two brothers hold sway in the Westminster rookery, the last few years. One says that David is a prime minister in waiting while Ed, lives in his shadow. The other maintains that David lacks the necessary skills for No 10, but Ed possesses them in abundance and one day will be Labour’s leader and Britain’s prime minister.
Posted by Athena on October 27, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/beware-of-the-miliband-brothers/
Aarhus Convention came into force. European industrial companies are required to report on 86 pollutants
After 6 years, (The Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, adopted in May 2003 in Kiev), the Aarhus Convention entered into force on 8 October 2009. European industrial companies are required to report on 86 pollutants
Posted by Athena on October 10, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/aarhus-convention-came-into-force-european-industrial-companies-are-required-to-report-on-86-pollutants/
EU to propose emissions cuts for planes and ships at UN-led climate talks in Bangkok this week.
The European Union is likely to propose 10 and 20 percent carbon dioxide emissions cuts for aviation and shipping at the global climate talks, this week, in Bangkok, where up to 190 nations will try to revive momentum toward a deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012. Aviation and shipping were not covered by Kyoto, when it was agreed in 1997.
Posted by Athena on September 28, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/eu-to-propose-emissions-cuts-for-planes-and-ships-at-un-led-climate-talks-in-bangkok-this-week/
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