Category Archives: EU

100 Days to Copenhagen … counting down to the climate summit in December 2009.

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

  The official launch of the TckTckTck campaign and global partner campaigns was launched 28th August. With 100 days until the most important meeting of our times, TckTckTck is here to show that the world is ready for bold climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Campaigns, Carbon trading, Charities, Climate change, Energy, EU, Funding, Media, Politics, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, UN, US | Tagged | 3 Comments

‘Velib extreme’ – the Paris cycle scheme update.

Posted on February 11, 2009 by

BBC Article JCDecaux, the company that runs the cycle hire scheme, says it can no longer afford to operate the city-wide network. Over half the original fleet of 15,000 specially made bicycles have disappeared, presumed stolen. They have been used … Continue reading →

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Govts invest in environment as way out of economic crisis

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

Article “The high emissions, debt-driven, resource intensive (economic) model is dying,” says Mr de Boer, who heads negotiations within the UN climate convention. “Unlimited growth on a planet with finite resources cannot go on forever,” said Eberhard von Koerber, co-president … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Carbon trading, China, Climate change, Economics, Energy, EU, Politics, Renewables, Science, Sustainablity, UK, US | Tagged , , , | 19 Comments

‘Salty vegetables with your fish sir?’

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

image: sea kale Article Around the world, many agricultural areas are becoming less productive as salt levels in water supplies increase. Only 1% of the Earth’s water is freshwater. “Salinisation is irreversible,” says Professor Jelte Rozema from the department of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Biodiversity, Climate change, Desertification, EU, Food & Agriculture, Oceans, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, Water | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

EU emissions law forces Vespa to go automatic.

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

  Article Strict European emission legislation means Vespa will now only produce machines that have a fully automatic gear box. Scooter fans are not a happy bunch right now! UK general manager Tony Campbell said: “In an effort to clean … Continue reading →

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A UN Parliamentary Assembly – democratizing globalization by globalizing democracy.

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

On November 5th, the Senate of the Republic of Argentina became the first national parliament in the world to adopt a declaration unconditionally calling for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) “in order to strengthen the effectiveness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Campaigns, Climate change, Desertification, Development, Economics, Education, Energy, EU, Food & Agriculture, Forests, Politics, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, UN, Water, Wildlife, Youth | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Virtual government; going web 2.0

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

Whatever country you’re from you’ll know how expensive it is to run a government. The person representing your area has to travel a lot for sessions at the centre of power. And what do they do when they get there?; … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Business, Campaigns, Carbon footprint, Climate change, Design, Economics, Energy, EU, Fashion, Funding, Information portal, London, Media, Media Resources, People, Politics, Sustainablity, Technology, Thinking outside the box, Transport, UK, UN, US | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Major review of EU fisheries policy.

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

Article A global survey found that fisheries managed using individual transferable quotas (ITQs) were half as likely to collapse as others. Long-term quotas give fishermen a stake in conserving fish stocks. The study was published in the journal Science just … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, EU, Nature & Conservation, Oceans, Politics & Policy initiatives, Sustainablity, UK | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Velib: the Paris bike hire solution

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

Vélib is a Self Service “bike hire” system available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Paris. It has been funded by Parisians forgoing advertising revenue to their city. The media giant JCDecaux runs the bike scheme & … Continue reading →

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Recycling electronics – it’s the law!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

  EU States are to minimise the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as unsorted municipal waste and are to set up separate collection systems for WEEE. In the case of electrical and electronic waste, Member States are … Continue reading →

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