[nuclear-Romania] Fw: Environment Update: Post-2012 climate talks; Wind energy; CO2 emissions cuts; EU nuclear safety standards

[Olivia COMSA]

-------Original Message-------   From: EurActiv Update Email Date: 05/20/05 20:28:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Environment Update: Post-2012 climate talks; Wind energy; CO2 emissions cuts; EU nuclear safety standards   Environment Friday, 20 May 2005       go to home page   [FR] [DE] Top News Post-2012 climate talks stalled at UN conference Global talks on an international regime to curb climate change after Kyoto made little progress at a UN conference in Bonn. EU-US delegates were unable to agree on a common statement after bilateral meetings on 18 May. We're all for reducing emissions. Energy Efficiency  View message - View our Energy Challenges film  -  Learn more about Energy Efficiency Esso - Taking on the world's toughest energy challenges. TM Advertising Latest news & interviews Researchers map huge potential of wind power Wind energy could provide more than enough power to satisfy the world's electricity demands, researchers at Stanford University have concluded from the analysis of global wind speed measurements. Transport and households set to put dent in UK climate efforts Unless new policies are adopted, CO2 emissions cuts from the power generation sector in the UK will be offset in 2010 by continued growth in energy consumption from transport and households, Cambridge Econometrics have warned. Sellafield leak: Piebalgs calls for EU-wide nuclear safety rules The Commission has renewed its call for tougher EU nuclear safety standards after the closure, due to a radioactive leak, of the Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield in the UK.   LinksDossiers Climate change - EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) Since 1 January 2005, some 12,000 large industrial plants in the EU have been able to buy and sell permits to release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The so-called Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) enables companies exceeding individual CO2 emissions targets to buy allowances from 'greener' ones. Investments in cleaner technologies can then be turned into profits while helping the EU meet its Kyoto commitments on climate change. This unique system has earned the EU the reputation of global leader in fighting climate change but has come under fire from some business circles, who criticise the EU for "going it alone" on the international scene and hampering industry's competitiveness. Analyses Climate Change Policy Beyond Kyoto - A new global plan Participation of the US is critical to long-term efforts to control climate change, yet Australia is also a significant force internationally and its unwillingness to ratify gives greater apparent legitimacy to the US position. This discussion paper by Clive Hamilton, Justin Sherrard and Alan Tate draws on papers prepared by the Australia Institute to inform the deliberations of the International Climate Change Taskforce. It recommends the development of a new global plan and works to involve all countries in action on climate change. How much does a 30% emission reduction cost? - Macroeconomic effects of post-Kyoto climate policy in 2020 This study analyses the macroeconomic impacts of a climate policy that aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations to 30% below the 1990 level. The joint report, conducted by MNP Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, assesses the macroeconomic consequences of a post-Kyoto policy, in which industrialised countries in 2020 accept significantly reduced emission targets. Tax flight - An Investigation into the exemption from taxation of international aviation This working paper by Dani�l Meijers from the International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS, Maastricht University) looks at the origins and development of the exemption from various kinds of taxation of international aviation. Catalysing commitment on climate change - A paper for the International Climate Change Taskforce The negotiation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol constitutes a major political achievement, yet greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. This paper by Simon Retallack and Tony Grayling identifies what a leadership coalition of countries could do to improve international willingness to address climate change. Through a set of recommendations under four priority areas for action, the paper (published by the Institute for Public Policy Research) examines how nations can promote climate protection and encourage other countries to adopt significant climate commitments in the future. A GREEN AGENDA FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS, DEFINING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDUSTRIES AND ALL EU STAKEHOLDERS Friends of Europe Press and Policymakers' Roundtable on the occasion of the Green Week 2005 of the European Commission, Brussels, Thursday, 2 June 2005. 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