[nuclear-Romania] Fw: Environment Update: Green Week; Aviation & climate change; Sustainable chemistry; Emissions trading scheme

[Olivia COMSA]

-------Original Message-------   From: EurActiv Update Email Date: 06/02/05 18:54:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Environment Update: Green Week; Aviation & climate change; Sustainable chemistry; Emissions trading scheme   Environment Thursday, 2 June 2005       go to home page   [FR] [DE] Top News Commission to propose new climate change programme Environment Commissioner Dimas announced during the opening debate of Green Week that the EU is working on a second climate change programme. It is likely to be in line with more ambitious targets for the post-2012 period. OBJECTION! No to an unrealistic EU chemicals policy REACH threatens the existence of small and medium-sized enterprises and will lead to the loss of jobs and trainee places without significantly improving either environmental protection or consumer protection. Advertising Latest news & interviews Aviation takes centre stage during Green Week The Commission is putting climate change back on the political agenda during its Green Week. A stakeholder meeting on aviation will discuss the possibility of including the air transport sector in the EU's emission trading system. LinksDossiers Climate change and aviation Growing air traffic contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Therefore, the EU is considering policy measures to reduce the impact of aviation on climate change. Sustainable chemistry Public concerns regarding environmental, health and safety issues of chemicals have turned growing attention to 'green chemistry'. With a new, stricter EU chemicals policy approaching (REACH), research into cleaner chemicals is being instigated to take greater account of issues such as waste prevention, bio-degradability and energy savings. New green products already form the largest single part of the European industry's innovation capacity and look set to become a major source of future business and revenue. 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. Agenda Outside Brussels 01-05 June 2005, San Francisco (USA) - UNEP World Environment Day 2005 www.givingineurope.org: a new tool for European philanthropy launched by the King Baudouin Foundation Information on legal and fiscal aspects in a cross-border philanthropic transaction. How cross-border giving in Europe should be improved. Advertising Section Sponsors      CEFIC Shell    Reaction and feedback  React to Fr�d�ric Simon  Editor-in-chief: Willy De Backer  Publisher: Christophe Leclercq   Subscribe to other Update Emails    Unsubscribe  --Acest email a fost scanat cu eAppliance-- --This email was scanned with eAppliance--   --Acest email a fost scanat cu eAppliance-- --This email was scanned with eAppliance-- http://www.nuclearinfo.ro Va e mai usor sa unsubscribeti de pe acest grup decat sa scapati de efectele unui prost management in domeniul nuclear!:-) Pentru legislatie si alte informatii utile, vizitati site-ul Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nuclear-Romania/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.