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Europe has agreed a forward-looking political agenda to achieve its core energy objectives of sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply. This agenda means substantial change in Europe's energy system over the next years, with public authorities, energy regulators, infrastructure operators, the energy industry and citizens all actively ...

The present commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are only the first step in addressing the climate change threat. The ultimate goal of the UNFCCC is to stabilise the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dire consequences from human interfere...

Turkey's parliament approved the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol was passed with a parliamentary vote of 243 in favor, with just three votes against. Turkey had announced in June its intention to sign the accord, which was first agreed by world governments in 1997. The government had postponed signing...

In April 2008, 450 aviation leaders witnessed the signing of an industry Declaration on Climate Change. Through this declaration, industry committed to work together to reduce emissions. On 31 March and 1 April, the industry will gather once again in Geneva This 4th Summit will focus on progress towards delivering the goals of the Declaratio...

G-20 summit in April will look at boosting low-carbon economy The creation of a low-carbon economy will be high on the agenda at an April summit of the leaders of 20 major economies (G-20), according to a senior British official. The G-20 leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, will meet in London on 2 April to discuss ways to ...

Signals is published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the start of each year and provides snapshot stories on issues of interest both to the environmental policy debate and the wider public for the upcoming year. ...

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the final step in a year of talks to secure the world's broadest agreement yet to battle climate change. Parliament's approval follows a deal among European leaders last week to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 20 percent below 1...

Representatives from around the world have gathered in Poznan, Poland for a two-week meeting on tackling climate change. The 192-member U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is the halfway mark in a two-year process launched by the international community in Bali last year. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, opening the meeting, pointed t...