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Commission and EU Cities to Tackle Climate Change

On 19 March European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard launched Mayors Adapt, a new initiative that nspires cities to take action to tackle climate change.

Technical Implementation of Kyoto Protocol Agreed

The Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved on 19 March, the compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning amending the regulation regarding the technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It thereby endorsed the agreement reached on 17 March between the Hellenic Presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament.

ENVI Rejects Aviation Emissions Deal

Draft plans to exempt intercontinental flights' greenhouse gas emissions from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) until the start of 2017 were rejected by Environment Committee MEPs on Wednesday, even though they had been informally agreed with EU ministers. Parliament as whole will vote on the file on Thursday, 3 April.

US May Help Break Ukraine’s Dependence on Russian Gas

EU Will Deepen Energy Cooperation with Uzbekistan

TRAN Endorse Rules for Green Trucks

Saipem to Lay First Offshore Line of South Stream

South Stream Transport BV CEO Oleg Aksyutin and Saipem Senior Vice President Stefano Bianchi have entered into contracts for constructing the first ofthe four offshore lines of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Putin’s Gamble in Ukraine

EU’s Gas Lifelines TAP, TANAP Coming

EU Eyes East Med Gas South Stream Alternative

Use of Renewable Energy Increased in 2012

The contribution of renewable energy in EU’s energy consumption was up to 14 per cent in 2012, according to the latest figures by Eurostat.

Iceland’s FM in Favour of Working Closer with China on Arctic Development

Minsk Mulls New Energy Security Concept