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The newly reconstituted European Commission has acted quickly (2.3.10) to push through decisions permitting use of genetically modified potatoes and maize – revelling in failure by the European Council to block it.
Echoing concerns of consumer groups, Greenpeace has declared the move will put the environment and public health at unacceptable risk. … Read More »
The European Union in Australia has started the New Year listing options for closer cooperation in the field of international cooperation like climate change or counter-terrorism, and in investment and trade. … Read More »
Heavy rain in inland Australia has seen a jump in kangaroo numbers, and extension of kill quotas – but Russia’s ban on imports will leave much of the quota unmet. … Read More »
COMMENTARY: The world climate change conference at Copenhagen (7-18.12.09) produced an accord registering nations’ commitments but not the binding treaty being sought by environmentalist gr0pups and by several, mostly Western, governments. … Read More »
The so-called G8 summit in the earthquake-devastated Italian town of L’Aquila ended on the weekend on a note of pessimism about climate change, with hope for some improvements in world food supply – and under fire from protestors.
While called together by the core group of eight leading industrial nations, heads of government from 38 countries met for the three-day gathering (8-10.7.09). … Read More »
European Heads of Government meeting at Brussels this week (18-19.6.09) are following up and consolidating moves to tighten regulation of the financial system; they’ll be looking over an offer to be made to Ireland, to try to win back votes for a stronger EU; and they are once again adding to the universal drive to get Climate Change action going strongly, by the end of the year. … Read More »
This year has already seen a welter of consultations at highest levels in the lead-up to the December meeting at Copenhagen on climate change — but not everybody is impressed with the rate of progress.
A drafting session for a possible agreement, lasting twelve days with thousands of participants, has just has just ended in Bonn. … Read More »