EU Carbon Market Suspended After ‘Theft’

Environmental Leader, January 20, 2011

The European Union suspended most of its 72 billion euro carbon market yesterday after the suspected theft of 7 million euros of emissions permits from the Czech Republic’s carbon registry.
The EU halted most carbon market operations at all 30 member countries following the attack. It did not give a date for trade to resume, but said it would open the emissions trading scheme as each member state proved the security of its system, Reuters reported. Read more...

Εξοντώνουν και τα τελευταία ελάφια

ΤΑ ΝΕΑ, 19 Ιανουαρίου 2011

Λαθροθήρες απειλούν µε αφανισµό τον τελευταίο φυσικό πληθυσµό ελαφιών στην Ελλάδα, ο οποίος βρίσκεται στη Ροδόπη και αριθµεί το πολύ 30 ζώα. Το άλλοτε διαδεδοµένοστη χώρα µας κόκκινο ελάφι βρίσκεται πλέον στη λίστα µε τα απειλούµενα είδη. Το παράνοµο κυνήγι αποτελεί τη σηµαντικότερη απειλή για την επιβίωσή του. Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

The impact of climate change on Europe's electricity demand

Science for Environmental Policy, December 2010

The impact of climate change on electricity consumption is important to both adaptation and mitigation policies. New research has estimated that over the next 100 years climate change could cause up to a 20 per cent decrease in demand for electricity for heating in Northern Europe and up to a 20 per cent increase in demand for electricity for cooling in Southern Europe. Read more...