The eu is seeking to produce 20 per cent of the world's renewable energy by 2020. The target was set at

Within the framework of the realisation of the directive on Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC-Directive 96/61/EG), the techniques and the possible abatement options for numerous industrial sectors have to be characterised on a process level with regard to environmental benefits, technical practicability and especially economic feasibility.

In France, a parliamentary committee has shelved a bill to open its electricity market to European Union (eu) competition. This has flown in the face of an eu directive

Addressing a meeting of Russian and European Union (eu) business leaders early this month, President Vladimir Putin said that "we often unfortunately face excessively tough requirements, which are

The final stage of the international nuclear fusion project, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (iter), estimated to cost us $12 billion over the next 10 years, has been deferred.

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The destructive strategy of the Bush administration is neutering the eu. It is also threatening the underpinnings of multilateralism that have held sway over global politics since the formation