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Climate Change

  Crunch issues

During the second week of the meeting, it became clear that there were four main areas of contention. In climate jargon, these were: sinks, supplemen

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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UNFCCC, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation, Netherlands, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Hold Up!

The stage seemed set for another climate meeting to serve the economic interests of the US better than the threat of global warming

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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UNFCCC, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation, Netherlands, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
India

 Victory against all odds

anti-dumping duties imposed on India by the European Union (eu) have been declared inconsistent with free trade rules, by the World Trade Organisation (wto). Starting from 1997, eu

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Cotton, Trade, WTO, Imports, Egypt, India, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Negotiating the future

The upcoming climate negotiations at The Hague may turn out to be the most crucial till now

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
Down to Earth
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Environment Politics, UNFCCC, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, European Union (EU)
Industry

 Chernobyl to close

ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant will be closed down permanently from December 15, 2000. "It's a political decision and the closing of the plant would be a historic event,' Ukraine's president

Publication Date: 
14/11/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Compensation, Power Industry, Ukraine, European Union (EU), Chernobyl Disaster
Agriculture

 Punished for good

the European Commission ( ec ) has decided to file a case against Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Austria in the European Court of Justice. ec would be doing so

Publication Date: 
14/11/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Hazardous Products, Industrial Disasters, Legislation, Environment Court, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Perilous pesticides

Despite international restrictions on its extensive use, pesticide trade has touched a new high. In 1998, world exports stood at US $11.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent over 1997. Around

Publication Date: 
Thursday, September 14, 2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Soil Capability, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Health Effects, Trade, Exports, European Union (EU)
Environment

 Friendly demand

friends of the Earth (foe) an inter

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Child Health, Legislation, NGO, United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU)
India

 Under a spotlight

PVCs come under scrutiny as the European Commission launches a debate on its use

Publication Date: 
30/08/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Plastics, Waste Incineration, Europe, European Union (EU)
Environment

 KENYA

With 23 million Kenyans facing shortage of food due to failure of seasonal rains, President Daniel arap Moi has appealed for food aid from the us and the European Union. The President made

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Food Aid, Kenya, European Union (EU), Rainfall

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