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TTIP leak rebuts EU pledge to tackle climate change, say green activists
2016-07-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ars Technica: The European Union's proposal for a chapter on energy and raw materials in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement was leaked on Monday, just as the fourteenth round of talks between the EU and US got underway in Brussels. However, the EU's plans have been criticised by the European wing of Friends of the Earth. Its economic justice programme coordinator Paul de Clerck said: "The EU's leaked proposal on TTIP and energy is in complete contradiction with Europe's commitments...
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Next Safety Stand Down to Tackle Community Safety
2016-07-07 05:05:42| Waste Age
The National Waste & Recycling Association announced the launch of its third safety stand down. read more
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New Clean Air Act needed to tackle air pollution
2016-07-05 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: ClientEarth has today urged politicians to back calls for new Clean Air Act legislation to address the UK`s toxic air pollution levels. ClientEarth, the environmental lawyers who are taking the UK government back to court over its failure to deal with air pollution, have outlined details of the fresh legislation they believe is necessary. Proposals for a new Act come on the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the original Clean Air Act in 1956 and follow the referendum on 23rd June in which...
Europe Must Tackle Air Pollution Public Health Crisis
2016-07-01 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Friends of the Earth has welcomed air pollution targets for Europe, including the UK, which were revealed today. However, the environment-focused charity notes that national governments, including Britains, have watered down proposals and must now work together in order to save lives. The National Emissions Ceiling Directive, which puts limits on the emissions of harmful pollutants, is an essential piece of the jigsaw in tackling the UKs dangerous air pollution which claims the lives of 40,000...
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Leaving the EU 'will make it harder for UK to tackle climate change'
2016-06-29 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Brexit will make it harder for Britain to play its role in tackling climate change, the UK energy and climate secretary has said. But Amber Rudd said that the UK remained committed to action on global warming and Whitehall sources have told the Guardian that on Thursday she will approve a world-leading carbon target for 2032. While I think the UKs role in dealing with a warming planet may have been made harder by the decision last Thursday, our commitment to dealing with it has not gone away,...
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