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Why Can't Europe's Rail Industry Be Competitive in Every Aspect?

2015-02-03 13:15:34| Railroads - Topix.net

The Centre on Regulation in Europe has published a series of studies designed to understand why competition in the European railroad industry has been successfully implemented in some cases but in others has led to a decline in the modal share for rail freight. Entitled Development of Rail Freight in Europe: What Regulation Can and Cannot Do, CERRE's studies focus on three sets of issues: structural factors affecting demand, organisational challenges faced by rail operating companies and their responses, and challenges for rail freight regulation.

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North Sea nations key to Europes low-carbon transition, says report

2015-01-29 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: North Sea nations, including the UK, have the skills and storage capacity to deliver a carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry that is capable of transforming Europes industry and power sectors, according to a report from Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS). The report argues that CCS technology can provide a cost effective transition to a low-carbon future and a reliable electricity supply whilst securing economic resilience. The report calls for policy within the EU to help the sector...

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Europe's food fight shifts after GM crop vote - TRFN

2015-01-26 20:08:56| Biotech - Topix.net

Campaign groups and the biotech industry are digging in for a new round of conflict, following the European Union's decision to allow member states to set their own rules on growing genetically modified organisms. Environmentalists who favour a GMO ban say the crops have not been properly tested - posing health risks for consumers and giving a small group of corporations too much control over food supplies.

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