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Brexit and its impacts on environmental policy

JESC — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:25:39 +0000

Brexit’s impact on environmental policy will be felt not just in the UK but also in the European Union. While the UK risks sliding towards a lowering of its standards, the EU will be losing a Member State that has been extremely active in this field. While Brexit has put the strongest spotlight on its […]

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Binding greenhouse gas emission reductions for Member States (2021-2030)

JESC — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 19:00:31 +0000

The European Commission (EC) proposed the effort sharing list to reduce greenhouse gas emissions targets for Member States from 2021-2030 for the transport, buildings, agriculture, waste, land-use and forestry sectors, which accounted for nearly 60% of the total emissions of the European Union (EU) in 2014. The framework contains a binding target to cut emissions by 40% […]

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Energy mix in the EU after COP21

JESC — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:54:35 +0000

The time has come to make the Paris Agreement real. Renewables are the clear option in the new energy mix. Even in the face of difficulties, the EU should not be less ambitious. After COP21, and in the midst of the ratification process for the Paris Agreement, the European Commission presented last June a Communication […]

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Economics of climate change: the economical debt?

JESC — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:50:03 +0000

Climate change has many dimensions: physical, social, political and also economical. Mitigation is a challenge to our economies. Waiting is not longer an option. We tend to associate climate change with phenomena such as typhoons, floods or droughts. But it has economic implications too and the purpose of this article is to look at some of […]

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EU Commissioner Cañete: “The call of Pope Francis to combat climate change could not be more timely”

JESC — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:52:19 +0000

The Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Mr. Miguel Arias Cañete, talks about challenges facing the EU as regards these matters and the contribution for the COP21 in Paris next December. There is still a large section of public opinion which remains sceptical about climate change. Why should Europe, a region still suffering from a deep crisis […]

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Adaptation or needed resilience

JESC — Tue, 19 May 2015 10:11:01 +0000

The impact of climate change will become more intense and its effects will be irreversible. We will have to adapt to new physical and climatic conditions. This article is the third in a series of monthly pieces that aims to prepare our readers for COP21, the UN Conference on Climate Change that will take place […]

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Mitigation or how to limit the impacts of climate change

JESC — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:33:06 +0000

In 2013 the European Environment Agency (EEA) announced that Europe had already reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 19% with reference to the 1990 level, but this reduction is largely as a result of the economic crisis. In order to tackle climate change there are two possible strategies: mitigation and adaptation. The first strategy […]

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Fuel Poverty

JESC — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:33:24 +0000

In its 2007 review of “Housing, Energy and Thermal Comfort,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended a minimum temperature of 21°C in living rooms, and 18°C in all other rooms as a minimum standard of thermal comfort for the protection of human health. Households requiring 10% or more of their income to attain this WHO […]

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A Framework for the EU’s future Climate and Energy Policy

JESC — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:30:13 +0000

The publication of the Green Paper “A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies” marked the launch of a public consultation seeking input from Member States, other EU institutions and stakeholders/interest groups which will feed into the work of the European Commission (EC) to develop a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies. This public […]

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