STOCKHOLM Sweden and Finland on Thursday approved a Baltic Sea pipeline project that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, clearing two key obstacles for construction to begin next year.</p><p>Sweden said the $15 billion Nord Stream project met... Full Article at KansasCity.com
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Sweden and Finland have given approval for Russia to build a controversial gas pipeline through their waters in the Baltic Sea. Full Article at EUobserver.com
Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren (L), Czech Republic's Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Martin Bursik (C) and European Union Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas address a news conference after meeting their counterparts fr... View Photo »
We still expect all content to be agreed upon at Copenhagen
Kigali — Rwanda is concerned by the seeming lack of significant movement towards a climate change agreement ahead of the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
The EU is trying to regain leadership on climate change. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Wednesday (21 October) adopted firmer EU positions on tackling climate change ahead of the UN conference in Copenhagen this December. Full Article at EUobserver.com
Czech Republic's Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Martin Bursik bids farewell to European Union Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas (R) and Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren (L) as he departs a news conference after meeting... View Photo »
As some parties now prefer to talk about two steps, we rather see the Copenhagen meeting as the step and therefore we’re aiming at agreeing on a full agreement, covering all content ... If that later on has to be conveyed into legal text, that could happen.
The EU has previously said it will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 % by 2020. Full Article at Nature.com
From Tuesday, EU ministers meet in Luxembourg for talks aimed at nailing down the bloc's position on every aspect of global warming ahead of December's UN summit in Copenhagen. Full Article at New Kerala
(13 Oct 09 - RV) Sweden’s Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren, met this morning with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, to discuss the December Copenhagen Meeting on Climate Change. Full Article at Vatican Radio
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We still expect all content to be agreed upon at Copenhagen
As some parties now prefer to talk about two steps, we rather see the Copenhagen meeting as the step and therefore we’re aiming at agreeing on a full agreement, covering all content ... If that later on has to be conveyed into legal text, that could happen.
how EU is now going to tackle the last weeks before Copenhagen
Quick measures may also include emission cuts, but it hasn't been specified what Obama means on that point
E.U. emissions reductions far exceed our commitments ... This is taking place without the full impact of the economic crisis yet being evident in the figures. This shows that considered policies and concrete measures are effective in the fight against climate change.
According to national authorities the impact on the Baltic Sea's environment is very limited and only prevalent for a short while in connection with the construction work
We expect American leadership. President Obama has created great expectations around the world. Now we urge [the US] to contribute in the way that we have
We have not, and we will not diminish our expectations for Copenhagen