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For an economy to reduce its carbon emissions whilst still continuing to grow requires certain flexibility. Such malleability is going to be necessary when the European Climate and Energy Package comes into being.
A low turnout, but a seismic result that raises more questions than it answers about Europe’s future direction. This and much, much more in our weekly round up from Brussels.
On 14 June the International Zaragoza Expo opens its doors to the public, the sixth time that the exhibition has taken place on European soil in twenty years
Is Europe acting fast enough to halt irreversible biodiversity loss?
As night falls across cities in Europe, including here in Lyon, 'eco-guerillas' deflate four-wheeler car tyres in a revolt against a lifestyle which they find scandalous
Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...
Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities
The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project
Two of Europe’s politicians talk ‘global solutions, global problems’ but sometime forget to put their words into action
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 24% of all Europe’s species of butterflies, birds and mammals have already disappeared from some areas
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On the 30th March 2008, the Olympic torch lit only one week ago, has now finished travelling around its native country Greece before leaving for Peking where the Olympic games will be held amidst a lot of controversy. These games have already been criticized all over the world recently. At ...
As a foreigner arriving in Athens and before you can distinguish the Parthenon, or even the edge of Acropolis’s rock, you will first notice that a new god has joined the Greek Pantheon: the Car. Queen of the melted tarmac in Athens’ hot busy streets, princess of the Nikis ...
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