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EUROPE SPELLS OUT CLIMATE PLAN, TAKES GLOBAL LEAD
EUROPE SPELLS OUT CLIMATE PLAN, TAKES GLOBAL LEAD The EU is preparing to take the next step in tackling climate change after the European Commission presented a draft legislative package on 23 January. "Climate change is the great project of our generation," said José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. "Europe can be the first economy…
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EU CLIMATE STRATEGY: BORDER MEASURES REMAIN AN OPTION
EU CLIMATE STRATEGY: BORDER MEASURES REMAIN AN OPTION A new European climate strategy launched by the Commission leaves the door open to the use of controversial border measures to safeguard the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries. The drafting of the new European climate and energy package (see related story, this issue of the BioRes) was followed closely by…
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US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: CLONES ARE 'SAFE' TO EAT
US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: CLONES ARE ‘SAFE’ TO EAT After six years of research, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on 15 January that food products from cloned pigs, cows, goats and their offspring are as safe as food produced from traditionally-bred animals. Due to inadequate data, a decision on food products from…
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GM roundup: dispute update, new French ban, Mexican corn trials
EU misses compliance deadline The EU missed an 11 January deadline to comply with a WTO ruling against its practices for the approval and marketing of biotech products. The initial deadline had already expired in late 2007. The US, Canada and Argentina, the victors in the case, have temporarily suspended their right to impose retaliatory trade…
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Businesses to Share Environmental Patents
Several corporations have partnered with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to provide access to environmentally beneficial patents by creating an “Eco-Patent Commons.” The Eco-Patent Commons are a mechanism by which businesses pool and provide free access to environmentally beneficial patented processes, such as those that reduce waste, conserve energy or water,…
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Japan Not to Hunt Humpback Whales
Following intense international pressure, Japan decided in late 2007 to abandon its plan to hunt endangered humpback whales. A Japanese whaling fleet is, however, currently hunting over 1000 whales of other species in Antarctic waters. Japan hunts whales as part of a scientific research programme that has been approved by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), and…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar, http://www.trade-environment.org/page/calendar.htm. ICTSD event 29 January, Geneva, Switzerland: TECHNICAL AND INFORMAL WORKSHOP ON WTO DISCIPLINES ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES: ELEMENTS OF THE CHAIR’S DRAFT TEXT. This meeting is organised by UNEP, WWF, Oceana and ICTSD from 9h00-17h30…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Malena Sell at msell@ictsd.ch. TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE LINKAGES. By Aaron Cosbey, International Institute for Sustainable Development (December 2007). This paper was written as the first…