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EC to let Market Decide on Carbon Prices
The European Commission (EC) says it will not prop up Europe’s carbon market, despite continued plummeting prices. New lows for emissions permits are primarily linked to the global financial crisis of the past six months. The contraction of European industrial production - and associated carbon dioxide reductions - resulting from the economic downturn and speculation…
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IMO, UNFCCC Must Work Together to Tackle Maritime Transport Emissions: Experts
Because of its unique global structure, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime transportation sector will require close cooperation between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), according to experts and delegates meeting from 16-18 February in Geneva. The UN Conference on Trade and Development meeting on the topic…
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EC Fails to Lift GM Maize Bans in France, Greece
French and Grecian fields will remain free of genetically modified (GM) crops for the time being after the European Commission (EC) failed in its bid to force the two countries to lift their controversial bans. The bans target MON810, an insect-resistant strain of maize manufactured by GM heavyweight Monsanto. It is currently the only GM…
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FAO Warns against Overfishing of Shrimp
Overfishing is putting heavy pressure on the world’s shrimp stocks, an important source of food for many of the world’s poor, and causing significant environmental harm, a report from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization warned on Tuesday. “For millions of poor vulnerable households, shrimp fishing is an important source of cash and employment,” said Jeremy…
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US Calls for Binding Treaty on Mercury
After nearly seven years of discussion, the US has joined the call for a legally binding treaty to phase out mercury use. At the 16 February UN Environment Program (UNEP) meeting of environmental ministers in Nairobi, Kenya, the council met to start setting the framework for a strategy to begin dealing with mercury, a toxic…
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WIPO Chooses Green Innovation as Theme of World IP Day
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has announced that its annual World Intellectual Property Day will have a ‘green’ theme to promote environmental friendliness. This event, organised to bring awareness to Intellectual Property (IP), will be held on 26 April. Every year WIPO and its member states recognise World Intellectual Property Day by hosting activities, events…
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Events
Coming up in the next two weeks (20 February-6 March) 21-25 February 2009, Sienna, Italy. IWM WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CETACEANS. This workshop will be held within the context of the 5th IPCC report which provides both conclusive evidence of climate change and analyses at temporal and spatial scales of relevance to cetaceans. Experts…
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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 BioRes staff to Andrew Aziz at aaziz@ictsd.ch. DEVELOPED COUNTRY CLIMATE FINANCING INITIATIVES WEAKEN THE UNFCCC. South Center, January 2009. Issues of financing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…