Environment and Energy Archives - Page 5 of 10

Walking the talk: Going national to make the SDGs beneficial for Indigenous Peoples 0
- Environment and Energy, Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 15/09/2017
Even though indigenous peoples are very vocal in advocating for their rights at the United Nations and supranational level and have been included into several Sustainable Development Goals, their position remains precarious. Their needs need to be addressed by implementation programs on a national level.
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Clean up or close down: the European Union’s response to polluting power industries 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 12/09/2017
The European Union has turned its focus towards Europe’s most polluting power plants and revised emission standards for nitrous oxide (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2), mercury and particulate matter. For many Europeans this is a welcomed change, but with member states flouting air quality standards and continuing to support failing industries rather than transition – will we ever be able to breathe easily?
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Can the EU’s fight against illegal logging help to preserve forest ecosystems in timber producing nations?1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 18/08/2017
Preserving ecosystems via trade – A long way ahead for the EU’s fight against illegal logging.
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From Brussels to Beijing: Is there room for optimism in climate policy in Trump’s era?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 14/08/2017
The decision of President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States of America from the Paris Agreement shocked the international community. After his decision (which, according to Article 28, of the agreement, cannot take place earlier than 4th November 2020) to abandon this historic climate pact that brought together all the countries in the world – with the exception of Syria and Nicaragua – is there still hope for an ambitious climate policy that keeps global warming “far below 2º C”?
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The Vienna Agreement: conflicting tales of OPEC compliance 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 27/07/2017
The first quarter of 2017 proved to be a short-lived success for OPEC’s collaborative efforts to stabilise oil prices. Unless international relations and compliance with the Vienna Agreement are restored, oil prices continue to face a murky and unstable future.
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EU’s environmental policy is blatantly incomplete. The consumption side is missing.1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 20/07/2017
Despite having achieved an unprecedented decrease of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions within its territory, lowering them by 13 percent from 1990 to 2010, the European Union’s carbon footprint has increased by 8 percent during the same period. This paradoxical phenomenon is the result of our increasing demand for goods and services, which is mainly satisfied by importing products from developing countries that typically have more carbon-intensive industries.
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