EU legislation

Carbon Expo 2010

Event: 26th May 2010 – 28th May 2010

CARBON EXPO 2010 will bring together the key actors of the global carbon market and high-level speakers to discuss crucial and challenging issues.

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Kyoto Protocol is not perfect, but effective

– 3rd Oct 2009 by Richard Gunawan

With the Copenhagen round less than three months away, it’s easy to forget that Kyoto – signed by 37 industrialised countries and the European Union — is nearing its 12th birthday. Its critics argue that few signatory nations will meet their binding five-year targets to reduce by 5% their county’s green house emissions by [...]

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LRQA Climate Change Webinar Series - EU ETS Aviation

Event: 21st Oct 2009 –

This Live Webinar takes a look at the upcoming inclusion of the aviation sector into the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager, will be presenting. Madlen provided key technical input as part of the group advising the European Union on the Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines (MRG) and verification requirements of the aviation sectors’ inclusion into the EU ETS.

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Are the new EU Risk Management Proposals beneficial?

– 5th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

The latest edition of Strategic Risk Magazine features an article by Andrew Williams on the benefits of new EU Directive proposals on Risk Management.
The article highlights the issues that organisations face in implementing EU Directives when they operate in multiple markets.

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Global Cap-and-Trade still on the cards for Aviation

– 22nd Jan 2009 by Madlen King

Representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have confirmed that despite the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for aircraft operators flying into, out of and intra EU Member States, they will continue to progress plans for a international cap and trade scheme for carbon emissions from aviation.

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Revised Machinery Legislation for 2009

Event: 5th Jan 2009 – by Simon Emeny

A product which currently complies with MD 98/32/EC may overnight become non-compliant. Unless you are proactive in ensuring compliance, the new MD could have a significant impact upon your business.

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New EU legislation on climate and energy finalised tomorrow

– 3rd Dec 2008

The Guardian reports that, tomorrow Ed Miliband, secretary of state for energy and climate change, will meet with ministers in Brussels to finalise new EU legislation on climate and energy.

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EU to ease packaging rules in new EU Directive

– 15th Oct 2008 by Alex Briggs

European legislation governing size restrictions on packaged goods is to be streamlined under a single directive, the EU Competiveness Council has announced.

The legislation, to be put before the European Parliament for confirmation, would allow free sizes of pre-packaged products except for wines and spirits.

It would replace 25 different national rules and two EU directives on nominal quantities with a single directive.

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Recent study of environmental policies shows that success means treating people as active partners

– 1st Aug 2008

A recent study of such environmental policies shows they are more likely to be successful if people are treated as active partners in the process of change and not as passive subjects.

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Fuda Faucet obtains the use of CE marking for its faucets

– 3rd Jun 2008

A Chinese company engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing mid-tier European style brass faucets, spouts and fittings to the international markets, has obtained the use of CE marking for its faucets.

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