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Europe vs the US: seven reflections
It’s been a year since Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States on 20 January. But despite his inspiring speeches, he is no Franklin Roosevelt, and even if he were, he needs 60 out of 100 votes in the US Senate to pass anything. Since the end of world war two, a power has emerged with the real potential to carry the world forward
climate change, welfare state, barack obama, book review, european democracy, politics, public health
Kinda green: five myths about sustainable development in Bulgaria
Ah, the Bulgarians. They're relatively apathetic. Most companies are interested in either doing only the legally required minimum for the environment or in using their ‘green’ activities as marketing tools. But counterintuitive though it may seem, the financial crisis actually promotes sustainability
climate change, energy, copenhagen, communism, environment, technology, central and eastern europe
Climate change summit in Copenhagen: after us, the deluge
We all know about it. Between 7 and 18 December, Copenhagen hosts the UN climate change conference. There's been lots of talk about how 'useful' it will be. US president Obama (after he picks ups his Peace Nobel in Oslo on 10 December) and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao will be representing in Denmark, courtesy of the world's two biggest polluters. That should be enough to breathe some kind of half-sigh of relief. Like the German director Roland Emmerich's sciene fiction film 2012, which forecasts the umpteenth end of the world, the date is of some interest. That after all is when the nifty Kyoto protocol expires
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No binding agreement for Copenhagen climate conference in December
At an Asia Pacific economic cooperation (Apec) meeting in Singapore, Danish PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that the agreement has met with opposition from numerous countries. As efforts now focus on a two-phase climate pact, here are some opinions from the Portuguese, Italian, Danish and Swedish press
climate change, lars løkke rasmussen, environmental protection, copenhagen, environment, press review, eurotopics
EU formulates 2050 climate objectives
The US and Australia still have a long way to go. China and India could refuse the objectives altogether. The German, Dutch and Luxembourg press fear that the move could come at a heavy cost for Europe and be of little use to the world
climate change, copenhagen, environment, barack obama, press review, politics, euweek
Lisbon treaty: I'm voting yes for jobs and climate change
Democracy, cross-border crime and climate change are issues that resonate with young Irish people, a 'yes' campaigner says, which is why people should vote for the EU reform Lisbon treaty in a referendum on 2 October
climate change, referendum, ireland, vote, politics, youth, constitution
Lazy Bundestag showdown
The uninspired German election campaign will probably continue ailing until elections take place on 27 September. A fibreless TV chancellor duel and lustless candidates have had a somniferous impact on the electing nation. Will Angela Merkel, the most 'powerful woman in the world' over the last four years, seduce the girls? Or will Steinmeier hack into the Russian Facebook community first? Maybe subjects like climate change from eco-showman Guttenberg or the fictional candidate, the comedian Horst Schlämmer, could shake up the dozing federal republic
Low cost airlines lend citizens a 'European' identity
Budget travel is a reality for modern Europeans, a part of everyday life. Accounting for its environmental impact may affect the as yet fragile common European identity it lends to flying citizens
climate change, european identity, money, germany, portugal, environment, spain
Pierre Schellekens: ‘EU is partnership of member states, not rule of the strongest'
At 2 metres 09, the 37-year-old cuts an imposing figure. Politically active whilst a student in Gothenburg in the early nineties, he was appointed head of the Swedish EU delegation in February. At home in his apartment in the leafy, quiet area around Stockolm's Odengatan, he talks Sweden’s presidency of the EU, which runs from July to December
climate change, future of europe, sweden, reach, presidency, politics, europe
December Copenhagen climate conference: who bets on an agreement being reached?
Faced with an American “green team” who present themselves as the epitomy of efficiency in regards to all things green, the experts are asking themselves. Will Europe head the fight against global warming this year?
climate change, renewable energies, energy, environmental protection, copenhagen, environment, green cities
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