LA REPUBBLICA / MARIANNE / MONDIAAL NIEUWS – Miinerals smuggled by the militaries contribute to the massacres of civilians in the Eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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EU factories emit illegal greenhouse gas
LA REPUBBLICA – European chemical manufacturers are covertly venting huge quantities of the powerful ‘super greenhouse gas’ HFC-23, according to a study.
Azerbaijan backs Nabucco gas pipeline
REUTERS – Azerbaijan’s best bet for piping natural gas to western Europe from the Caspian Sea is the Nabucco West project, Industry and Energy Minister Natik Aliyev said.
Saving water resources in the EU
VILLAGGIO GLOBALE- EC will publish a detailed plan for water policy, to reduce leakage of public water in European member states, and improve management of this ever more prized resource.
The challenge of a responsible use of Artic
VILLAGGIO GLOBALE – EU Commission outlined a new way forward for a constructive engagement in the Arctic zone. Climate change, Sustainable development and Research are the key words.
Environmental conflicts kill people
VILLAGGIO GLOBALE – According to a new report by Global Witness, at least one person is being killed in an environmental dispute around the world each week as the battle for land becomes increasingly.
EU funds toxic projects in poor countries
AFFARI ITALIANI – According to a report by GAIA, the EU’s clean development mechanism is supporting waste projects in developing countries that threaten livelihoods and cause toxic emissions
Talks on post-2015 climate agreement fail
CANALE ENERGIA – The latest international climate change talks ended in disagreement and disappointment, with some participants concerned about future decisions to save the planet
Why good companies embrace bad credits
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR / IPS – Europe’s carbon trading system was supposed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. But at least one of its methods for doing so may actually have increased those emissions.
New land grabs found in Uganda
FRIENDS OF EARTH – A new report by Friends of the Earth reveals widespread violations of people’s rights and environmental destruction from a land grab project initially funded by the World Bank in Uganda.
