Connie Hedegaard (politician)
A passenger plane prepares to land at London's Heathrow airport in 2010. India said it may stop European carriers from flying into the country if the European Union bans airlines from the South Asian nation that boycott the EU's new emissions fee system.
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have substantially altered the supply-demand balance in the European carbon market for the early years of Phase III
Based on this annual report, I will consider bringing forward a proposal to the climate change committee for decision this year
The EU is working hard to achieve a global agreement. The sooner the better. And it is really encouraging how strongly the ICAO Secretariat tries to move things forwardMore quotes »
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EU committee makes no decision on 'oil sands'
label so-called oil sands as worse for climate change than average crude oil.A spokesman for EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the proposal will now go to the European Council -- representatives of the EU's 27 member countries -- Canada had threatened Read more »
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China opposes EU aviation emissions levy
BEIJING - China said Thursday it opposes the European Union (EU) carbon levy on air travel, insisting the issue should be resolved through multilateral consultations. The EU's unilateral decision to impose the levy has aroused "strong and broad dissatisf from China Daily Read more »
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Chinese carriers shun EU ETS rules warning; signals retaliation
Chinese carriers are refusing to join European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) despite EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard’s warning Tuesday oftheir violation of new reporting rules. Hedegaard said that Chinese and Indian airlines have until from ATWOnline Read more »
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EU says India, China violate carbon law
1 of 2. A passenger aircraft is silhouetted against the rising sun after taking off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport April 3, 2012. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A total of 10 Chinese and Indian commercial airlines have broken EU law requiring from Reuters Read more »
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EU’s Hedegaard Says CO2 Auctions Review Is Short-Term Fix
The European Union’s planned measure to delay some carbon auctions is a short-term tool to tackle oversupply and will be followed by talks on further steps to bolster the bloc’s climate policies, the EU climate chief said. The European Commission is plan from Junk Science Read more »
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Poorest Nations Team Up With EU to Urge More Climate Ambitions
The European Union and the world’s poorest nations joined forces to call for more-ambitious measures to reduce carbon emissions globally and to encourage private investors to team up with public institutions to finance the fight against climate change. M from Bloomberg.com Read more »
