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BY KEITH NUTHALL

AN OIL spill contingency plan will be drafted for west, central and southern African states on the Atlantic coast, following a UN Environment Programme-sponsored meeting in Ghana. There was also agreement by 19 of the 22 countries in the region to establish a regional centre to coordinate efforts to manage oil spills and deal with other environmental emergencies.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DESPITE growing concerns over their environmental impact, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report stressing confidence that biofuels could play a growing and sustainable role in future energy mixes. The IEA says green biofuels, that do not compromise food production, could command a global share of total transport fuel of 27% in 2050 (up from 2% today).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DUTCH environmental campaigners have failed in court to link two European Union (EU) directives in a way that would force pollution permits for power stations to respect national emissions limits imposed by EU law. The two directives in question are the 2008 integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) directive and the 2001 directive on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (NEC).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DUTCH environmental campaigners have failed in court to link two European Union (EU) directives in a way that would force pollution permits for coal-fired power stations to respect national emissions limits imposed by EU law. The two directives in question are the 2008 integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) directive and the 2001 directive on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (NEC).…

BY JOHN PAGNI

While the rest of the world has called a halt in nuclear energy development after the Fukushima disaster, Finland’s pace-setting enthusiasm flows serenely on with construction and new plant permits continuing apace. The Finns’ pragmatism was illustrated in April’s general election when the Greens lost five seats after a 1.2% fall in their vote despite what might have been thought a powerful and timely boost for the anti-nuclear lobby.…

BY MARK ROWE

RENEWABLE energy investments may often be low in price, but when there are enough of them, they make a difference in a region’s energy profile. Such is the case for eastern Europe, where many millions of Euros are being invested in green energy projects.…

BY ALAN OSBORN and LEE ADENDORFF

AS a rapidly growing sector with heavy funding and lax controls, Italy’s green energy industry has increasingly attracted infiltration from Mafia groups seeking to intercept investment and escape notice. With shady international dealings only recently coming under scrutiny, authorities are stepping up countermeasures with hopes of curbing a spreading trend.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE INTERNATIONAL Chemical Secretariat – a global environmental watchdog – has added 22 chemicals to its ‘SIN’ list of toxic substances – all are endocrine disrupters identified as potentially harmful under European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

LATVIA could face serious fines courtesy of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) if it fails to promise compliance with European Union (EU) legislation on mining waste over the next two months.

The European Commission has sent a final legal warning (called a ‘reasoned opinion’) to Latvia, asking the country to ensure that extractive waste is treated in specific facilities in line with EU requirements, to avoid endangering human health and the environment.…

BY MARK GODFREY

IF uranium suppliers are looking for reasons to feel confident that China will continue its hunt for nuclear fuel supplies worldwide, they should remember how deeply the country is invested in this process. Indeed, it has been a sign of how hungry China has become for uranium that even private firms in this officially communist country are being allowed to hunt for overseas uranium assets.…