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BY KEITH NUTHALL

A ROW has broken out between the European Commission and European Union (EU) food and farm federation Copa-Cogeca over its claims a planned trade deal with South America’s Mercosur would destroy Europe’s beef sector.

The Commission’s trade spokesman John Clancy told just-food such allegations were "exaggerated".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

IT almost seems like yesterday when European policymakers were hailing biofuels as the practical green alternative to fossil fuels, so clean – cars, vans and trucks might as well have been running on water. However, with the growing and widespread acceptance that producing many biofuels (and burning them of course) produces substantial carbon emissions, those days are well and truly over.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

FRANCE is far ahead of the curve in terms of weaning itself off fossil fuels and sports the closest thing to energy independence of any country in Europe. Ever since 1974 when the government decided to rapidly expand the country’s nuclear power capacity, France has not felt the intense stress of energy insecurity nor been particularly impacted by the rising and falling prices of fuel.…

BY EMMA JACKSON

CLOTHING and accessory consumers are fickle at the best of times, and trying to nail down their desires in the growing eco-fashion niche market is proving especially difficult as the industry moves toward environmental responsibility.

On the one hand consumers, (especially young people in mature western markets), are increasingly aware of the environmental and social footprints of fashion and textile production.…

BY MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN and PAUL COCHRANE

IT may be no coincidence that football (or soccer as it is known by north American readers) is generally regarded as corrupt by law enforcement agencies and has chosen to stage two of its next major spectacles – the 2012 European championships, and the 2018 World Cup, in Ukraine and Russia.…

BY GERARD O’DWYER

UPPSALA Ärna Airport, which currently operates as one of Sweden’s 20 military airports, has encountered a setback in its plans to launch commercial flight services by low-fare airlines in June 2011. The airport’s board blames unexpected bureaucratic holdups, with the planned development awaiting a number of clearance permits from Swedish government transport departments.…

BY EMMA JACKSON

IN the green clothing and textiles market segment, the requirement to create sustainable and marketable eco-friendly products is becoming increasingly competitive. Out-of-the-box innovation is immensely valuable in such a market where companies seek to balance environmental marketing against increased costs – if green production can be achieved for lower costs, then major labels can and do take notice.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

THE USA Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hope of regulating greenhouse gas emissions is putting a damper on investment in new coal plants in the United States. However there is some hope that coal could become clean enough to cohabit with future American emissions rules through carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology and tests are now underway in America to demonstrate its effectiveness.…

BY MARK GODFREY

CHINA’S shipbuilders are clearly on a roll, the nation having surpassed South Korea and Japan to become the world’s top builder of vessels – and specialist maritime coating manufacturers are taking notice. Data from maritime consultancy UK-based Clarkson Research Services Ltd shows spending on new vessels in 2010 saw a year-on-year increase of 106%.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A MAJOR cobalt-copper deposit in Russia being eyed by an Isle of Man based company, which could soon be part-owned by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD). The bank has released plans for an equity investment of US$21 million in the Isle of Man-registered Imperial Mining Holding Limited, which aims to explore base metal and precious metal resources in Russia and Mongolia.…