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BY MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN, CRISTINA MUNTEAN and KEITH NUTHALL

BRITAIN has long been something of a laggard when it comes to district heating. The only significant growth was mainly oil-fired network in local authority housing during the 1960s and 70s.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) heads of government have approved Euro 3.9 billion in EU spending on energy investment projects, after they finally finished wrangling over the detail of this keystone of their economic stimulus package.

As expected, the final programme has more projects in southern and eastern Europe than in previous drafts.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

AUSTRALIA, as with the bulk of westernised nations, has classified butter as a staple food rather than a luxury item. Sales of the dairy spread have long reflected this and Aussie butter has enjoyed steady demand both locally and abroad.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s internal market committee has voted for a complete ban on selling, importing and exporting seal furs within the EU, rejecting compromise proposals for a labelling regime. "In practice, seal products such as bags, hats, boots and gloves used by motorcyclists, skiers and boxers would be outlawed," said a committee communiqué.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

GLOBAL negotiations are to be launched on forging an international legal agreement to control mercury. The talks will be convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) starting with an intergovernmental meeting that it will summon later this year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

AT time when the world’s governments are trying to stem losses to complex financial frauds, another international initiative is tackling another slippery customer – illegal fishing. Keith Nuthall reports.

FAR from the prying eyes of police and customs officers, the breaking of international and national fishing laws and regulations happens every day.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE DEPENDENCE of the European Union (EU) on imports to meet oil supply needs will rise to 95% by 2030, a European Parliament report has claimed. This will expose the EU to strategic dangers through buying oil from unstable or potentially hostile countries in the Middle East and from Russia, it warned.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL, EMMA JACKSON and ALAN OSBORN

FEW things say more about the growing enthusiasm for nuclear power than the rush of young students eager to make a career in the industry. It is happening mainly in America but other countries are now beginning to see the same development.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) institutions, the World Bank and Ukraine have agreed an investment plan to upgrade this eastern European country’s ageing gas supply infrastructure, enabling it to increase supplies to the EU. A joint declaration signed in Brussels will pave the way for detailed planning involving all parties for upgrades, which the European Commission estimates could cost Euro 2.5 billion.…

BY MONICA DOBIE

SOUTH Korean confectionery producer Orion Corporation is planning to construct a factory in the Russian city of Tver, northwest of Moscow. This follows the signing of a US$95.2 million agreement with the regional government, said a spokesman for the local governor’s office.…