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Europe’s climate and energy debate keeps on living in Disneyland

October 30, 2008

Friends of Europe’s annual energy summit (held on 30 October) saw tough exchanges between CCS defenders and the renewable energy sector but kept dodging the real question: can we solve the climate/energy crisis without questioning our economic growth and development paradigm? Energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs, as expected, defended his commission resolve not to “deviate” from… » read more

Biofuels, energy saving, energy security, Global Warming, renewable energy sources, sustainable energy

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Are industrial interests hijacking the climate change debate?

October 14, 2008

The climate change ‘cost or opportunity’ debate: why has it not been settled? A worrying number of European states, industries and even average citizens are still convinced that fighting climate change will be too costly and risky in terms of jobs and growth. The current economic crisis is creating even greater anxiety, giving rise to… » read more

Biofuels, Business & Climate Change, energy saving, Global Warming, renewable energy sources, Sustainable Dev., sustainable energy

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