]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/parliament Blog Articles Tagged with 'parliament' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/153418?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament The government of Vietnam will decide on December 22 whether to penalize parents who have more than two children, reinitiating a coercive population policy it abandoned in 2003. We are considering an adjustment to our policy appropriate to the circu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/153418?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/153502?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Package details cuts emissions and energy consumption by 20% and raises energy from renewables by 20% all by 2020 by Ian TraynorAlmost two years after staking a claim to lead the battle against global warming, and after two days of hard haggling over... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/153502?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:37:14 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/151546?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Sometimes the posts, well, they just write themselves. For example, from the inbox:This is what she says (key point in italics):The Netherlands has turned upside down by the smoking ban. I wonder if it was that bad in the UK as well? Here small cafes... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/151546?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/152002?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Amanda Chiu reports from the 14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Pozna , Poland. Here in Pozna , the pace and quality of formal dialogues picked up very quickly in Days 2 and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/152002?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:37:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149499?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By Megan Hosking That was by far the most enjoyable political debate I have ever seen, chirped MC Mikey Havoc. This unlikely statement was uttered as he closed the Young Leaders Debate, hosted in the New Zealand capital just eight days before t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149499?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:39:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By Sarah K. BurkhalterWorld leaders congratulated Barack Obama on his presidential win, and indicated that his environmental policies look to be a welcome change from the past eight years. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Clima... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:59:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147356?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament A consortium of European governments is developing the world's first International Renewable Energy Agency. The agency, known as IRENA, will serve as a global cheerleader for clean energy. It plans to offer technical, financial, and policy advice fo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147356?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:00:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/147173?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament A consortium of European governments is developing the world's first International Renewable Energy Agency. The agency, known as IRENA, will serve as a global cheerleader for clean energy. It plans to offer technical, financial, and policy advice for... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/147173?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:02:11 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/146226?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Nothing like some good, old-fashioned back-and-forth to keep bloggers -- and blog readers? -- engaged. EDF is organizing a video/graphics competition to ask for help in explaining, What is a carbon cap and how will it cure our oil addiction? Joe Ro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/146226?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:12:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/143993?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By David RobertsYou don't see super-wingnutty stuff like this very often in the mainstream media any more. This was my favorite bit: But didn't the Nobel Peace Prize go last year to Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/143993?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:52:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/143726?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament If you want to see just how cosy politicians, nuclear companies and lobbyists can get, just take a look at this from the UK s Guardian newspaper. With Prime Minister Gordon Brown launching the UK s nuclear renaissance , the nuclear power compani... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/143726?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:51:05 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/143333?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Cross-posted from THE ENVIRONMENTALIST.--------------------The European Commission (the Commission) just released their proposal for addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/143333?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:40:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/142900?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Cross-posted from THE ENVIRONMENTALIST.--------------------The European Commission (the Commission) just released their proposal for addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/142900?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:27:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142008?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By Ted NaceLast week's action by the European Parliament to adopt the Schwarzenegger clause as a requirement for new coal plants built after 2015 shows the danger of locking in well-intentioned half-measures. The Schwarzenegger clause is a Califo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142008?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:03:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141510?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By John McGrathWell, it was a short, boring campaign, and, uh, nothing really happened. I'm writing this before the polls have all reported in, but the Conservatives have almost certainly gained a couple dozen seats, putting them just -- just -- sho... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141510?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:52:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141024?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament By Jon RynnFinancial deregulation has obviously been a disaster. Perhaps we are entering a new era, one in which it is acceptable to talk about the positive actions that governments can take. A friend of mine, Bryn Barnard, has written about how gove... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141024?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139838?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament I was looking for something else and just stumbled upon this news from the European effort to address illegal logging. As a part of a vote on the EU joining an international agreement on timber trade, the European Parliament agreed to join the trea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139838?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:21:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139886?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament I was looking for something else and just stumbled upon this news from the European effort to address illegal logging. As a part of a vote on the EU joining an international agreement on timber trade, the European Parliament agreed to join the trea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139886?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:21:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140006?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament I was looking for something else and just stumbled upon this news from the European effort to address illegal logging. As a part of a vote on the EU joining an international agreement on timber trade, the European Parliament agreed to join the trea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140006?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:21:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139768?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament I was looking for something else and just stumbled upon this news from the European effort to address illegal logging. As a part of a vote on the EU joining an international agreement on timber trade, the European Parliament agreed to join the trea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/139768?rsstype=tag&tag=parliament Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:30:37 -0400