Tag Archives: CO2 emissions
Around Europe 340 – March 2012
Israel’s Supreme Court Adapts International Law in West Bank Quarrying ruling; A View of the EU Budget through Green-Tinted Spectacles; Continued Cognitive Dissonance in EU Energy Effort; Democracy under stress: The global crisis and beyond. Click here to download (PDF – 1.3 MB) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2012 Israels Oberster … More…
Consultation response – vehicular CO2 emissions
Cars are responsible for 14% of the EU’s total CO2 emissions, and they are the single largest source of transport emissions, representing around half of the total. Transport is also critical in the debate on Europe’s energy dependence, as it is responsible for about two-thirds of our oil use. Thus, … More…
Consultation response: roadmap for a low carbon economy by 2050
The challenge is well identified, and business as usual will not get us there. We must act now to ensure that existing energy and climate commitments are interpreted in the strongest way possible. If the European Union is not careful, a coordinated response to Europe’s energy revolution will be impossible, … More…
Report: Transforming Impasse
Unless humanity reduces its global greenhouse gas emissions by 85 per cent or moreover the next 40 years, we risk catastrophic impacts on ecosystems and human life. European Union emissions should be cut by more that this since our current levels are double the world average. However current EU and … More…
Car scrapping – sense and nonsense of a popular sceme
In September 2009 the British government decided to extend the funds of the car scrappage bonus to an additional 100,000 vehicles with the aim of mitigating the impacts of the financial crisis on the struggling car industry and to prevent possible lay-offs. This initiative rewards people who want to scrap their old … More…
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Tagged Car scrappage, Climate change, CO2 emissions, Energy efficiency, Sustainable energy security
Around Europe 314 – July / August 2009
European Parliament Elections 2009: A shift to the right; Should we tolerate the British National Party?; Confessions of a climate criminal…; Why the low turnout?
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Deutsche Ausgabe – Juli/August 2009
Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament 2009 – ein Rechtsruck; Sollten wir die Britische National Partei tolerieren? Bekenntnisse einer Klima-Kriminellen…Warum diese geringe Wahlbeteiligung?
Around Europe 312 – May 2009
The European Union’s rocky road to the climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Gender equality within the EU, Women in prison report passed by Council of Europe, Quaker MEP candidate
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Deutsche Ausgabe – Mai 2009
Der steinige Weg der EU nach Kopenhagen; Gleichstellung – dafür ist noch viel zu tun; Das Gefängnis nur als letztes Mittel
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Tagged CO2 emissions, Copenhagen climate summit (COP15), Council of Europe (Strasbourg), Criminal justice, Deutsche Ausgabe, Equality, European Parliamentary elections 2009, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Quaker Ffriends, Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), Women in Prison
Train or plane? Ethical choices
This leaflet outlines the questions surrounding aviation and train travel. View the leaflet here (pdf – 248kB) >>
Posted in Fact Sheets, Publications
Tagged Air travel, Climate change, CO2 emissions, Sustainable energy security
Train or plane, ethical and policy choices
This fact sheet looks at the differences in environmental impact of travelling by plane or train. It highlights the difficulties in calculating carbon emissions and highlights green(er) opinions and options for consumers and policy makers. Read the fact sheet here (pdf – 121kB) >>
Posted in Fact Sheets, Publications
Tagged Climate change, CO2 emissions, Energy savings, Sustainable energy security
