LATEST NEWS - FRIDAY 9 MAY 2008
ISSUE NO. 2539 - 09/05/08
Member states aiming to weaken waste targets
EU governments signal their opposition to parliament's plans for waste prevention and recycling targets
MEPs back Reach test methods law
Environment committee drops veto threat after securing European commission promises on alternatives
NEWS IN BRIEF
Commission consults on tighter creosote controls
Stakeholder input sought on consequences of banning wood preservative under 1998 biocides directive
Estonia mulls changes in environmental fees
Environment ministry begins talks on new green taxation structure as inflation dampens current incentives
Recent Top Stories
EU green biofuel criteria move a step closer
Government working party presents final recommendations on sustainability criteria, but key questions remain unresolved
8 MAY 2008
Biofuels "must not become scapegoat" - Boel
EU agriculture commissioner hits back at critics of biofuels target; commission "open" to stricter safeguards
7 MAY 2008
MEP calls for "double CO2 credits" to boost CCS
Parliament rapporteur outlines key amendments to draft carbon capture and storage directive; colleagues not convinced
6 MAY 2008
CCS offers "false hope", says Greenpeace report
Carbon capture and storage is risky and will not deliver emission cuts in time, report argues; MEP disagrees
5 MAY 2008
EU to propose greener EU road tolling rules
European commission wants infrastructure charges for lorries to better reflect transport's environmental costs
30 APRIL 2008
