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• General Policy

  Epic year of EU environment policy comes to a close

  19 Dec 2008

  The EU's policy-making machine wound down this week ahead of its winter break, ending one of the most important periods of European environment policy activity in years.

• Transport

  Agency assesses measures to cut EU transport demand

  5 Jan 2009

  Policymakers should take better account of the impact of sectors such as retail, business and tourism on the demand for transport in the EU, according to a new study by the European environment agency (EEA).

• Pollution & Nature, General Policy

  EU states "must disclose GM crop trials' location"

  5 Jan 2009

  EU governments have an obligation to disclose information on the location of crop trials for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under the 2001 deliberate release directive, according to an advisor to the European court of justice (ECJ).

• Chemicals, Pollution & Nature

  Chlorine producers promise safe mercury disposal

  5 Jan 2009

  Europe's chlor-alkali industry has pledged to ensure the safe transport and underground storage of thousands of tonnes of surplus mercury from industry after an EU mercury export ban takes effect in 2011.

• 5 Jan 2009 Further delay for new EU flower ecolabel criteria
• 5 Jan 2009 EU court condemns Italy over waste directive
• 5 Jan 2009 UK consults on draft waste batteries regulation
• 5 Jan 2009 Finland in court rap over environmental liability

In Depth

Turbulent times for capital-heavy offshore wind

19 Dec 2008

Offshore wind generation has been earmarked to play a central role in greening the EU’s energy consumption in 2020 and beyond. ENDS Europe asks whether the global financial crisis could blow the sector’s development off-course.

Crisis leaves the climate glass half empty

19 Dec 2008

A sombre mood has engulfed 2008 as the devastating impact of the global financial crisis in the last quarter wiped out any earlier optimism.

The prospects for a renewable energy revolution

19 Dec 2008

Fears abound that the world’s current economic woes might force the green agenda to take a back seat. ENDS Europe finds out why Eon’s Michael Lewis is swimming against the tide.