Ingemar Persson, PostEurop Secretary General, presents the GHG programme on Triangle
6 August 2009
With the hot topic of climate change now growing in prominence throughout political and social agendas across the world, Chris Dolan quizzed Ingemar Persson, secretary general at PostEurop, the association of 48 European public postal operators, on the green aspirations of the postal industry.
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European Commission sets out proposals for global pact on climate change at Copenhagen
Published: 28.01.2009
Source: European Commission
The European Commission communicate its proposals for a comprhensive and ambitious new global agreement to tackel climate change and how it could be financed. The new pact is due to be concluded at the Copenhagen Un climate conferance in December.
Among these proposals, Commission will propose that emission from international aviation and maritime transport should be included in the international climate change framework.
Links:
EC press release
EC Communication COM(2009)39 final: Towards a comprehnsive climate change agreement in Copenhagen
Europan Commission, DG Environment website
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Make freight a higher rail network priority, says European Parliament
Published: 04.09.2008
Source: European parliament – press service
The European Parliament has adopted an own-initiative asking to allocate at least 40% of EU transport infrastructure appropriations to the railways and prioritise freight, to reduce the need for road transport
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Links: The text adopted by the European Parliament