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US-EU EV cooperation

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union, USA
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December 4 2011

Officials from the United States and the European Union outlined November 29 at the conclusion of the annual Transatlantic Economic Council their efforts to advance cooperation on electric vehicles

Oil sands GHG intensity rating

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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October 9 2011

The European Commission triggered a potential dispute with Canada October 4 by proposing that EU legislation consider fuel derived from oil sands to be 22.3 percent more GHG intensive than fuel from conventional crude oil

Possible negative effects of carbon sequestration

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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November 20 2011

On November 17, the European Environment Agency (EEA) released Air Pollution Impacts From Carbon Capture And Storage finding that widespread deployment of carbon sequestration can increase the emissions of some harmful pollutants like ammonia because it requires more coal to be mined, transported and burnt, and is less environmentally friendly than switching to gas fired generation

Rio20 should set RE, EE goals

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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October 2 2011

The European Parliament adopted a resolution September 29 advising that next year’s Rio20 sustainable development conference results in accountable global targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency

Airline challenge decision

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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September 8 2011

Attorneys said August 31 that the Court of Justice of the European Union will issue an opinion by late this year on a challenge to the inclusion of U.S. airlines in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System

WTO dispute talks seat

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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Canada, European Union, Japan, USA
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September 8 2011

The United States requested August 29 to become an observer at the World Trade Organization dispute settlement talks with the European Union, Japan, and Canada regarding a challenge filed by the EU and Japan against a green energy program in Canada, citing trade interests

Energy plans by Danish EU leaders

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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January 29 2012

Danish climate and energy minister announced January 24 that the nation will use its European Union council presidency to advocate for a low-carbon road map and revise energy efficiency legislation

EC efficiency standards

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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January 29 2012

The European Commission announced January 20 that it is preparing a plan that will designate product groups to which stricter energy efficiency standards will be applied in the next three years

EU meets nuclear assessment deadline

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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September 25 2011

The European Commission said September 16 that the 14 countries in the European Union that have nuclear power capacity all met a September 15 deadline to provide an interim report on the readiness of their nuclear plants to withstand a crisis such as the Fukushima facility faced

EU ETS updated

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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European Union
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September 25 2011

The European Commission published a technical regulation September 21 to amend guidelines on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by participants in the Emissions Trading System