Mintz | European Union | 10 Jun 2012
On June 6 European Union Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said that within two years the EU should decide on its renewable energy goals for 2030 and how it is best prepared to achieve the goals.
Mintz | European Union | 18 Dec 2011
The European Commission insisted December 15 that the European Union should adopt new renewable energy targets by 2014 in order to enhance energy independence and eliminate CO2 emissions from the electricity sector by 2050.
Mintz | European Union | 2 Oct 2011
The European Parliament adopted a resolution September 29 advising that next year’s Rio+20 sustainable development conference results in accountable global targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Mintz | European Union | 25 Sep 2011
The European Commission’s Joint Research Center published a report September 21 finding that global man-made CO2 emissions rose 5.8 percent in 2010 to the highest level ever recorded, 33 billion metric tons.