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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    EU research programme

    The European Parliament voted today on the 7th research framework programme for the period 2007-2013. It includes research and development in the field of energy technologies like renewable energies and energy efficiency.
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    Emissions trading

    The European Commission decided today on the first 10 national allocation plans for allocating CO2 emission allowances to energy-intensive industrial plants for the 2008-2012 trading period. The Commission reduced the allowances by almost 7% below the emissions proposed by the NAPs.
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    EU energy policies

    Following the EU Commission's "Action plan for energy efficiency:realising the potential" published in October, the EU energy ministers met yesterday to adopt their conclusions. Unfortunately the outcome doesn't show any concret commitment towards more renewables and energy savings.
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    Nairobi results

    Despite some achievements on technical issues, the progress made in ensuring continuity of climate policy framework is a disappointment. The sense of urgency does not seem to get reflected in these discussions apart from some plenary interventions.
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    Greens/EFA meeting in Nairobi

    The Greens are organising an event in the European Union Pavilion in Nairobi in the context of the UN conference on climate change. Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2004 Wangari Maathai will take part in the conference.
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    Aviation and climate change

    Today the European Parliament votes on a new air traffic management system for Europe (SESAR). This system must also play a role in limiting climatic impact of aviation.
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    Climate change talks in Nairobi

    The UN Climate Change Summit in Nairobi (9-17 November) enters its second week. The first days of the talks were rather disappointing due to the slow pace of progress. Frustration is growing among the representatives of the 190 countries taking part in the conference.
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    Cities, towns and citizens of Europe, actively committed to the prevention of climate change

    Climate change is an indisputable truth recognised by the international scientific community. The UN Conference in Nairobi constitutes a new opportunity and there is not much more time left to make governments adopt immediate and ambitious measures and commitments to stop and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing global war…
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    "Empowering people for sustainable energy"

    Our conference "Empowering people for sustainable energy" encountered great success. A very large audience had the chance to share the launch of the "Vision Scenario for the European Union" on energy and climate change.
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    EU Kyoto targets

    The latest projections of the European environment agency, released on Friday 27 October, show that the EU-15 member states will meet thei joint greenhouse gas reduction target. But it will rely on some countries using carbon sink accounting to adjust their emission figures.