Brussels Briefing on Environment: All you need to know for March 2014
In this Brussels Briefing on Environment, leading environment journalist Sonja van Renssen provides an overview of the latest developments in the field of European Environment Policy.
Topics discussed include:
– EU Summit: climate, energy and industrial competitiveness on the agenda (March 20 and 21)
– Provisional agreement on including aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
– The start of the ETS backloading plan
– Provisional deals on a tougher waste shipments directive
– New social and environmental reporting rules for companies
– Environment ministers unblocking talks on national bans on cultivating GM crops
– Greening the European Semester
Featuring statements by: Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard; Peter Liese, rapporteur on Aviation in ETS and Health Commissioner Tonio Borg.