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UK to Oppose EU Ban on Pesticides Linked to Bee Decline

March 14, 2013March 14, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

The UK is not expected to support the European Commission’s upcoming vote on a proposed Europe-wide ban of three pesticides linked to serious harms in bees, leaving it little chance of being passed. Owen Paterson, the UK’s environment secretary, is set to oppose the proposal, despite almost three-quarters of the ... Read more »

Global Mercury Emissions Treaty Adopted by 140 Nations

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

After four years of negotiation, more than 140 countries have adopted the first legally binding international agreement to control mercury emissions through a number of rules that place limits on power plants and industrial boilers as well as phase out products, such as batteries and thermometers, that use the toxic ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Airlines in ETS, BP Felony Charges, Black Elk

November 28, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

President Obama has signed into law a bill that excludes US airlines from European carbon emissions taxes in the EU ETS. The US airline industry argued that the rules – which the EU put on hold earlier this month – were unfair because they would have been applied to the ... Read more »

UN Calls on Businesses to Reduce Chemical Risks, Avoid a Million Deaths

September 7, 2012September 10, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Poisoning from industrial and agricultural chemicals is among the top five leading causes of death worldwide, contributing to more than one million deaths a year, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, which calls for industry and government to take action to reduce risks to human health. ... Read more »

Worst US Drought in 50 Years Drives Up Grain Prices, Ethanol Under Pressure

August 13, 2012May 15, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

The worst US drought in five decades, which has caused more damage than expected to corn and soybean crops, helped push the global food price index up six percent in July, according to a report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures ... Read more »

Power Assure Products Used in UNFCC Methodology

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 by Leon Walker

Data center infrastructure and energy management provider Power Assure Inc. has announced that two of its products form “the foundation” of a new United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change monitoring methodology. Power Assure’s EM/4 Dynamic Power Management product and PAR4/UL2640 for IT equipment baseline measurements are the basis of ... Read more »

UN, World Bank Unveil Carbon Finance Program for Philippines Pig Farmers

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 by Leon Walker

A UN and World Bank initiative has begun providing pig farms with incentives for using Earth-friendly waste treatment facilities. On July 26, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change registered a Programme of Activity for piggeries under the Methane Recovery from Waste Management Project, which allows farms across the ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Rio+20, Passaic River Superfund, MATS, EPA Budget, Plastic Bags

June 20, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

The draft agreement put forward by United Nations envoys for the Rio+20 conference addresses cuts in fossil-fuel subsidies, provides support for renewable energy and includes measures to protect oceans; yet, environmental groups have called the text titled “The Future We Want” a watered-down “polluter’s charter” with all tangible outcomes removed ... Read more »

Kimberly-Clark to Use 50% Alternative Wood Fiber by 2025

June 19, 2012June 20, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Kimberly-Clark Corp., the paper products giant that owns brands Kleenex and Huggies, has committed to cut the amount of wood fiber it uses from natural forests by 50 percent by 2025. K-C, which announced the sustainability goal in conjunction with the United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, made ... Read more »

Nestle Sustainability Report: Direct GHGs Fell 7.7 Percent, Per Production, in 2011

April 17, 2012April 20, 2012 by Leon Walker

Nestle’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.8 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2011, while its production volume increased by 3.4 percent, according to the company’s 2011 corporate sustainability report. Per metric ton of product, Nestlé reduced its direct greenhouse emissions from 91 kg of CO2e in 2010 to 84 ... Read more »

United, American, Other Airlines Drop EU Carbon Trading Lawsuit, Urge U.S. to Act

March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 by Leon Walker

American Airlines, United Continental and association Airlines for America have dropped their lawsuit challenging U.S. airlines’ inclusion in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme, Reuters reports. Airlines for America, whose members include Delta, Southwest, US Airways, FedEx and UPS, as well as industry partners Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell and Pratt & ... Read more »

OSHA Adopts Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Labeling

March 23, 2012March 26, 2012 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its Hazard Communication Standard, aligning it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of chemical classification and labeling. The new standard aims to reduce confusion about chemical hazards in the workplace, facilitate safety training and establish consistent labels and safety data ... Read more »

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