environmental assessment News
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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency contributes to the European Environment State and Outlook (SOER) 2015
The European environment – state and outlook 2015 report’ (SOER 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of the European environment’s state, trends and prospects, and places it in a global context. The PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the Environmental Data Compendium have contributed in various way to the SOER 2015. SOER 2015 will be published on March 4, ...
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EPA Conference ‘Green Economy: Opportunities for Growth, Jobs and Innovation in Europe’
On Friday, 5 June 2015, the European Network of the Heads of Environment Protection Agencies (EPA) organizes the conference “Green Economy: Opportunities for Growth, Jobs and Innovation in Europe”. This EPA-conference aims to facilitate a better understanding of the potential of a green economy to create economic growth and to boost innovation while reducing harmful environmental ...
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Smart about Cities – Visualising The Challenge For 21st Century Urbanism
The future of the city has suddenly re-emerged at the top of the political agenda. And quite rightly so. Attention is largely focused on the idea of the 'smart city' – which is based on innovative urban planning, using smart technologies that make cities both safer and cleaner and, in particular, more efficient. But do they really improve cities, though? In the book 'Smart about Cities ...
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Greening the gardiner
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto have launched an environmental assessment to determine the future of the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore ...
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Streamlined environmental assessments Australia wide
Bilateral agreements for environmental assessments are now in place between the Commonwealth and all Australian states and territories with Victoria and the ACT both signing agreements in the past month. The agreements are in accordance with national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). 'This is a great step forward and I am very pleased ...
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SGS to Present at the 2012 Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in Paris, France
William Lepercq, Senior Ecodesign Consultant at SGS France, will speak at the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in Paris, taking place from November 21 to 23, 2012. His presentation will focus on the benefits of environmental footprint assessments and provide a best-practice case in sustainability with examples drawn from his experience in environmental ...
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Climate plans could reduce emissions significantly, yet still fall short of 2 °C
Climate plans submitted by countries in the run-up to the Paris Summit could deliver significant reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases. Without new climate policies, the world would emit about 65 GtCO2 equivalents by 2030. The unconditional INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) (plans made by countries without conditions attached) could reduce emissions by approximately ...
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Survey confirms scientific consensus on human-caused global warming
A survey among climate scientists in 2012 shows that there is widespread agreement regarding a dominant influence of anthropogenic greenhouse gases on recent global warming. This agreement is stronger among respondents with more peer-reviewed publications. Respondents who characterized the human influence on climate as insignificant, reported having the most frequent media coverage regarding ...
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Abolition of regional strategies deemed unlawful
The High Court has concluded that the move to abolish Regional Strategies by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government was unlawful. House building company Cala Homes (Ltd) challenged the government's decision to abolish Regional Strategies on the basis that the move required primary legislation and that it was unlawful because a strategic environmental assessment of the ...
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EU Directive: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
The European Commission has brought together all existing EU legislation governing environmental impact assessments. The original Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive and its three subsequent revisions have been combined to create a more compact, clearly translated and user-friendly ...
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PBL contributes to European study on Transitions to a sustainable mobility system
Which changes are needed to move towards a more sustainable mobility system in Europe? A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) assesses the progress that European Union Member States are making to improve the environmental performance of transport in line with related EU policy targets. The report also looks at the big changes underway in the sector, from emerging technologies ...
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EPA seeks comment on a framework for categorizing the relative vulnerability of threatened and endangered species in climate change
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released and requested comment on a draft document titled, “A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change” (EPA/600/R-09/011). 74 Fed. Reg. 61671. The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA’s Office of Research and Development. The ...
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Environmental assessments for Sierra Leone help sustainable development
The vital role of environmental assessments in supporting the sustainable use of Sierra Leone's rich natural heritage has won high level support at a seminar entitled 'Environmental Assessment: A Tool for Sustainable Development', which took place last week in the country's capital of Freetown. Speaking at the seminar, organized by the Sierra Leone Environmental Protection Agency (SLEPA) with ...
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Hawaii Superferry Cannot Sail During Environmental Assessment
HONOLULU, Hawaii, October 9, 2007 (ENS) - A Maui judge today ruled that the brand new the $85 million Hawaii Superferry cannot operate while the state prepares an environmental assessment. The state waived an environmental assessment back in 2005 at the request of the Superferry management, who feared that their funding might evaporate if they had to wait for a study of changes made to Kahului ...
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Comment Period Extended: EA-2005: Chromium Plume Control Interim Measure and Plume-Center Characterization, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
The Office of Environmental Management has extended the Public Comment Period on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Chromium Plume Control Interim Measure And Plume-Center Characterization, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM. The Public Comment Period will close on October 30, 2015. For more information on the project and public comment process, see the project page at: ...
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2013 Directory of Potential Stakeholders for DOE Actions under NEPA Issued
The Stakeholder Directory, now in its 30th edition, identifies contacts in federal agencies; states, territories, and state government associations; and nongovernmental organizations for reviewing environmental impact statements and environmental assessments, and for other NEPA public involvement and consultation activities. The Directory is primarily intended to supplement lists that ...
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Commission asks Belgium and Portugal to comply with EU legislation on strategic environmental assessments
The European Commission is urging Belgium and Portugal to adopt measures to implement EU legislation on assessing the effects of plans and programmes on the environment. The existing legislation on strategic environmental assessments in Belgium and Portugal contains a number of shortcomings. On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the Commission is therefore sending ...
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A lower limit for future climate emissions
A new study finds that the greenhouse gas emissions that the world can emit in order to limit climate change to less than 2°C are severely limited, lending further urgency to the need to address climate change. Researchers from, among others, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and IIASA see a limit to future greenhouse gas emissions - or carbon budget - of 590-1240 billion tons ...
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Environmental damage and energy tax reform: the Dutch challenge
The ‘green result’ of the Dutch energy tax system could be significantly improved by better aligning the tax structure with overall environmental damage costs. For some energy products, such as natural gas and electricity for households, tax rates in the Netherlands are higher than the cost of the environmental damage they cause (the so called Pigovian rate). Conversely, tax rates ...
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INDCs signal unprecedented momentum for Climate Agreement in Paris
INDCs are projected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by up to 6 gigatonnes of CO2e, but 12 extra gigatonnes are needed to keep warming below 2° C. Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate ...
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