Setting mandatory global and regional speed limits for shipping is legally and technically feasible and does not require major administrative and economic burdens for enforcement. Reduced speed results in dramatic reductions in ship emissions - CO2, air pollution and particulates - and does not pose technical, operational or safety dangers. These were the main conclusions of a 4 October seminar on ship speed limits organised in Brussels by Transport & Environment and Seas at Risk.
Tar sands are one of the most polluting ways known to man for producing transport fuel. They also represent a huge climate change threat for our planet and are causing an ecological disaster in Canada, the top tar sands exporter and producer in the World.
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BirdLife International, EEB and T&E invite you to the launch of the study 'Bioenergy: a carbon accounting time bomb'
The event will take place on June 29, from 2 to 4.30pm in the European Parliament - Paul-Henri Spaak P7C050, and is kindly sponsored by Theodoros Skylakakis MEP, Kathleen Van Brempt MEP and Bas Eickhout MEP.
Join the debate on tar sands at this event in the European Parliament. Register here.
A debate on the sustainability of European bioenergy policy. Hosted by Fiona Hall MEP (ALDE) and Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP (EPP) at the European Parliament, Brussels.