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Europe’s race for green technology: more talk, less budget

by Geoff on March 3, 2010

Europe’s goal to become the leader of the race for green technology seems hardly achievable because of financial constraints in the four years to come. This gives the advantage to rival nations such as Japan, China, and the United States.
But even though the European Union (EU) budget is expected to have been extensively overhauled by [...]

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EU’s Ashton plans to engage China on climate change issues

by Ali on February 12, 2010

An EU official announced on Thursday that Catherine Ashton, the new foreign policy chief of the European Union, wants EU to work hand in hand with China regarding climate issues and to look for trade-offs with other policy sectors.
Ashton will give instructions to a summit composed of EU leaders on Thursday in relation to her [...]

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Europe’s electric car industry faces challenges

by Geoff on February 10, 2010

The European Union is under challenges in its bid to successfully improve its electric car market as cost, safety, technological harmonization and competitiveness get in the way, said Spain, who holds the European Union presidency.
“Obviously there are lots of questions … issues of legal security, validation, the safety of the vehicles themselves … and cost”, [...]

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