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• Basic Websites

• EU Climate Action Commissioner Hedegaard on the Bonn Climate Change Talks' Outcome (8/6/10)
• EU Facts: EU Action on Climate Change, August, 2010
• EU Urges Climate Action - Bangladesh: Video (7/23/10)
• Including Aviationin EU Emissions Trading System; Tool; Q&A (7/9/10)
• EU Council on Climate Change (6/11/10)
• EU Council on Water Scarcity, Drought and Adaptation to Climate Change (6/11/10)
• EU Council on Preparing Forests for Climate Change (6/11/10)
• EU Council on 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (6/11/10)
• EU Sets up System for Certifying Sustainable Biofuels (6/10/10)
• EU on World Environment Day, June 5
• EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall for 5th Straight Year; Details (6/2/10)
• EU Considers Deeper Emissions Cuts; Q&A (5/26/10)
• Volcanic Ash Crisis (Icelandic Volcano Eruption):
  • Eurocontrol Daily Updates
  • New EU Measures Minimize Volcanic Ash Disruption of Airspace; Website (5/21/10)
  • Volcanic Ash Crisis: European Commission VP/Transport Commissioner Kallas on Extraordinary Transport Council Meeting's Outcome; Extraordinary EU Transport Council Meeting Background; EU Transport Ministers' Meeting Outcome; EU Consumer Centers Aid Passengers; Details (5/4/10)
  • Extraordinary EU Transport Ministers' May 4 Meeting on Volcanic Ash Crisis
  • EU Assesses Volcanic Ash Cloud Crisis's Air Transport Impact: Solutions; European Commission VP/Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas; Information Note (4/27/10)
  • EU Transport Commissioner/European Commission VP Kallas Updates Volcanic Ash Situation (4/23/10)
  • EU Transport Ministers Meet on Volcanic Ash Situation; FAQs; EU Transport Commissioner Kallas; EU Help for Stranded Passengers; EU Volcanic Emergency Response; EU Research; Eurocontrol (4/20/10)
  • European Commission President Barrroso on Volcanic Ash Cloud; EU Transsport Commissioner/European Commission VP Kallas; EU Spanish Presidency (4/19/10)
• EU on 2010 World Biodiversity Day, May 22; EU Environment Biodiversity Commissioner Potočnik; Video; Website
• EU Carbon Emissions Drop Significantly (5/18/10)
• EU Council on Climate Finance: Fast Start Financing (5/18/10)
• EU Climate Action Commissioner Hedegaard & Chinese National Development  & Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua on Climate Change Dialogue & Cooperation (Video) (4/29/10)
• EU Organic Farming Logo (3/31/10); EU Organic Farming Increases; Website (3/1/10)
• EU on CITES Conference Outcome (3/26/10); EU & CITES
• EU on World Water Day; EU High Rep. Ashton on World Water Day; EU Water Framework Directive  (3/22/10)
• EU Disappointed on CITES Conference Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Results (3/18/10); EU CITES Position (3/12/10)
• EU Environment Council on Biodiversity & Climate Change (3/15/10)
• EU Future Climate Change Strategy; Website (3/9/10)
• EU Fisheries & Maritime Affairs Commissioner Damanaki on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Ban (2/25/10); EU to Support Atlantic Bluefin Tuna International Trade Ban; Commissioner Damanaki; EU & CITES (2/22/10)
• European Commission President Barroso Writes to EU Member State Leaders on Climate Change (2/18/10)
• EU Formalizes Emissions Reduction Targets Following Copenhagen Accord (1/28/10)
• EU on the Dec. 7-18, 2009 UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference:
  • European Commission President Barroso on Copenhagen Conference Outcome (12/19/09)
  • European Commission President Barroso again Addresses Conference (12/18/09)
  • EU Climate Change Video
  • European Commission President Barroso Addresses Conference (12/16/09)
  • EU Letter to G20 Leaders on Climate Change (12/15/09)
  • EU Leaders Pledge EUR 7.2 Billion in Climate Change Aid; Text; European Commission President Barroso (12/11/09)
  • European Commission Launches Consultation on EU 2020: New Strategy to Make the EU a Smarter, Greener Social Market
  • EU's 5th National Climate Change Communication for UN (12/3/09)
  • European Commission President Barroso Again Speaks out on Climate Change (12/3/09)
  • European Commission President Barroso Urges Concrete Action in Copenhagen; Eurobarometer Opinion Poll; Key EU Copenhagen Objectives; EU Climate Change Position Backgrounder (12/2/09)
  • EU Insight: Climate Change: The Home Stretch to Copenhagen (12/09)
  • EU Signs onto International Renewable Energy Agency (11/23/09)
  • Greener Growth (11/20/09)
  • EU-US: Partners in a Growing Green Economy (Video)
  • Climate Change Quiz & FAQ 
  • EU at UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009; Conference Website; UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Website
• EU on Climate Change and Security (12/8/09)
• EU on Healthy Ecosystem's Importance RE: Climate Change Control; International Energy Agency (IEA) 2009 World Energy Outlooki Confirms EU on Right Track (11/13/09)
• EU on Track to Meet Kyoto Emissions Target; Report (11/12/09)
• EU Climate Change/Copenhagen Agreement State-of-Play (11/9/09)
• European Parliamentarians & US Congress Members Meet on Climate Change & Energy; Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD) (10/29/09)
• EU Position for UN Dec. 7-18 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference; European Commission (10/21/09)
• Ambitious Emission Targets & Funding Commitments the Key for Copenhagen (10/20/09)
• EU & 22 World Leaders Explore Carbon Capture & Storage (10/13/09)
• EU Pre-Copenhagen Conference Climate Change Positions & State of Play; Details (10/12/09)
• EU & US Mayors Join to Fight Climate Change; EUR 50 Billion More in Low Carbon Technologies Investment; Monitor EU Clean Technologies Progress; SETIS - Information System of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan); Q&A; More Q&A (10/7/09)
• EU Urges Climate Change Progress at Bangkok Meeting (9/25/09)
• European Commission President Barroso on Achieving Climate Change Deal in Copenhagen (9/21/09)
• Ambassador John Bruton Concerned US Senate Dragging Feet on Climate Change (9/17/09)
• EU Global Finance Blueprint to Help Developing Nations Fight Climate Change; Speech; Q&A; Details (9/10/09)
• Measuring EU Environmental Progress; Text; Q&A (9/8/09)
• EU Supports Global Framework for Climate Services; Q&A (9/3/09)
• EU Progresses toward Kyoto Climate Change Targets (8/31/09)
• Statement by Ambassador John Bruton on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and HR 3183 (7/21/09)
• European Commission President Barroso on G8's Climate Change Progress (7/9/09)
• European Commission President José Manuel Barroso & EU Swedish Presidency's Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Climate Change (7/8/09)
• EU on Industrial Emissions (6/25/09)
• EU & US Reinforce Office Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards (6/18/09)
• Copenhagen: Inconsistency Undermining EU Climate Change Efforts (6/18/09)
• European Commission on Biocides Safety Improvement; Q&A (6/12/09)
• EU Annual Beach Water Quality Report; Report; Q&A (6/11/09)
• EU on 2009 World Oceans Day (6/8/09)
• EU on 2009 World Environment Day, June 5 (6/4/09)
• EU-African/Caribbean/Pacific Countries on Climate Change (5/29/08)
• EU at World Business Summit on Climate Change (5/25/09)
• EU Adapting to Climate Change; Q&A (4/1/09)
• EU Environment Commissioner Dimas Urges Tangible Progress toward Global UN Climate Change Deal; On Creating a Low-Carbon Society (3/27/09)
• US and EU Leadership for Copenhagen: EU Environment Commissioner Dimas (3/16/09)
• What Women Can Do about Climate Change: European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström (3/7/09)
• EU Insight: Driving Toward a More Sustainable Future: The EU Approach to Greening the Automotive Sector (2/09)
• Ambassador John Bruton: Written Statement before US House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Hearing: "Roadmap from Poznan to Copenhagen - Preconditions for Success," February 4, 2009
• European Parliament (EP) Endorses EU Global Climate Change Pact Proposals (2/4/09)
• EU's Global Climate Change Pact Proposals; Details; Q&A (1/28/09)  
• EU Comprehensive Energy & Climate Package to Cut Emissions (1/10/07); Car CO2 Emissions Revised Plan; Q&A (2/7/07); Speech (1/25/07); Details; Website; Limiting Global Climate Change; Q&A; 21st Century EU Energy Policy; Energy Efficiency: 20% Savings by 2020; Energy Technology; Renewable Energy Roadmap; Nuclear Power Safety & Security; Low CO2 Fossil Fuel Future; Biofuels; EU Electricity & Gas Networks Improvement; 2010 Renewable Electricity Target (1/10/07); European Parliament (1/11/07) 
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• EU Insight: Climate Change: The Home Stretch to Copenhagen (12/09) 
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• Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE)
• "You Control Climate Change" Campaign
• EU Focus: Climate Change and Energy: 20 20 20 by 2020
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• EU Insight: The European Union: Countering Climate Change
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