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UNECE (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Growing volumes of international trade in goods cause major bottlenecks in the hinterland connections of seaports which currently form the weakest link in global supply chains. This issue was the focus of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) two-day conference held on 17-18 September in Piraeus, Greece, at which the key problems associated with hinterland connections and possible...
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Wood energy is the best and most important solution for renewable heat generation in Europe, with modern burning technologies efficient enough to meet the highest environmental standards.
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
What are informal settlements? How serious are the challenges they pose to the cities and countries in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region? Do we have the tools to cope with the problem of informal settlements?
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Forests and wood play manifold roles in climate change mitigation: they capture carbon from the atmosphere when they grow, produce wood energy to substitute fossil energy; deliver wood as renewable raw material which reduces greenhouse gas emissions when it substitutes more energy intensive material; and wood products are a store of carbon, keeping it from release to the atmosphere.
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Source: Reuters BUCHAREST, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has scrapped a plan to extend a shipping canal which would have threatened wildlife in the ecologically sensitive Danube Delta, the Romanian foreign ministry said ...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.S. housing market crash has hit the North American forest products sector with the price of some wood products falling to a 17-year low, the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said on Monday.
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The sub-prime mortgage crisis almost brought the United States real estate market and banking systems to their knees. Markets worldwide, including in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) countries in Europe from West to East, are being strongly affected by the domino effect of the resulting financial shockwaves.
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have just released the UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2007-2008.
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Euractive (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Despite marked improvements since 1990, emissions from cars and trucks continue to be the main source of health-damaging air pollutants, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
Buildings are major contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Worldwide, 30 to 40 per cent of all primary energy (i.e. energy contained in raw fuels) is used in buildings. In Europe, they account for 40 to 45 per cent of energy consumption.
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EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
At first sight, the headline looks pretty damning for the Eurosceptic cause: "EU targets Norway's water quality". And the UPI story is even worse. European Union officials, it tells us, say Norway needs to build new sewage treatment plants and clean up polluted harbours to comply with EU water quality standards, despite it not being a member of the EU. The story actually comes via the Norwegian national...
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Thoughts About K4D (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was adopted on 25th June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in the 'Environment for Europe' process.As its title suggests, the Convention contains three broad themes or 'pillars': access to information, public participation and access to justice." Although regional in scope, the significance of the Aarhus Convention is...
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
As of today the UNECE has introduced two important changes in its on-line macroeconomic database: change of the base year for time series from 2000 to 2005, as well as revision of the Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) in line with the recently published 2005 results of the International Comparison Programme (ICP) and the corresponding data series in internationally comparable prices.
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Wood energy, as a renewable source of energy, continues to increase in importance at a time of rising global prices for fossil fuels, continuing concerns over security of energy supply and new commitments to reduce CO2 emissions. At the same time, growing demand for woody raw material by the wood-processing industries has led to an acute need for up-to-date and reliable statistical information on wood...
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UNECE (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Entrepreneurship and innovation are recognized as pillars of economic growth and job creation. Innovation can provide responses to environmental and social challenges, transforming them into business opportunities. However, potentially high returns are associated with considerable uncertainties and risks for investors.
