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CommentsUN: EU violates Aarhus ConventionPosted by Guest Column on May 19, 2012 at 10:51 PM
"This is an important decision, because the EU’s renewable energy programme as it currently stands is now proceeding without 'proper authority'. The Compliance Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which enforces the Aarhus Convention to which the EU is a party, has issued draft findings and recommendations which criticize the European Commission for failing to abide by the terms of the Convention with regards to the determination of its renewable energy policy (1). Today the plaintiff, Mr. Pat Swords, a chemical engineer critical of the way the EU imposes its “half-baked policy” to Members States, communicated the Committee’s decision to the European Platform against Windfarms (EPAW). Draft recommendations are unlikely to be substantially modified when, after an ultimate input from the parties, they are converted into final ones. More...Post a Comment on: UN: EU violates Aarhus ConventionCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: All Things to All People Previous entries comments: Barack Looks Like Treyvon Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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