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The European Committee for Standardization, is organising its sixth StandarDays on 19 and 20 May 2009.

A new EU-US Energy Council, which aims to deepen transatlantic dialogue on strategic energy issues, has been launched.

The European Commission plans to release a proposal that would enable Member States to reduce the amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) applied to greener products as a cost-effective means of promoting the production and use of energy-saving materials and energy-efficient appliances and equipment.

The specific responsibilities and priorities of the new climate commissioner have been outlined by Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

Too little progress is being made if the EU is to meet its objective of a 20% energy efficiency improvement by 2020, says the European Commission.

On 26 February, the Alliance for a Competitive European Industry (ACEI), of which CEMBUREAU is a member, called for a new industrial partnership between the EU and its major industries.

Projects to help curb greenhouse gas emissions in the developing world may be abandoned because of the global financial crisis.

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The global economic downturn could cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 50%, the Congress on Climate Change has heard.

Helping industry prosper in difficult economic times was discussed in the Competitiveness Council earlier this month, in preparation for the Spring European Council.