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UnrecyclingThe Earth is going to hell, because of over-population and environmental degradation. The environment is one of Euro-correspondent's main areas of coverage.

For information about environmental reporting and analysis, contact Stephen Gardner. For Stephen Gardner's environmental reporting for BNA, click here. For Michael Standaert's environmental coverage from China, also for BNA, click here.

Click on the links below for the articles in the Eco Doom archive.

A tale of many cities Print E-mail
30 May 2011
Cities are the ideal test bed for electric vehicles. Cars are used within cities for relatively short journeys, and urban infrastructures can be adapted to provide charging stations. City dwellers appreciate the low or no emissions and low noise generated by fully electric or hybrid vehicles, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Disagreement denied Print E-mail
28 May 2011
The EU's Focus Group on European Electro Mobility is experiencing delays in finalising recommendations for standards for electric vehicle chargers and connectors, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Bombs away! Print E-mail
18 March 2011
Mushroom cloudThe unfolding situation in Japan and the European Union decision to stress test nuclear power plants brought to mind another pressing issue: nuclear bombs, and especially what happens when they are lost or damaged, writes Stephen Gardner.
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Raw materials race Print E-mail
24 February 2011
It is the sexy subject of the moment, according to Reinhard Bütikofer, a German member of the European Parliament who speaks English with a Louisiana drawl. As China's economy steams ahead, the European Union, Japan and the United States are increasingly playing a geopolitical game to secure supplies of critical raw materials for their nascent green technology industries.
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Electric vehicles: the right connections Print E-mail
04 February 2011
The European Commission has a vision, writes Stephen Gardner. One day, a motorist in Brussels will be able to jump into his or her electric car and drive, greenly and serenely, to Bologna or Bucharest. On the way, the driver will recharge at various stops in different countries. This will be possible because a harmonised infrastructure of charging points will be available throughout the European Union, and all electric vehicles will be able to plug into it.
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Climate change: second division policy? Print E-mail
24 January 2011
Climate changeBlink and you’ll have missed it because it has attracted little media coverage, but 2010 was the warmest year on record. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the global average temperature in 2010 was 0.53 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 average, writes Stephen Gardner.
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