The European Commission presented a proposal for a directive on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). The proposal aims to revise the IPPC Directive (96/61/EC).

The European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation aimed at tightening NOx and PM emission limit values for heavy duty vehicles (lorries) (Euro VI).

The EU Environment Council was scheduled to seek to reach political agreement on the proposal for a directive aimed at including aviation in the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 p.3.

The European Commission presented a revised proposal for directive aimed at promoting clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles. This move follows the withdrawal in November 2006 of the original proposal requiring public authorities to ensure that at least 25% of vehicles purchased meet an EU "enhanced environmentally sound vehicle" standard (EEV).
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 158 p.I.205.

The European Commission presented a legislative proposal aimed at reducing specific CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars sold in the EU. This follows the Commission's communication on the revised global EU strategy on the subject, published on 7 February 2007 .
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 105 p.3 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 163 p.I.257.

The French Environment Minister announced the launch of the operational phase of the national consultation on environmental policy (Grenelle de l'Environnement), in 33 fields including 12 which directly or indirectly concern air pollution.

At the end of the Climate Conference in Bali, Ministers and other high-level officials agreed on the "Bali roadmap" which provides guidance and direction for a series of meetings over the next two years under the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, with the aim of concluding an agreement, at the end of 2009, on a comprehensive framework for the post-2012 period.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 109 (to be published in mid-January 2008).

The European Parliament (EP) adopted (2^nd reading) a compromise text on the future directive concerning air quality. The final text agreed must still be formally adopted by the EU Council before being published in the EU Official Journal. This follows the vote on the proposed directive by the EP's Environment Committee on 9 October 2007 .
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 pp.2-3.

The French Government submitted an amendment to the 2008 Budget bill on the arrangements for setting up a "green dot" system which will enter into force on 1 January 2008. It is a system to encourage the purchase of cleaner cars based on the specific CO₂ emissions (g CO₂/km) of new cars. The measure, based on the polluter pays principle, is one of the decisions resulting from the recent national consultation on environmental policy (Grenelle de l'Environnement).
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 164 p.I.143.

Six Swedish government agencies (including the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency) presented a strategy containing some 50 specific proposals for more efficient energy use and transport.

Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol was approved by the first meeting of the new Australian Labour Government's executive council and later by the Governor General. The new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, signed the instrument of ratification on the same day and Australia will become a full Party of the Kyoto Protocol by the end of March 2008 (90 days after the legal instrument is submitted to the Climate Convention Secretariat).

13^th Conference of the Parties (COP-13) to the UN Climate Change Convention, in Bali ( Indonesia ) and the 3^rd Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 3) . The event is expected to bring together many thousands of experts (government delegates, business leaders, NGOs, scientists and academics). A high-level "Ministeral segment" is planned for the 12-14 December, preceded, for the first time, by a meeting of Trade Ministers (8-9 December) and a meeting of Finance Ministers (10-11 December).

The European Parliament adopted a (non-binding) resolution approving an own-initiative report drafted by French MEP Alain Lipietz on trade and climate change. The European Parliament is calling for common standards and labelling systems (compatible with WTO rules) to be put in place indicating greenhouse gas emissions generated by different products.

The High Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment, set up on 28 February 2006 , held a conference marking the end of its two years' work advising DG Enterprise and Industry on environmental policy, and particularly energy and climate change. It also published its fifth report on 8 November 2007 entitled "Adressing both international action on climate change and better regulation".
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 158 p.I.291 and n° 161 p.I.209.

The European Commission published its annual report on progress achieved by the EU in reaching its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. The report covers the period 1990-2005 and also includes GHG emission projections for 2010.

The European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a first-reading draft report, prepared by Dorette Corbey (rapporteur), on the proposed directive, presented by the European Commission on 31 January 2007 , amending the Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/CE with a view to introducing a mechanism to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from the use of road transport fuels. The report will be submitted to the European Parliament for approval in plenary in due course at a, as yet unspecified, date.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 108 pp.2-3 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n  162 p.I.223 .

During the French President's visit to Beijing , France and China signed a joint declaration aimed at strengthening the two countries' cooperation in the fight against climate change. It is the first time that China has signed a joint declaration with another State.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published its 2006 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, which presents global atmospheric concentrations of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O based on global measurements and observations in 2006 from the WMO Global Monitoring Network. The 2006 results show in particular that globally averaged atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ reached their highest levels ever recorded (381.2 parts per million (ppm), up 0.53% from 379.2 ppm in 2005.

As announced in its Energy-Climate package, put forward on 10 January 2007 , the European Commission presented a Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan to establish a new energy research agenda.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 99 pp.1 and 3, and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n°162 p.I.309.

The Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) published detailed data on greenhouse gas emissions of its 41 Annex 1 Parties (industrialised countries) for the period 1990-2005.

The synthesis report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s 4^th Assessment Report was published following four days' debate at the IPCC's 27^th plenary session in Valencia ( Spain ).
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaire s n°165 (to be published in early 2008).

The High-level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment, launched on 28 February 2006 , published its fifth and final report on international action on climate change and better regulation.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 88 p.4 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaire s n° 158 p.I.291 and n° 161 p.I.209.

The Climate Change Bill, initially presented on 13 March 2007 , was published. In particular, the Bill sets legally binding targets to reduce CO₂ emissions by at least 60% by 2050 and by 26-32% by 2020, against 1990 levels. The Bill will be put before Parliament with the aim to be adopted by mid-2008.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 102 p.4 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 163 p.III.5. See also the news item dated 29 October 2007 in this section.

The European Parliament adopted, by a wide majority, a (non-binding) resolution defining its position ahead of the 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention (3-14 December 2007).

The International Transaction Log(ITL) became operational, thereby putting in place the cornerstone of the Kyoto Protocol's international greenhouse gas emissions trading system. The same day, Japan connected to the ITL and started its real-time operations using the ITL. The launching of the ITL comes just one month before the start of the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period ( 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012 ).

The European Commission published a communication for the Council and the European Parliament on the review of the (non-binding) recommendation 2001/331/EC establishing minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the EU Member States.

At the EU ECOFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs) Council, Ministers held a policy debate on theproposal for a directive on the taxation of cars, originally presented by the European Commission on 5 July 2005 .
See CITEPA's quarterly reportEtudes documentaires n° 156 p.I.245 and the news item dated 5 September 2006 in this section.

The European Parliament (EP), meeting in plenary, approved the proposal aimed at incorporating the aviation sector into the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading system. This 1^st reading approval follows the EP Environment Committee's vote on the proposal on 3 October 2007 . The EU Environment Council is due to discuss the proposal at its meeting on 20 December 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 p.3 and n° 108 (to be published mid-January 2008).

27^th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Valencia (Spain) which has brought together several hundred international experts to examine and approve the synthesis report of the IPCC's 4^th Assessment Report. This synthesis report will contain information both from the full reports and from the summaries for policymakers, prepared by IPCC's three Working Groups and published respectively in February, April and May 2007.

The UK Ministry of Environment (DEFRA) announced the first 11 projects supported under the UK Government's Carbon Offsetting Fund (GCOF). Launched on 3 April 2006 , the GCOF aims to offset greenhouse emissions generated by official and Ministerial travel (predominately emissions from air travel but also some road, rail and building emissions).

The three leading Dutch industry confederations concluded an agreement with the Dutch Government to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their member companies by 20% between 1990 and 2020.

At the EU Environment Council, Environment Ministers of the 27 Member States adopted conclusions on climate change, setting out the EU's official position ahead of the 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention and the 3^rd Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Bali, Indonesia, 3-14 December 2007).

The High-level Group on Energy and Climate Change, setup on 6 March 2007 to advise the President of the European Commission, held a meeting. Its aim was to examine the challenges ahead of the 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention and the 3^rd Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Bali, Indonesia, 3-14 December 2007).
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 101 p.4.

The UK Government published a Command Paper on its draft Climate Bill in response to the prelegislative scrutiny by three Parliamentary Committees and a three-month public consultation. The draft Bill, presented on 13 March 2007, proposes binding CO₂ emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2050.The Command Paper strengthens the provisions of the Bill and makes it more effective and transparent.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 102 p.4 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 163 p.III.5.

The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was set up, bringing together some 20 countries and regions that have implemented or are planning to implement carbon markets through mandatory cap and trade systems. Founder member countries include several EU Member States (France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany), Norway, three US States (California, New York and New Jersey), one Canadian province (British Columbia) and New Zealand. The aim is to provide an international forum in which governments and public authorities that have adopted such cap and trade systems can share experiences and best practices on the design of emissions trading schemes.
Pour en savoir plus  : www.icapcarbonaction.com/pr20071029.htm

The European Commission approved the last two 2^nd National Allocation Plans (NAPs) for Romania and Bulgaria for the 2^nd trading period (2008-2012). The total annual cap authorised for the EU-27 as a whole is 2 083.93 Mt CO₂e, compared to a total of 2 325.34 Mt CO₂e proposed (ie the total authorised is 10.5% lower than that proposed).

The French President made a speech on environment and sustainable development policy, drawing conclusions following the two-day Round Table in the National Consultation process on environmental policy (Grenelle de l'Environnement). Based on the discussions and conclusions of the Round Table, he announced a series of measures inter alia on climate and energy which will be incorporated into concrete action programmes to be presented at the symposium that will take place on 15 December 2007 .

The European Parliament (EP), meeting in plenary, approved an own-initiative report, prepared by Chris Davies (rapporteur), on the revised EU strategy for reducing CO₂ emissions from cars and light utility vehicles, presented by the European Commission on 7 February 2007. The vote follows approval of the report by the EP's Environment Committee on 12 September 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 106 p.4 and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 162 p.I.371 and n° 163 p.I.285.

Round Table organised as part of the ongoing National Consultation process on environmental policy (Grenelle de l'Environnement).The aim of the event is to approve the programmes resulting from the six working groups' discussions, define concrete measures from these programmes and make a decision on issues where there are opposing views.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 pp.1 and 2 (forthcoming).

At the informal European Council meeting in Lisbon, EU Heads of State and Government stressed that the upcoming 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention (Bali, Indonesia, 3-14 December 2007) should agree on a roadmap for a comprehensive and inclusive negotiation process, with the aim of reaching an overall agreement on a post-2012 climate change framework by 2009, in Copenhagen.

The European Commission launched a series of 36 research projects for environmentally sound air transport.The innovative projects are in key areas such as alternative fuels to reduce CO₂ emissions, selected under the 7^th EU Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Framework Programme (7^th PCRD).
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 162 p.I.151.

Publication in the French Official Journal of Ministerial Decree n° 2007-1479 on air quality. It transposes the provisions of Directive 2004/107/CE on arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 154 p.I.187.

The European Commission published its 4^th annual report on road transport fuel quality (petrol and diesel) (EU-25 data for 2005) (COM(2007) 617 final).
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 165 (to be published in late 2007).

The European fluorocarbon producers' trade body (EFCTC) launched an interactive website aimed at helping users of these products to understand and comply with the provisions of the Regulation (EC) n° 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases. The site provides a pratical guide to implementing the F-gas Regulation.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 160 p.I.117.
For further information : www.figaroo.org

The French Environment Minister approved the first list of CO₂ domestic offset project types , three of which were presented by the French bank Caisse des Dépôts.

At the opening session of the three-day 6^th Ministerial Conference under the "Environment for Europe "process in Belgrade (Serbia), organised under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the 4^th assessment of the state of Europe 's environment was presented. The report, prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA), includes chapters on climate change, environment and health (with a section on air quality) and the different sectors (energy, transport, etc.).

The final report prepared by the Energy Commission, set up on 30 May 2006 within France 's Centre for Strategic Analysis (CAS), was published. The report examines France 's energy prospects in 2020-2050 and includes a series of recommendations in the form of national, EU and international priorities. An interim report was published on 6 April 2007 .
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 102 p.3.

The European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a draft second-reading report, prepared by Holger Krahmer (rapporteur), on the proposed directive on ambient air quality. This vote follows the common position adopted by the EU Council on 25 June 2007 . The report will be submitted to the European Parliament for approval in plenary in December 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 (to be published in early December 2007) and n° 105 p.3.

2^nd public hearing of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change, launched on 21 May 2007, focussing on "The climate protection challenge post 2012". Speakers included Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the Climate Convention and John Ashton, Special Representative on Climate Change of the UK Foreign Office.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 103 p.1 .

The European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a first-reading draft report, prepared by Peter Liese (rapporteur), on the proposed directive, presented by the European Commission on 20 December 2006, aimed at extending the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to include emissions from the aviation sector. The report will be submitted to the European Parliament for approval in plenary in November 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 107 (to be published in early December 2007) and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n  162 p.I.203 .

Publication of the Decree of 27 September 2007 appointing former French Environment Minister Brice Lalonde as climate change negotiations special envoy.

The USA hosted the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, convened by President Bush following his proposal made on 31 May 2007 . Taking part were high-level representatives from the world's 16 major CO₂ emitters (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, USA, Germany, France, Indonesia, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom) as well as the EU (Portugal as current EU President and the European Commission) and the United Nations.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 163 p.III.31.

The six working groups set up as part of the national consultation underway on environmental policy (known as the Grenelle de l'Environnement) submitted their proposals to the French Environment Minister. Two of the six working groups focus directly or indirectly on air pollution (Group 1: "Fighting climate change and managing energy demand" and Group 3: "ensuring an environment protecting human health"). The proposals are now subject to an on-line public consultation until the end of October 2007 and a series of meetings is scheduled in the French regions.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 105 p.1.
For further information : www.legrenelle-environnement.fr

The French Environment Minister presented the draft 2008 budget for the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning : € 10 105  million including €448 million for environmental protection and risk prevention (i.e. 0.16% of the State's overall draft 2008 budget) . Of the total, €114.6 million is set aside for the programme "Risk prevention and pollution control", down by around 14% on the 2007 budget.

High-level meeting on climate change in New York , organised on the initiative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on the day before the opening of the UN General Assembly's annual general debate. The meeting, in which more than 70 Heads of State and Government will participate, is aimed at securing political commitment and building momentum for the 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention, to be held in Bali ( Indonesia ) 3-14 December 2007.

36^th session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal ( Canada ). Subjects on the agenda include aviation and emissions trading.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 74 p.4.

The European Commission adopted a communication on the "Intelligent Vehicle" flagship initiative to progress towards Europe-wide safer, cleaner and efficient mobility. In the paper, the Commission announced that it will propose a plan in 2008 to deploy the most efficient technologies leading to reduced CO₂ emissions.

19^th Meeting of the Parties to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer (in Montreal, Canada).

20^th anniversary of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer.

The European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a draft own-initiative report, prepared by Chris Davies (rapporteur), on the revised EU strategy for reducing CO₂ emissions from cars and light utility vehicles, presented by the European Commission on 7 February 2007 . The report will be submitted to the European Parliament for approval in plenary in November 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 106 p.4 (to be published early October) and CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 162 p.I.371 and n° 163 p.I.285.

The OECD's Round Table on Sustainable Development, set up in 1998, met to discuss the potential of biofuels and the impact of policies implemented to promote them. The focus of the talks was a new report prepared by two of the Round table's members on biofuels which asks the fundamental and vital question whether "the cure is worse than the disease".

The UK independent charity Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) presented the interim results of its three-year pilot project, the Carbon Limited Project. The aim of the project, launched on 17 October 2006 , is to investigate the potential of personal carbon allowances as a means of encouraging individual citizens to take greater personal responsibility for their carbon emissions.

The third meeting of the 20 Energy and Environment Ministers under the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development was held in Berlin . The Dialogue was launched at the G8 summit in Gleneagles (Scotland) on 6-8 July 2005. Discussions at the meeting focused on the dissemination of low carbon technologies, investments in climate protection and the policy framework conditions they require.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 157 p.III.27 et n° 156 p.III.11.

At the 15^th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Sydney (Australia), the leaders of the 21 member countries (including China, Russia , the USA and Japan) issued a declaration on climate change, energy security and clean development. In particular, they agreed to "work towards achieving" an APEC-wide regional goal of a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25% by 2030 (base year : 2005).

The NGO Friends of the Earth published a report written by the UK Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research on aviation in a low-carbon EU. It examines to what extent the proposed EU directive to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) presented by the Commission on 20 December 2006, would help deliver a low-carbon future and puts forward recommendations to improve the proposal, deemed to have very little impact on reducing aviation's contribution to climate change.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 162 p.I.203.

The French National Road Hauliers' Federation (FNTR) presented proposals, as part of the Grenelle consultation process underway, aimed at reducing fuel consumption of, and CO₂ emissions by, heavy duty vehicles.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 106 (to be published in early October 2007) and n° 105 p.1.

The French Environmental Health and Safety Agency (AFSSET) published a methodology for defining guidelines for indoor air quality and a list of pollutants for which it is deemed a priority to establish such guidelines in order to protect the population from adverse health effects from exposure by inhalation. Proposed guidelines for formaldehyde and carbon monoxide were also presented.

The European Commission approved the 2^nd National Allocation Plan (NAP) for Denmark for the 2^nd trading period (2008-2012). The annual cap originally proposed by Denmark (24.5 Mt CO₂e) was accepted by the Commission. This brings the total number of 2^nd NAPs approved to date to 24 (out of 27).

Under the Emissions Trading Directive 2003/87/EC, Commission Decision (EC) n° 2007/589/EC establishing greenhouse gas emissions monitoring and reporting guidelines for facilities covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) was published in the EU Official Journal.

At the end of its meeting, t he Ad hoc Working Group on further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol adopted conclusions on the analysis of mitigation potentials and identification of ranges of emission reduction targets of Annexe I Parties.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 106 (to be published in early October 2007).

Two international climate meetings held in Vienna ahead of the 13^th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention and of the 3^rd Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (to take place in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2007) :

• 4^th workshop under the Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Climate Convention ,

• 4^th session of the Ad hoc Working Groupon further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol.

See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 163 p.III.27.

The Federal German Government adopted a national Energy and Climate Programme proposing 30 concrete measures enabling Germany to meet its national greenhouse gas emissions reduction target (-40% by 2020, baseyear 1990), set on 13 July 2005 and confirmed by the Federal German Environment Minister on 26 April 2007.
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 103 p.4 and p.29 of the Special Report on Factor 4 Reduction of GHG emissions in CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 160.

The Swiss Environment Minister presented a report by the Environment Ministry proposing a national target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an annual 1.5% from 2012, with the aim of a 21% reduction by 2020, compared to 1990 (ie in line with the EU target of -20% by 2020). The report also sets out the options for reaching this target.

Entry into force of the 1.5% limit on sulphur content of marine fuels in the North Sea area , as laid down in Directive 2005/33/EC.
See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaries n° 156 p.I.189.

A mid-term review of the French National Health and Environment Plan (PNSE) , adopted on 21 June 2004, was submitted to the four Ministries in charge of its implementation (Environment, Health, Research and Employment). This follows the two-year assessment presented on 5 July 2006 . See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 160 p.I.63

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held an informal thematic debate on climate change as a global challenge. It was UNGA's first ever meeting on the issue. Speakers included French scientist Hervé le Treut and Sir Nicolas Stern.

Publication in the EU Official Journal of Commission Decision n° 2007/531/EC establishing the questionnaire for Member States' reports on the implementation of Council Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations during the period 2008-2010.

Publication, in the French Official Journal, of the Ministerial Order of 28 June 2007 amending the Ministerial Order of 31 May 2007 establishing the list of facilities to which greenhouse gas emission allowances have been allocated, and the number of allowances allocated for the period 2008-2012 (under the 2 ^nd National Allocation Plan). See news item dated 28 June 2007 in this section

The Spanish Government approved the proposed Spanish National Climate and Clean Air Strategy (known as EECCEL) for the period 2007-2012-2020 . The strategy sets out 198 measures and 75 indicators to monitor and assess progress in its implementation.

The Governor of the US State of Florida signed an Executive Order (n° 07-127) on immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within Florida . It sets medium and long term reduction targets for electricity producing utilities . These targets follow those set by the Executive Order of 1 June 2005 adopted by the Governor of California.
See pp.42-43 of the Special Report on Factor 4 Reduction of GHG emissions in CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 160.

The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution in response to the European Commission's mid term review (June 2006) of the EU's Transport White Paper published in 2001. The resolution recommends inter alia that the EU set a target to reduce CO₂ emissions by 20% from the transport sector by 2020 over 1990 levels.

The UK Government's draft legislative programme presented by the new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirms that a Climate Change Bill will be developed which will set binding GHG emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2050 . A draft Bill was published on 13 March 2007 .
See CITEPA's monthly newsletter C'est dans l'Air n° 102 p.4.

DG Enterprise and Industry launched an on-line public consultation on the best way forward to further reduce emissions from heavy duty vehicles with a view to laying down harmonised rules for the next stage of emission limit values ( Euro VI ). Contributions must be submitted by 5 September 2007 .
For further information  : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesbackground/pollutant_emission/heavy_duty/public_consultation/index.htm

The International Maritime Organisation's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 56 th session in London , focusing inter alia on emissions from ships .

Entry into force of the requirements of EC Regulation n° 842/2006 of 17 May 2006 which aims to reduce emissions of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (including the three regulated under the Kyoto Protocol: PFC; HFC et SF 6) from stationary sources.

See CITEPA's quarterly report Etudes documentaires n° 160 p.I.117.