This paper assesses the design of the air pollution tax in conjunction with a stringency analysis of the emission concentration limits in the Czech Republic. The analysis draws upon a detailed database
The Czech Republic aims to increase the share of nuclear power in its energy mix even as neighboring Germany plans to shut down all of its atomic plants and prices of European electricity hover close to
Climate change is likely to worsen floods on rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile and the Amazon this century while a few, including the now-inundated Danube, may become less prone, a Japanese-led scientific
Dresden (Germany): Central Europe’s worst floods in over a decade claimed a 12th victim on Wednesday as torrents of muddy water surged down swollen rivers through the Czech Republic and into Germany, flooding
One of the notable details of Monday's landmark ruling to ban the use of some neonicotinoid pesticides across the European Union was Germany's vote in favour. Germany hosts chemical giant Bayer, which
Samples exceeded the US FDA provisional total tolerable intake levels Agriculture officials in the country have been surprised to hear that samples of rice exported to the United States from Bhutan contain
Afforestation, planting trees in an area where there have previously been no trees, can reduce the effect of climate change by cooling temperate regions, finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal
Germany and six other EU nations hold the key to the decision on a rescue plan for the world's biggest carbon market after prices slumped due to record oversupply, three EU officials with knowledge of
An audit has found that EU-funded energy efficiency projects are not cost-effective in EU member states. The projects examined by the Court of Auditors were in the Czech Republic, Italy and Lithuania.
The European Commission has approved state aid of 1.88 billion euros for the Czech Republic and 56 million euros for Hungary in the form of free carbon allowances, it said on Wednesday. Stating the
One in six people in the European Union (EU) are at risk of poverty, the Executive Director of the Austrian Association for Policy Consulting and Development (OeGPP) said Monday. Andreas Hoeferl made
