International Environment Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

DAIRIES

– EIAs, New Zealand elevation of permitting process for industrial-scale project, 125; withdrawal of project, 348
– GHG emissions, U.N. tracking of sector, 493

DAMS

– Hydroelectric power

See HYDROELECTRIC POWER

DENMARK

– Chemical industry

– – Action plan, 327
– – Information exchange, agreement with California, 49

– Electric vehicles, viability study, 599
– Emissions trading, investigation of value-added tax fraud, 1185
– Energy efficiency, property certificates, 795
– Environmental audits, registration advice, 219
– Fossil fuel phaseout, cost estimate, 989
– Hazardous waste, agreement to accept from Australia for treatment, 630; plan on hold, 1185
– Nanotechnology, stop sale on floor sealant sprays, 412
– Nature protection, new strategy to preserve rural areas, 61
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–11
– Pesticides, biocide website to aid foreign companies, 510
– Political accord threatens Green Growth strategy, 412
– Pollution prevention, compliance with EU directive, 275
– Recycling

– – Fee, administrative burden, 793; reconsideration, 1133
– – Waste strategy, 649

– Renewable energy, cooperative agreement with China, 187
– River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555; second warning, 1079
– Solid waste, online handler registry, 649
– Toxic substances

– – Bisphenol A, investigation of store receipts, 1130
– – Undesirable substances, list, 708

– Underground storage tanks, ban on older, smaller tanks, 275
– Water management, new strategy to improve water quality, 61
– Water pollution, mussel cultivation to remove nitrogen, 795
– Wind energy, test center EIA, 794

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

See also specific countries
– Agricultural land purchases, World Bank report, 903
– Biodiversity, program to estimate value of ecosystems, 1104
– Clean energy, Japan consideration of export, 529
– Climate change

– – Adaptation fund

– – – Achievement of goals, U.N. recommendations, 1105
– – – Aid designation as loan or grant, 1064
– – – Cancun summit, Mexico hopeful for decision, 897
– – – Collection of funds below projected levels, 1217
– – – Contribution tracking website plans, 592; unveiling, 899
– – – Differing views on financial commitment, U.N. advisory group draft report, 1008
– – – EU fast-start pledge, 1175
– – – Private sector participation needed, 732
– – – Spain, commitment, 1130
– – – Transparency, impact of pledges on, 1107
– – – U.K. capital market initiative, 877
– – – U.S. Senate Republicans on freeze of pledged aid, 1218

– – Africa, top negotiator doubts aid pledges by rich nations, 533
– – Agriculture, report on changes needed, 1110
– – Business opportunities promotion, 1009
– – Economic growth balance needed, 445
– – European Investment Bank reserve fund release, 406
– – Germany, global climate fund, 653
– – Small Island Developing States pact, 49
– – Spain contributions to carbon funds, 507
– – U.S., new review standards for OPIC, Ex-Im Bank funding of high-emission projects, 1160
– – World Bank tracking of project effectiveness, recommendations, 1107

– Deforestation monitoring, Google Earth Engine, 1215
– Electronic waste

– – Preparation for surge, 249
– – U.S. export limits, EPA supports bill, 562; introduction, 1000

– Energy, equitable treatment, 582
– Extractive industries, Canada bill on accountability, 1044
– Multilateral banks, policy revisions, Special Report, 907
– Renewable energy, interest in development high, 733

DIESEL ENGINES

– Motor vehicle emission standards, China implementation, 342

DIESEL FUEL

– Biodiesel

See BIOFUELS

– Spills, Brazil mudslides as cause, 382
– Sulfur content

– – Chile standards, 71
– – Hong Kong considers Euro V specification standards, 526
– – Ship fuel, impact of MARPOL specification on oil refiners, IEA report, 627

DISCLOSURE

– Securities

See INVESTING

DRINKING WATER

– Bacteria, European Comm'n closure of case against Ireland, 318
– Compliance, China Fujian province data, 117
– Desalination, Australia plant opening, 123
– Groundwater

See GROUNDWATER

– Infrastructure

See WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

– Manganese contamination, China town of Da'an, 810
– Pesticide tolerance levels, Japan proposal, 804
– Source water protection, China urban planning document, 610
– Trade policy, Canada wary of U.S. buy American provisions, 659

DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS

– Biopiracy, Brazil enforcement actions, 1193
– Hazardous waste

– – China province proposes fines for dumping, 118
– – Sweden, recommendations on disposal liability for manufacturers, 1037

– Phytopharmaceuticals, Portugal list of substances allowed for use in, 647