International Environment Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

ICELAND

– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–17

IDB

– Inter-american development bank (idb)

See INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB)

IMO

See INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

See TRADE ISSUES

INCINERATORS AND INCINERATION

– Landfill alternatives

– – China, consideration by cities, 341
– – Hong Kong proposal, 1204
– – Poland implementation of EU waste reduction directive, 329

INDIA

– Air quality, motor vehicle emissions

See Motor vehicles, this heading

– Batteries, responsibility for recycling, 566
– Biofuels

– – Household biomass exchange for biogas, pilot project, 120
– – Production incentives policy, 79

– Biotechnology

– – Eggplant moratorium, 174
– – Federal authority, plan, 233
– – Open field trial contamination prevention measures, 119
– – Regulatory authority, bill, 848

– Budget, 2010-2011 proposal, 232
– Clean energy

– – Research and development grants available, 616
– – Tax on coal production, imports to fund projects, 672
– – U.S. partnership, 1104
– – World Bank lending increase, 80; investment proposal, 438

– Climate change

– – Black carbon, research program, 948
– – Emissions increases offset decreases in developed countries, 680
– – Emissions reduction

– – – Stagnation prediction after 2020, 476
– – – Transportation sector, development of national plan, 1145

– – GHG emissions growth from 1994 to 2007, 527
– – Glacial melting, Himalayas report mistake, 139
– – Low-carbon-growth road map, 84
– – Research initiatives, 175; cross-sector network, 294
– – Satellite study of GHG emissions, 675
– – Sea-level change, coastline mapping project, 345

– Coal-fired power plant, Ex-Im Bank loan guarantee, 857
– Coastal zones

– – Management, World Bank loan, 771
– – Proposed amendments to law, 437; development proposal, 1002

– Dump rehabilitation, funding, 345
– Electronic waste, regulations expected soon, 436; proposal, 527; revised proposal, 1056
– Emissions trading, air pollution pilot programs, 892
– Energy efficiency

– – Market-based solutions, national framework approval, 673
– – Real estate cost impact on construction of green buildings, 345
– – Utilities, energy use reduction targets, 723
– – World Bank lending increase, 80

– Environmental impact assessments

– – Agency creation proposal, 1206
– – Approval process as investment obstacle, 806
– – Wildlife threat, rejection of projects, 436

– Environmental protection, National Environment Tribunal Bill amendments, 78; environment ministry report card, 618; approval of environmental court system, 672; addition of second green bench, 770; obtaining permits prior to seeking litigation of disputes, 943
– Fertilizer subsidies, monitoring, 806
– Fisheries management, proposed bill, 234
– Forests

– – Budget, 2010-2015 recommendation, 290
– – 10-year plan, 569

– Fuels, Bharat Stage III standards, 948
– Hazardous waste, oversight of importing and handling, 384
– Highly polluted site cleanups, World Bank loan, 771
– Hydroelectric power

– – Maheshwar Dam construction halted, 440
– – Mandakini River dams, growing opposition, 673

– Industrial sector

– – Delhi policy, 810
– – Residential areas, illegal operations, 292

– Infrastructure projects, streamlining of approval process, 383
– Kyoto Protocol

– – Inclusion in Copenhagen Accord, 302
– – U.S. bilateral agreements could help global talks, 1068

– Land use, proposed coastal law amendments, 437; development proposal, 1002
– Lighting, municipal agency bulb replacement initiative, 294
– Mangrove conservation, Bangladesh cooperative agreement, 387
– Mines and mining

– – Alumina refinery pollution, human rights violations, 234
– – Bauxite, request denied due to environmental record, 848
– – Limestone operations, court order to stop, 173; order to obtain new permit, 348; welfare fund order, 387; resumption of mining denied, 437
– – Permit moratorium, Goa State, 233

– Motor vehicles

– – Air quality

– – – Rising number taking toll, 528
– – – Tax to improve quality before sporting event, 570

– – Electric vehicles, incentives for makers, 1205
– – Emission standards

– – – Cities tighten standards, 387
– – – Fuel supply problems threaten compliance, 80

– Nuclear energy, operator liability limit bill, 291
– Organic chemicals manufacturing, pollution standards, 891
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–50
– Radioactive waste

– – Nuclear fuel reprocessing, U.S. agreement, 348
– – Scrap yard radiation leak sickens workers, 435

– Renewable energy

– – Certificate trading plan, 79
– – Financial incentives to spur production, 78
– – Foreign investment, 1208
– – Grid connection, small projects, 895
– – Target, 2015 goal may be met, 723

– Solar energy

– – Grid connection funding, 294
– – Microgeneration programs, 617; guidelines for linkage to grid, 771
– – Off-grid equipment, subsidies, 1207

– Sustainable development

– – Delhi population growth taking toll, 569
– – Low-carbon economy, tax on infrastructure sector, 1101
– – Urban areas, habitat plan, 616

– Telecommunications, renewable energy to power towers, 127
– Toxic substances, negligence in Bhopal gas leak, 568
– Uranium mining in national park, rejection of plan, 530
– Urban areas, sustainable habitat plan, 616
– Wastewater treatment rates in cities, 81
– Water pollution, Ganga River cleanup projects, 290; agreement with technology consortium, 727
– Wetlands conservation framework, comments sought, 569

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

– Alumina refinery pollution, India human rights violations, 234
– Amazon reserves, creation of, 34; suspension of demarcation, 114
– Forest management, Peru proposed law, 665
– Mines and mining

– – Canada group alleges incomplete EIA for zinc mine, 1136
– – India court order to stop limestone operations, 173; order to obtain new permit, 348; welfare fund order, 387; resumption of mining denied, 437

– Oil and gas, Yasuni National Park extraction exchange for half market value, 29; government backs away from exchange plan, 75; agreement, 796
– Water pollution, Amazon environmental damage suit against Chevron

– – Arbitration, complaint seeks to block, 74; bilateral investment treaty process in question, 222; U.S. court rules arbitration may proceed, 281; appeal, 337; motion to dismiss, 797; end of evidentiary phase set, 882
– – Delays violate bilateral investment treaty, 376
– – Removal of judge, 997

INDONESIA

– Biodiversity, establishment of marine conservation areas, 1207
– Forest protection

– – Climate agreement with Norway, 613
– – Commercial use permit moratorium, 806

– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–52
– Renewable energy, ADB funding, 346
– Timber verification system, 944

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

– Combustion emissions, France testing center, 273
– Emissions, EU position revision, 461; Parliament approval, 693; state approval, 1123
– Energy intensity, China 2009 decline, 230
– Outdated capacity, China reduction, 387
– Permits

– – Austria, European Comm'n final warning, 318
– – Malta, European Comm'n warning, 461
– – Sweden, European Comm'n final warning, 318; court action against Sweden, 1079

– Pollutant releases and transfers, NACEC 2006 data, 722
– Pollution prevention

See POLLUTION PREVENTION

– Residential area operations, India shut down ruling, 292
– Water resources, Brazil state charges for use of untreated water, 25

INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS

– Chemical industry, Denmark action plan, 327
– Electronic waste, Norway retailer compliance, 272; compliance levels unacceptable, 1038
– Motor vehicle emissions, China province capital program, 172
– Offshore oil rigs, UK doubles efforts, 594
– Wastewater treatment, China Shanxi province compliance initiative, 294

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

– Green patents

– – Canada, streamlined process, 1001
– – Spain strategy to encourage applications, 270

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB)

– Clean energy development, U.S.-Latin America cooperation, 422
– Climate change

– – Financing pledge, 337
– – Mexico mitigation loan, 1141

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

– Bunker fuel tax, Japan proposal, 128
– Emissions limits for Canadian, U.S. waters, 350
– Energy efficiency, proposal, 350
– Shipbreaking convention

– – Basel Convention equivalency, 540
– – South Asian opposition, 302

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO)

– Water footprint, development of standard, 624

INTERNET

– Amazon dam projects, website, 1001
– Biocides

– – Denmark website for foreign companies, 510
– – France website for companies, 415

– Chemicals, Czech auction for excess chemicals, 266
– Cyber theft, German carbon credits, 154
– Deforestation, Google Earth Engine use for monitoring, 1215
– Enforcement, Sweden website, 330
– Environmental information, Japan website launch, 810
– Hazardous substances in consumer products, Norway website, 218
– Mapping, Norway Geo Data Law implementation, 877
– Motor vehicle procurement, EU web portal, 1186
– Pesticide spray drift, OECD website, 542
– REACH

– – Chemical identity webinar, 18
– – Dossiers, software identifying data to be made public, 652
– – Online registration, REACH-IT tool

– – – Classification and labeling, simplification, 549
– – – Upgrades, 549

– Risk assessment, online tools, 579
– Solid waste handlers, Denmark registry, 649
– Toxic substances, eChemPortal website

– – Improvements, 1220
– – U.S. data available online, 817

– Water resources, OECD management policy website, 252

INVESTING

– Clean energy technology, necessity of strong government policies, 351
– Disclosure

– – Canada, guidance, 1090
– – China, requirements for polluters, 941
– – Hong Kong requirement recommendations, 482

– Emissions trading, Russia enters global market, 832
– Environmentally friendly companies, Italy side market and index, 1133
– Green technology index, Toronto Stock Exchange, 339
– Renewable energy

See RENEWABLE ENERGY

– Sustainability index, Brazil, 1197
– Sustainable development, U.K. Green Investment Bank, 323; prime minister support, 987

IRELAND

– Drinking water, European Comm'n closure, 318
– EIAs, European Comm'n warnings, 318; warning of return to Court, 461
– Environmental performance, OECD review, 505
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–17
– River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555
– Shellfish water pollution, European Comm'n closure, 318
– Stockholm Convention ratification, 817
– Waste disposal, European Comm'n warning, 982

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

– Charcoal use, Brazil restrictions, 799
– Environmental damage settlement, Brazil, 841; plant upgrades, 1001; criminal charges against executives, 1198
– Recycling, China imports, 36
– Sulfur dioxide emissions, China enforcement actions, 524
– Untreated effluent from blast furnace, Brazil fine, 1197

IRRIGATION

– Solar energy, India subsidies for off-grid equipment, 1207

ISO

See INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO)

ISRAEL

– Air pollution, abatement plan committee, 952
– Biodiversity, national plan, 533
– Climate change, GHG emission reporting protocol, 179
– Construction and demolition waste, recycling guidelines, 355
– Kyoto Protocol emissions reduction plan, approval of joint committee, 356
– Motor vehicles, new car tax, 133
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–67
– Packaging waste, producer responsibility proposal, 242
– Wastewater treatment effluent standards, approval, 179

ITALY

– Air quality, rejection of extension request, 107
– Biotechnology, position study, 653; regional leadership opposition, 1132
– Climate change

– – Carbon tax on companies from countries with weaker rules, 411
– – Emissions reduction, IEA comments on meeting 2020 commitments, 158
– – Postal service carbon neutrality goal, 840
– – Reporting of GHG emissions, deadline, 507

– Electricity transmission, grid parity proposal, 157
– Energy, appointment of extraordinary commissioner, 162
– Energy efficiency, digital technology initiative, 1133
– Environmental crimes, 2009 increase, 558
– Environmental health assessment, 2009, 411
– Environmental quality decline in cities, 1041
– Hazardous waste, European Comm'n warning, 982
– Hydroelectric power, approval process delays could hurt competition, 747
– Liability, polluter pays ruling against oil refineries, 269
– Nuclear power

– – Expansion plans, suspension, 933
– – Minimal risk found, 599
– – Regional prohibitions on reactors, 158

– Offshore oil drilling, stricter regulation, 933
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–14
– Plastic shopping bags, nonbiodegradable bag ban, 934
– Po River oil spill, disaster declaration, 211
– Political crisis, impact on environmental policy, 1128
– Recycling, antitrust investigation of paper sector, 370
– Renewable energy

– – Certificates, budget threatens market, 650; budget cuts, 708
– – Development funding, 877
– – Money laundering, seizure of mob assets, 928
– – Production increase, 370

– Solar energy

– – EIB financing plan, 12
– – Premiums paid, reduction plan, 792

– Solid waste, Naples refuse crisis, EU court ruling, 266; threat of sanctions, 1036; court action, 1079; funds frozen, 1187
– Stock exchange side market and index for environmentally friendly companies, 1133
– Technology exchange, agreement with Russia, 747
– Urban wastewater treatment, EC referral to court, 461
– Wind energy

– – Capacity, 2009 growth, 877
– – Sardinia tourism protection, 326

IVORY COAST

– Dumping of hazardous waste, Netherlands fines commodity trader, 749
– Shipments of hazardous waste, monitoring station, 678