The Swedish Wire covers CEO (and ALTER-EU's) criticisms of Vattenfall's abuse of power in pushing for funding for carbon capture and storage.
Read more at: http://www.swedishwire.com/business/368-vattenfall-abuses-its-position-as-eu-advisor
Vattenfall abuses position as EU advisor
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Internship position -- Spring 2012
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is looking for an intern to help with the organisation of a major conference in May 2012 in celebration of our 15th anniversary.
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Copenhagen, Saturday 23 May - Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has been revealed as the winner of the Climate Greenwash Award 2009 at a ceremony in Copenhagen on the eve of the World Business Summit on Climate Change [1].
Guide to business lobby in Copenhagen
Brussels/Copenhagen, 9 December - Business lobbyists have been pushing governments to reject tough targets on carbon emissions cuts, according to a new lobbying guide published today by Corporate Europe Observatory [1].
Making money out of climate change is a four-page guide to some of the business lobby groups active in Copenhagen. It highlights how the UN climate negotiations have become a major target for business groups, keen to see their preferred “solutions” - such as nuclear power, a global emissions market and carbon capture and storage - included on the agenda.
Parliament blocks expert groups' budget until safeguards against their capture by special interests and increased transparency are introduced
The Plenary of the European Parliament yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of freezing part of the budget for the European Commission's expert groups until new rules are introduced to provide safeguards against their capture by special interests and to improve transparency.
ALTER-EU has welcomed this initiative by the Parliament to put pressure on the European Commission to prevent the corporate capture of EU policy preparation.
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