News - Energy and climate change
- 03/12/2009
PES to hold carbon-neutral Congress in Prague
The PES has announced today that its upcoming Congress on 7 & 8 December, the Party’s largest gathering that brings together over a thousand delegates twice every five years, will be entirely carbon-neutral. The decision had an Read more... - 14/05/2009
May 16 – PES European Day of Action on Climate change
The Party of European Socialists member parties and activists are campaigning on climate change this Saturday 16 May in at least 15 countries from Finland to Malta and from Porto to Ostend. This is the PES’ third day of action following European Read more... - 12/12/2008
Summit important for the world
Commenting on the outcome of one of the most important European Summits for many years PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said "Although the recovery plan is probably only a first step, and the climate package is a compromise, European Read more... - 22/01/2008
PES says to governments and business: keep your eyes on energy prize
22 January 2008 Commenting on the climate and energy package due to be presented tomorrow by the European Commission, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said “The package demonstrates that Europe is serious about ambitious climate policies. It is Read more... - 19/12/2007
PES proposes Oil Forum for the EU
19 December 2007 Breaking Europe's dependence on oil should be the focus of an ‘Oil Forum' bringing together politicians, industry, scientists and EU institutions say PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and Swedish Social Democratic Party Leader Read more... - 04/09/2007
Narbona to chair PES environment Ministers network
4 September 2007Spanish Environment Minister Cristina Narbona has been appointed Coordinator of the PES Network of Environment Ministers and Opposition spokespersons - and is the latest member of an expanding group of Ministers, party leaders and Read more... - 09/03/2007
Summit: Europe must put promises into action
9 March 2007Commenting on the Summit agreement, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists, said "Europe can now be the global front-runner in combating climate change and has a special responsibility to make sure that Read more... - 08/03/2007
Summit EU action must follow words on climate & Energy
8 March 2007The PES believes that by focusing on climate change EU leaders are taking a big step forward, unimaginable even a year ago, but PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen warned that “it must not degenerate after the Summit into delays and Read more... - 26/01/2007
Portugal becomes the newest member of the club of global climate and energy innovators
26 January 2007Portugal’s Socialist Government becomes the newest member of the club of global climate and energy innovators, a growing group of Governments taking the lead in decisive action to meet EU climate change targets.A series of measures Read more... - 07/12/2006
Energy and climate requires third industrial revolution
7 December 2006 The challenges of energy and climate change calls for a third industrial revolution – a sustainability revolution based on energy efficiency, renewable energies and the capture of global warming gases – according to Europe’s Read more...
