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In the near future, we might see a mandatory register in Denmark. But there are obstacles and pitfalls

On Saturday 20th April, the EU ETS came first place at Climaxi’s Greenwash competition with a big majority, taking 46% of the votes (545 votes). The Greenwash awards, organised by Belgian activist group Climaxi, is meant for organisations or companies who in spite of the green image they cultivate, promote activities which are far from sustainable. The nomination was submitted by Carbon Trade Watch, Corporate Europe Observatory and FERN.

Un cortometraje documental de animación muestra ejemplos de ciudades que, frente a la actual tendecia hacia la privatización de los servicios de aguas, han dado un giro de 180 grados para recuperar el control público del agua. Este vídeo relata en cinco minutos la "remunicipalización" en Buenos Aires y en París, contando tanto los desafíos a los que se tuvo que hacer frente, como los beneficios que se obtuvieron. Invita a los ciudadanos en todo el mundo a movilizarse por unos servicios de agua públicos. Y demuestra que la "remunicipalización" funciona.

A growing group of civil society organisations is calling on the EU to abolish its Emission Trading System (ETS) to open space for truly effective climate policies. Today they release a joint declaration that highlights the many structural loopholes the ETS is facing, that the proposed reform proposals put forward by EU policy makers will not be able to fix.

During one of DG Trade's recent meetings with civil society, I raised CEO's concerns about the privileged access given to big business interests by the Commission when developing trade policy. The reply from Director General, David O'Sullivan, was surprisingly frank.