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511.South Australian blackout blamed on thermal and wind generator failures, plus high demand (2017-02-15)
... Australian Energy Market Operator report says demand was higher than forecast, wind generation lower and thermal generators unable to step in The Australian Energy Market Operator said load shedding became the only option available when it became clear a gas plant at Pelican Point was not available to respond to the surge in demand. Photograph:... ...
512.The fight of opinions regarding the law on strategic environmental assessment (2017-02-13)
... On 4 October 2016, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Strategic Environmental Assessment”. The adoption of the law was stipulated primarily by Ukraine’s international obligations within the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. According to the... ...
513.International institutions unanimously urge Ukraine to adopt the law on environmental impact assessment vetoed by the President of Ukraine (2017-02-13)
... On February 7, 2017, the Implementation Committee of the Espoo Convention (Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context) published a report of its thirty-seventh session, held on 12-14 December 2016 in Geneva. At this session, the Committee examined among other issues Ukraine’s progress in implementation of the decision on non-compliance of the state... ...
514.GUTA ХI (2017-02-12)
... “Environmental human rights: challenges and perspectives” Topics of discussions, issues and presentations Opening: Olena Kravchenko, Executive Director of EPL, Sandor Fulop, Executive Director of Guta Association, Dmytro Skrylnikov, Bureau of Environmental Investigation. Presentation of participants and their expectations. International and Regional Issues (Plenary Presentations): War and the environment: international environmental law in occupied territories environmental... ...
515.GUTA Х (2017-02-11)
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516.GUTA IX (2017-02-10)
... Topics of discussions, issues and presentations National law developments in the region. Identifying more environmental lawyers in the region. Discussion on recent cases in the region (incl. trans-boundary). International law developments – Aarhus Convention (Compliance Committee, working groups, and various meetings), other conventions. Regional projects, cooperation. New publications, and NGO funding. Administrative issues. List... ...
517.Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release (2017-02-10)
... Gas hydrate (white, ice-like material) under authigenic carbonate rock that is encrusted with deep-sea chemosynthetic mussels and other organisms on the seafloor of the northern Gulf of Mexico at 966 m (~3170 ft) water depth. Although gas hydrate that forms on the seafloor is not an important component of the global gas hydrate inventory, deposits... ...
518.GUTA VIII (2017-02-09)
... Topics of discussions, issues and presentations Opening: Svitlana Kravchenko and Dmytro Skrlynikov, Co-Directors of the Association Welcome and Practical information from conference hosts ( Magda Toth Nagy , Stephen Stec , Marianna Bolshakova, Sandor Fulop) International and Regional Issues (Plenary Presentations) Latest Developments under Aarhus (Magdi Toth Nagy) First Meeting of the Parties GMO: Best... ...
519.GUTA VII (2017-02-08)
... Topics of discussions, issues and presentations report by the Executive Director of Guta Association, by Sandor Fulop election of the members of the Board of Advisors election of the Executive Director Future activities of Guta Association, next Guta conference List of participants Mihai Aleksei Moldova Andriy Andrusevych Ukraine Rita Annus Estonia Natalia Balushka Ukraine... ...
520.GUTA V (2017-02-07)
... Topics of discussions, issues and presentations Ratification, monitoring, implementation of the Aarhus Convention On Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Public participation in EIA and ecological expertise. Panel presentation. Public participation in environmental decision-making: law drafting, EIA, ecological expertise, permitting, land-use planning. Small group discussion Small... ...
