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IED adopted: stricter constraints will make NOx and SO2 trading unnecessary CEMBUREAU quarterly economic report: Continuous fall in EU cement activity despite overall EU economic recovery CO2 emissions fall in the cement industry Overall provisional cap for 2013 emissions under ETS established Member States approve ETS auctioning rules French, German and UK environment ministers personally support 30% CO2 cut Kyoto failures could cause emissions increase claims study IEA: global CO2 emissions remain constant in 2009 Commission mulls revising Environmental Impact Assessment Directive SO2 emissions decline in EU BUSINESSEUROPE event: is NOx and SO2 trading smart policy? Commissioner suggests new energy efficiency legislation could be possible European Parliament adopts bio-waste management resolution Non-energy mineral extraction and Natura 2000 guidance published Business urged to face up to biodiversity impact Parliament backs new 2020 biodiversity target Final global climate talks take place in Bonn Energy performance of buildings Directive enters into force CLM BREF formally adopted

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Jean-Paul Méric re-elected as CEMBUREAU President for one-year term

Mr Jean-Paul Méric (France) has been re-elected as President of CEMBUREAU for a further one-year term at the General Assembly of the European Cement Association held today (15 June 2010) in London (UK).

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CEMBUREAU Biodiversity Position Paper

Brussels, 15 June 2010 - Cement is a basic material for all types of construction, providing society with housing, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. The most important use of cement is in the production of concrete. Concrete is an essential, virtually irreplaceable product used in the built environment.

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IED adopted: stricter constraints will make NOx and SO2 trading unnecessary

July-August 2010 - It was a close shave but, in the last days of the Spanish EU Presidency, the compromise proposal on the IED, which had been hammered out with considerable difficulty in the Council, was approved by the European Parliament by 639 votes.