The German Federal Cabinet approves the monitoring process "Energy of the Future" to continuously review the implementation status of energy policy decisions taken this summer.
The World Resource Institute holds the annual MindShare Meeting of leading companies in various sectors to share the latest environmental intelligence.
The U.S. EPA awards $50 Million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful emissions in the air and better protect people's health.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change says that the Energy Act becomes law, setting the legal framework for the Green Deal, which will be launched in autumn 2012.
The U.S. EPA releases a new version of its Community Multi-scale Air Quality model (CMAQ).
The German Environment Ministry (BMU) announces the surcharge for 2012 under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
The German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen submits the draft of a national resource efficiency programme.
The World Resources Institute makes comment on the results of the recent Transitional Committee talks to design the Green Climate Fund. The consensus reached is to be sent to COP 17 in Durban.
Mayors and officials from 80 cities met in the 2011 Gwangju Summit of the Urban Environmental Accords held Republic of Korea.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes a survey report "Resource efficiency in Europe: policies and approaches in 31 EEA and cooperating countries".
The European Commission publishes the results of a special Eurobarometer survey on Climate change carried out in June 2011.
The European Environment Agency publishes the latest analysis of greenhouse gas trends in the EU.
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) proposes adoption of a global chemicals strategy to make chemicals safer at the international Sustainable Chemistry conference in Berlin.
The German Federal Environment Minister and the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) inaugurate the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) in Bonn.
The European Parliament approves a resolution that demands the UN's Rio de Janeiro summit on sustainable development ("Rio+20") sets "accountable targets", including global goals on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The U.S. Department of Energy revises the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to improve efficiency.
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) sponsors the international conference Green Markets – World of Sustainable Products which focuses on "green economy".
The U.S. EPA announces the communities of Washington, D.C. and Brookeville, Md. as winners of the first Green Power Community Challenge.
The European Environment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre jointly publish the new FAIRMODE (Forum for Air Quality Modeling in Europe) technical reference guide.
The European Chemicals Agency launches the "REACH 2013 – Act Now!" campaign to remind the industry to start preparing for the second REACH registration deadline.
The European Commission sets out a roadmap aimed at transforming Europe's economy into a sustainable one by 2050.
The U.S. EPA's GreenChill Partnership announces Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market as the top winners in the program's 2011 Environmental Achievement Awards.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports in its Antarctic Ozone Bulletin that the ozone hole increased rapidly during the first two weeks of Sep. from less than 10 million km2 to approximately 24 million km2.
The U.S. Government announces the delay of new fuel-economy standards to double the average mileage of cars and light trucks in the U.S. until mid-Nov.
The U.K. Met Office together with six partners leads the international Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE), an international project to recreate the world's past climate.
The European Parliament approves a resolution that the EU should speed up efforts to reduce emissions of fluorinated gases such as those used in fridges.
The third meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Transitional Committee of the Green Climate Fund takes place in Geneva from Sep. 11 to 13.
The European Commission announces that hundreds of European towns and cities participate in the European Mobility Week 2011 held from Sep. 16 to 22.
Ahead of COP17, the Swedish Environment Minister travels to South Africa and Mexico to take part in the Informal Ministerial Consultations on Climate Change and a ministerial meeting on short-lived climate and air pollution.
The European Commission adopts a communication on security of energy supply and international cooperation, setting out for the first time a comprehensive strategy for the EU's external relation in energy.