A coalition of EU and Europe countries, US states, Canadian provinces, and New Zealand announced the formation of the International Carbon Action Partnership to fight global warming, in November, 29 in Lisbon. ICAP will provide an international forum in which governments and public authorities adopting mandatory greenhouse gas emissions cap and trade systems will share experiences and best practices on the design of emissions trading schemes. This cooperation will ensure that the programs are more compatible and are able to work together as the foundation of a global carbon market.  Such a market will boost demand for low-carbon products and services, promote innovation, and allow cost effective reductions so as to allow swift and ambitious global reductions in global warming emissions.(www.icapcarbonaction.com)

«The new Treaty of Lisbon was born today. This is a European victory». These were the words of the president of the Council of the European Union, José Sócrates, while announcing the agreement among European leaders on the new reform Treaty. José Sócrates also declared, during the press conference at the end of the first day of the Lisbon Informal Summit, that EU's reform Treaty will be formally signed on 13 December, in Lisbon. For the current president of the Council of the EU, this accord on the new Treaty will allow Europe to «overcome the impasse of many years and overcome its institutional crisis, giving thus an important step towards its affirmation». «With this accord and with the new Treaty, Europe shows that the European project is developing itself», stressed José Sócrates, also emphasizing that, from today, Europe can look ahead confidently into its future. «The Portuguese presidency has fulfilled its plan: to discuss and approve the Treaty on Thursday and on Friday to start discussing important matters for the future of the EU», declared José Sócrates.