Useful links

Eco-Innovation - Building/Construction

• EU : Buildup (BUILD UP is a new environment for building professionals, local authorities and building occupants willing to share their experience on how to cut energy consumption in buildings.
• EU : European Construction Technology Platform
• EU : Working group on sustainable urban construction
• EU: A study on Life-cycle costing (LCC) as a contribution to sustainable construction
• EU: Europe INNOVA, European network for innovation
• EU : GreenBuilding Programme to improve energy efficiency for non-residential buildings
• EU: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Buildings Platform
• EU: Eco-buildings: an energy demonstration initiative
• EU: BRITA in PuBs: Bringing Retrofit Innovation to Application in Public Buildings
• EU: Sustainable construction and cultural heritage
• UNEP: Sustainable Building and Construction
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development: Energy Efficiency in Buildings project
• ECCREDI: The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation

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Eco-Innovation - Climate Change

• EU: The European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme
• EU: European Climate Change Programme
• EU: Ozone layer protection in the EU
• IEA: Climate Technology Initiative
• UNFCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• NGO: Climate Action Network

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Eco-Innovation - Energy

• Energy General
  • EU: Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme
  • International: IEA
  • World Energy Council
  • Europe Energy Portal
•  Renewable Energy
  • EU : ManagEnergy initiative to support local and regional actors wording on energy efficiency and renewable energies
  • EU : CONCERTO supports local communities in sustainable and highly energy efficient actions
  • EU Technology Platforms:
  • The European Photovoltaics Technology Platform
  • The European Biofuels Technology Platform
  • European Renewable Energy Council
  • European Renewable Energy Centres Agency
•  Hydrogen, fuel cells
  • EU: The European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform
  • Germany: German Hydrogen Association
  • USA : National Hydrogen Association (US)
•  Wind
  •  European Wind Energy Association
•  Photovoltaic
  • European Photovoltaic Industry Association

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Eco-Innovation - Industry

• EU: EMAS
• EU: SMEs and environmental policy
• Austrian Business Academy for Sustainable Development
• Austrian Environment
• Austrian Ecodesign Platform
• Austrian Eco Management Network
• Ecodesign
• Institut for Ecology of Industrial Areas
• The Centre for Sustainable Design

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Eco-Innovation - Waste/Recycling

• EU: Packaging waste
• EU : Biodegradable waste
• EU:  EU policy in the batteries waste
• EU- EEA : European Topic Centre on Resource and Waste Management
• Assurre - Association for the sustainable use and recovery of resources in Europe
• Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe
• Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
• EUROMETREC (European Metal Trade and Recycling Federation)
• European Organization for Packaging and the Environment
• European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA)
• Environmental Services Association
• Eurowaste - Waste Management Policies in Central and Eastern European Countries
• International Solid Waste Association

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Eco-Innovation - Water/Soil

• EU: EU soil policy
• EU: EU Water Initiative
• EU: Pollution from agricultural sources in the EU
• EU: Quality of drinking water in the EU
• EU: The EU Water Framework Directive - integrated river basin management for Europe
• EU: Urban waste water treatment in the EU
• International Office for Water

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 European Institutions and Organisations

• European Commission
  • Directorate-General for Research
  • Directorate General for Transport and Energy
  • Innovation Union
• European Executive Agencies
  • European Environmental Agency (EEA)
  • European Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
• European Parliament
• EUREKA
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Eco-innovation Observatory
• Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry
  • Entreprise and Industry Online Magazine

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International Institutions

•   OCDE
  • Environment Directorate
• United Nations
  • United Nations Environment Programme :
  • International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)
  • Global Environment outlook

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National websites

• Austria
  • Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
• Belgium
  • Federal Sustainable Development Services
  • Flemish environmental innovation platform (Flemish Institute for Technological Research)
  • The Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment
• Bulgaria
  • Ministry for the Environment and Water
• Cyprus
  • Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
• Czech
  • Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
• Denmark
  • Danish Environmental Protection Agency
  • Danish Ministry for the Environment
• Estonia
  • Estonian Ministry of the Environment
• Finland
  • The website of Finland's environmental administration
  • Sitra (Finnish National Fund for Research and Development) Cleantech Finland / Environmental programme
  • Technical Research Centre for Finland
• France
  • Compétitivité en France
  • French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME)
  • National Research Centre (France)
• Germany
  • German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
  • German Environmental Management Association
• Greece
  • Greek Environment Ministry
• Hungary
  • Hungarian Ministry of the Environment
• Ireland
  • Irish Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
• Italy
  • Italian Ministry for Environment
• Latvia
  • The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Latvia
• Lithuania
  • The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
• Luxembourg
  • The administrative guide of the Luxembourg State
  • The Ministry of Economy
• Malta
  • Malta Environment and Planning Authority
• The Netherlands
  • Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
• Norway
  • Norwegian Ministry for Environment
•  Portugal
  • Portuguese Ministry of Environment
• Romania
  • Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
• Slovenia
  • Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
• Spain
  • Spanish Ministry for Environment
• Slovakia
  • Slovak Environmental Agency
• Sweden
  • Swedish Ministry of Sustainable Development
• United Kingdom
  • UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA
  • UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
• Canada
  • Canada's National Research Council
• USA
  • US National Centre for Environmental Innovation

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 Networks, Organisations of Professionals

• Archi-Europe
• Assembly of European Regions
• ECREIN
• Enviropea
• Envinnovation
• Envitech-Net
• European Architect Foundation - EURAF-
• European BIC Network
• European Federation of Associations of Environmental Professionals
• European Partners for the Environment
• Invest Europe (formerly the EVCA)
• Environmental Knowledge Transfer Network
• Greenfacts
• Greenovate Europe
• The European Committee of Environmental Technology Suppliers Associations (EUCETSA)
• The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment

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European Media

• Actu-environment
• Energy & Enviro Finland
• Electric Motor News
• Environmental Data Services (ENDS)
• Environment Online
• European Audiovisual Service
• European Environmental Press (Europe-wide association of environmental magazines)
• Green Energy News
• Le journal du développement durable
• Le journal de l’innovation
• Le journal de l’environnement
• Refocus (International Renewable Energy Magazine)
• Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
• TV Link
• World Energy News