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28/07/2011
EU mayors commit to significant reductions in CO2 emissions
EU mayors commit to significant reductions in CO2 emissions
Over 1000 people attended the first formal signing of the Covenant of Mayors in Brussels. The Covenant commits cities to reduce CO2 emissions beyond the EU 20% objectives for 2020. One year on from the launch of the initiative in January 2008, more than 100 mayors representing participating...
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28/07/2011
Building capacity for technology transfer in eco-innovation
Building capacity for technology transfer in eco-innovation
The 6th European Forum on Eco-Innovation in Berlin on 2 and 3 April 2009 set out to identify ways to build capacity for technology transfer, focusing on SMEs and developing countries. Berlin brought together nearly 200 high-level stakeholders from business, the R&D community, policy makers...
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28/07/2011
Copper industry calls for framework to protect innovation and competitiveness
Copper industry calls for framework to protect innovation and competitiveness
The European copper industry has proposed a set of principles which it believes will ensure a balanced regulatory framework designed to support innovation and protect competitiveness. Copper is crucial in clean technologies and the manufacture of resource-efficient products, according to the ‘...
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28/07/2011
EU boosts energy performance of domestic electrical goods
EU boosts energy performance of domestic electrical goods
The EU has set new rules to improve energy use in TVs and white goods. This includes revised labelling with additional top ratings. However, these changes have met a mixed response. Agreement was reached on new rules to improve the energy performance of several products at the EU Ecodesign and...
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28/07/2011
Green accounting, our future
Green accounting, our future
Growth can no longer be measured in strictly economic terms such as the monetary value of output, income or expenditure per head. Additional criteria are needed for green growth. According to UK economist Tim Jackson: “Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings – within the...
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28/07/2011
New report charts Europe’s eco-innovation challenge
New report charts Europe’s eco-innovation challenge
Many European companies innovate but large material efficiency gains often remain elusive. This is leaving much untapped potential for economic and environmental improvement. The European Innovation Observatory (EIO)’s first annual report pulls no punches: European companies are innovating but...
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28/07/2011
Significant emission reductions possible at a low cost
A report from the European Commission Joint Research Centre indicates that environmental improvements in residential buildings could result in overall greenhouse gas emission reductions of 7%. The JRC IMPRO-Building report suggests that such reductions could be achieved without incurring...
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28/07/2011
Climate change key concern for European citizens
Climate change key concern for European citizens
The 2008 Eurobarometer survey indicates climate change has become a key issue for European citizens, and highlights the need for better information and greater action at national and EU level The September 2008 edition of the Eurobarometer highlights European citizens’ serious concerns...
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28/07/2011
Birmingham forum highlights role for eco-innovation in a resource-efficient economy
Birmingham forum highlights role for eco-innovation in a resource-efficient economy
The 10th European Forum on Eco-Innovation in Birmingham, England focused on the role of eco-innovation and eco-innovative business in driving a resource-efficient European economy. A joint initiative of Defra and the European Commission, the Forum attracted 240 stakeholders from business,...
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28/07/2011
Stimulating better personal environmental performance
Stimulating better personal environmental performance
The EU Action Plan on sustainable production and consumption aims at enabling citizens to make greener choices that will ultimately improve their personal environmental performance The European Commission is targeting the consumer behaviour of citizens with the intention of improving their...
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