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01/10/2012
European partnership promises water innovations
European partnership promises water innovations
A major European Union initiative to promote innovation in the water sector has promised to adopt its strategic implementation plan by the end of the year, with its operational phase to start in early 2013. The European Innovation Partnership on Water (EIPW) held its kick-off meeting in Brussels...
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14/09/2012
EcoAp website goes live
EcoAp website goes live
The EcoAp website is open for submissions: showcase your eco-innovative thinking or cutting edge practice. Welcome to the new EcoAP website. In line with the shift in the European Commission’s focus from environmental technologies to eco-innovation, the website has been upgraded to better serve...
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14/04/2012
New land-use planning tool supports ecosystem services
New land-use planning tool supports ecosystem services
Recent advances in land-use modelling techniques may help city planners identify sites for the conservation of urban green space and the development of climate adaptation measures. Apart from the recreational and aesthetic value they offer residents, metropolitan green spaces provide several...
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12/12/2011
Tram depots: a blueprint for green building
Tram depots: a blueprint for green building
Five European cities define the cutting-edge in sustainable urban building with four innovative new tram depots A new series of tram depots offers an answer to the challenge of building new public infrastructure both essential for urban development and constrained by stringent environmental,...
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24/11/2011
Regions get smart about eco-innovation
Regions get smart about eco-innovation
The EU ‘Smart Specialisation Platform’ will help European regions to focus on what they do best for the maximum competitive advantage and return on EU funds. EU regions expect the European Commission to help them identify their best assets and develop them. All regions are due to launch smart...
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26/10/2011
Innovation key to green growth, says OECD report
Innovation key to green growth, says OECD report
Protecting natural resources need not compromise on economic growth. The OECD's Green Growth Strategy shows how, through policies in support of green innovation, this is possible. In 2009, ministers called upon the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop a Green...
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03/10/2011
Eco-label products: supply decides uptake
Eco-label products: supply decides uptake
Recent research shows that the quantity of green products on the market and how they are distributed significantly affects their consumption. Availability also drives consumption. Governments should invest resources in increasing the supply and availability of ‘green’ labelled products , rather...
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03/10/2011
Greening cohesion policy through eco-innovation
Greening cohesion policy through eco-innovation
A recent study by WWF Germany suggests that a greater emphasis on eco-innovation within EU regional innovation policy could significantly increase ERDF environment-related expenditure. In January 2011, the European Commission published a Communication calling on EU Member States and regions to...
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19/09/2011
Taking stock of green public procurement in Europe
Taking stock of green public procurement in Europe
EU Member States are increasingly using their purchasing power through public procurement to stimulate eco-innovation and the uptake of green technologies and services across Europe. About one in five public authorities in Europe today includes environmental requirements in over half their...
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19/09/2011
Steel supply chain innovations deliver green benefits
Steel supply chain innovations deliver green benefits
A better integrated supply chain and consumption-based accounting would enable more efficient use of steel and less waste, so helping reduce the industry’s environmental footprint. The steel sector needs to think about how it can provide the same services with less steel, Julian Allwood from...
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