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European Mobility Week calls for Clean Air for All
22/01/2009
European Mobility Week calls for Clean Air for All
The 7th annual European Mobility Week ran from 16 to 22 September 2008, with more than 200 million people set to take part in the event across the EU and around the world. The event has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2002, with the number of towns involved increasing...
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Four Capitals evaluation framework to assess sustainability of EU Structural Fund programmes.
22/01/2009
Four Capitals evaluation framework to assess sustainability of EU Structural Fund programmes.
An EU-funded evaluation programme is making use of the Four Capitals concept to assess various programmes that benefit from the EU Structural Funds to ensure their sustainability. SRDTOOLS, a project funded under the EU Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), is using a Four Capitals based evaluation...
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Taking a united approach to battery recycling
15/02/2009
Taking a united approach to battery recycling
The new EU Battery Directive came into force in October 2008 and is set to change how spent batteries are processed at national level. Some Member States have already been showing the way. Following in the footsteps of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, the Battery...
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Investing in eco-innovation to reduce climate change
28/04/2009
Investing in eco-innovation to reduce climate change
The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2009 highlighted the role of the CIP in the fight against climate change by its funding of eco-innovative SMEs through the eco-innovation programme. By offering a solution to the challenges to be overcome, eco-innovation represents the path to a more sustainable...
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Bringing low carbon technologies to the developing world
29/05/2009
Bringing low carbon technologies to the developing world
An Indian-UK collaborative study has set out six key considerations to facilitate transfer of low-carbon technologies to developing countries to help fight global climate change. The transfer of low carbon technologies to developing countries is essential if reductions in global CO2 emissions...
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China’s CO2 emissions to double by 2030
29/05/2009
China’s CO2 emissions to double by 2030
A new report suggests that the world’s leading CO2 emitter, China, could double its emissions by 2030. China states that this increase is due to manufacturing for Western markets. China is now the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide according to the 2008 China Energy Report published by...
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European Parliament backs Ecodesign Directive extension
09/06/2009
European Parliament backs Ecodesign Directive extension
The Commission proposal to include energy-related products as well as energy-using products in the European Ecodesign Directive has received the backing of the European Parliament. The European Parliament approved the extension of the EU Product Ecodesign Directive to include energy-related...
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The practical contribution of ICTs to sustainable growth
26/06/2009
The practical contribution of ICTs to sustainable growth
Application of information and communication technologies (ICT)-based solutions in industry could yield dramatic energy savings, and ultimately lead to a more sustainable society. Information and communication technologies have the potential to help Europe overcome its biggest challenges. Only...
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OECD surveys sustainable materials management initiatives
28/07/2009
OECD surveys sustainable materials management initiatives
The OECD has produced an inventory of international initiatives related to development of sustainable materials management as a viable alternative to traditional waste management. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling (...
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An ‘Eco-technology’ Round Table
27/08/2009
An ‘Eco-technology’ Round Table
Through the ‘Environment Round Table’ France is formulating collective solutions to environmental problems at the national, European and international levels. Two years after the launch of the Environment Round Table (2007) – a collection of debates that bring together...
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