The human footprint is increasing fast and will – if not reversed – eventually lead to a collapse of the global economy. So say the authors of the new book Come On! which proposes an overhaul in the way that governments, businesses, financial systems, innovators and families interact with our planet. Now, in ... More ...
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Greenhouse gas emissions across EU drop slightly in 2016
Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union decreased modestly in 2016, according to estimates published in the latest climate ‘trends and projections’ assessments released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The estimates confirm that the EU remains on track to meet its emission reduction target set ... More ...
Sustainable Finance Conference – New Speakers and full Programme
Finance Watch invites you to a morning conference on accelerating the EU's leadership in sustainable finance, as the Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) prepares its final report. Announcing new speakers: Felicia Stanescu, DG FISMA, European Commission Sharan Burrow, General ... More ...
New publication by UNESCO: Education for Sustainable Development Goals – Learning Objectives
To address global challenges such as climate change or poverty, students need knowledge and skills. The new UNESCO publication "Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives" aims at helping teachers to integrate the sustainability objectives into teaching and curricula. Education for Sustainable ... More ...
Green Growth Indicators 2017
Many countries have become more efficient in using natural resources and the services provided by the environment, generating more economic output per unit of carbon emitted and of energy or raw materials consumed. Yet progress is too slow, and if emissions embodied in international trade are included, advances in ... More ...
Smarter products and services key to resource-efficient, circular economy
Making products like mobile phones and other consumer goods last longer and easier to repair and reuse will be key to the shift towards a more resource-efficient circular economy. A European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today stresses that ‘circular’ business models cannot rely on smarter product design ... More ...
EUSEW POLICY CONFERENCE 2017: Clean Energy for all Europeans
The EUSEW Policy Conference from 19-25 June 2017 in Brussels is the most important European conference dedicated to sustainable energy policy issues. Sessions organised by the European Commission and energy stakeholders debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas, while networking events ... More ...
REPORT: NEW INNOVATION APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts forward a broad and ambitious agenda for global action on sustainable development. The scale and ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals require innovation in development and innovation for development. To achieve the Goals by 2030, new modalities for development ... More ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change: The Atlas of Environmental Migration
Environmental migration can not be denied. The Atlas of Environmental Migration is the first illustrated publication mapping this complex phenomenon. It clarifies terminology and concepts, draws a typology of migration related to environment and climate change, describes the multiple factors at play, explains the ... More ...
EUSEW Call for applications for Sessions and Awards Competition
EU Sustainable Energy Week is back for the 12th year running. It’s taking place 19-25 June 2017 in Brussels, and is supported by a series of side events across Europe throughout May and June. This year’s theme is ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’. There are three ways you can take part: Apply to organise a ... More ...
Resource Conference Vienna: “Prosperity without Growth of Natural Resource Use”
Global resource extraction has tripled during the past four decades. At continuing trends resource use will increase to 180 billion tonnes in 2050. Industrialized countries and regions achieved their high level of wealth to a large extent based on resource intensive consumption and production patterns. This ... More ...
Paris agreement: Parliament approves EU ratification
The European Parliament gave its approval to the final agreement reached at last year's climate change conference in Paris - the first-ever universal and legally binding global climate deal. The EU’s ratification of the Paris agreement enabled it to enter into force, by fulfilling the second criterion of covering at ... More ...
