Projects

Projects ( 208 - 216 from 273 )

TEEB

TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) Study - D2 Report for Administrators

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) was a major international initiative - financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the European Commission, UNEP and several other partners - evaluating the global economic benefits of sustainable use of ecosystem services and cons...

CARE-North

Carbon responsible transport strategies for the North Sea Area

The aim of CARE-North was to develop a comprehensive, strategic and practical approach to urban and regional transport/accessibility in the North Sea Region in the context of climate change and declining oil supplies.

CHAMP

Local Climate Change Response

CHAMP's aim was to train and support local and subregional authorities in implementing an integrated management system for climate change mitigation and adaptation and to promote the method and the model Europe-wide.

It was a follow-up project of the Managing Urban Europe-25 project that ended i...

SMART SPP

Innovation through Sustainable Procurement

SMART SPP – innovation through sustainable procurement promoted the introduction of new, innovative low carbon emission technologies and integrated solutions onto the European market by the pre-procurement phase of public tenders. Read about the guidance, tools and case studies produced here.

Input to the Quality of Life Report of the European Environment Agency (EEA)

Ensuring Quality of Life in Europe's Cities and Towns tackling the environmental challenges driven by European and global change

Contribution to the development of the "Ensuring Quality of Life in Europe's Cities and Towns tackling the environmental challenges driven by European and global change" Report

CIVITAS VANGUARD

Advancing Sustainable Urban Transport in an Enlarged Europe through CIVITAS

CIVITAS VANGUARD assists the coordination and dissemination of results of the CIVITAS-Plus phase of the CIVITAS Initiative for cleaner and sustainable urban transport. Activities include conducting a needs assessment conducted among the CIVITAS-Plus demonstration projects and a broader audience. The...

European Climate Conference 2008

Climate Protection and Renewable Energy: Medium and Small Communities Facing the Challenge

The European Climate Conference in April 2008 in Rovigo, Italy, built on the results of the conference ‘A future with Zero CO2 Emissions’ held in Stockholm in 2006. Rovigo 2008 focused on practical climate protection planning and actions in European communities, in particular those start...

Promotion of EU Ecolabel to public procurers

Raising awareness of the EU Ecolabel Brand amongst Procurement Practitioners in the Member States and promoting the use of the EU Ecolabel criteria throughout the procurement lifecycle

The project is directed towards both public purchasers and their regular suppliers and aims to raise awareness and promote the use of the EU Ecolabel criteria in public procurement, and throughout the supply chain. The project intends to support the ongoing work of the European Commission on the rev...

MAKE-IT-BE

Decision Making and Implementation Tools for Delivery of Local & Regional Bio-Energy Chains

The MAKE-IT-BE project dealt with bio-energy. Its objective was to increase the bioenergy share in regional energy portfolios and enhance communication between relevant stakeholders.

Important actors in this field include rural bio-business, land and forest owners, waste companies, local governm...