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Policy Analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy

Date: 
13/04/2012
Excerpt: 
The Institute for European Environemental Policy (IEEP) has a vacancy for a full-time Policy Analyst within the governance programme. It is a key role within a busy and dynamic team with a particular focus on EU funds and the green economy.
funding

LIAISE Working Paper No.3: Approaching Rio+20 - A Survey of Positions and Expectations of Civil Society Organisations in Six European Countries on the Green Economy

Date: 
14/03/2012
Excerpt: 
This report presents findings from an online survey and a number of expert interviews on the perspectives of European civil society on Sustainable Development and the Green Economy in the run-up to the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
publications

7th Annual Green Economics Conference

Date: 
19/07/2012
Excerpt: 
The titel of the 7th Annual Green Economics Conference is: Green Economy: Reform and renaissance of economics and its methodology- Green Economics - the solutions for the 21st century Green Economy: Rethinking Growth: RIO+20. Does it take the world forward in a green way?
events

Public Lecture: Steering the Transition from the Industrial to Ecological Age: Practical Strategies and Policies to Try to Mitigate Economic and Resource Constraint Dangers

Date: 
12/12/2011
Excerpt: 
Peter Head, Chair of the Institute for Sustainability (London) and Executive Chair of the Ecological Sequestration Trust, will present his analysis of how 9 billion people could live sustainably on the planet in 2050 and the feedback from presenting this in 30 countries.

SDRN Debate, Launch and Reception – Sustainable Development and Economic Growth

Date: 
13/12/2011
Excerpt: 
The Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN) will hold a debate, launch and reception on the topic "Sustainable development and economic growth: challenges for research and evidence." The event will take place on 13 December, 2011, Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG.

New Report: Joint Research Council Sees Rare-Earths as Bottleneck for Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

Date: 
22/11/2011
Excerpt: 
A new report by the European Commissions's Joint Research Council finds that rare-earths are a likely bottleneck for the development of low-carbon energy technologies. This is due to the increasing demand for these materials as well as their geographical concentration in politically unstable regions.

LIAISE Working Paper No.1: Green Economy Discourses in the Run-Up to Rio 2012

Date: 
18/11/2011
Excerpt: 
The study analyses central contributions to the debate on the concept of a Green Economy in the runup to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable development. It does so by identifying the pillars on which the various understandings of a green economy are based as well as analysing policy concepts published and statements made....
publications

Study on Civil Society Views on Concept of Green Economy

Date: 
17/10/2011
Excerpt: 
LIAISE partner FUB has submitted a study on the views of European civil society on the concept of the Green Economy to the European Economic and Social Committee. The authors of the study analysed the discourses in the run up to the 2012 Rio Summit. ...
news

European Commission Unveils Energy and Transport Infrastructure Plans

Date: 
19/10/2011
Excerpt: 
The European Commission recently presented a package of proposals to better connect Europe's key infrastructure. The "Connecting Europe Facility" will finance projects which fill the missing links in Europe's energy, transport and digital backbone. ...
policies