An event outlining innovative financing approaches to improve energy efficiency and bolster renewable energy will be hosted by the European Commission's Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) in Brussels (Belgium) from 18 - 19 January 2017. Accelerated investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy is key to meeting the European Union's energy and climate targets for 2030 and has significant benefits for European citizens and companies.

The event, titled "Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place", will bring together key stakeholders from cities, regions and industry as well as the financial sector to discuss successful schemes implemented at local and regional level, financing mechanisms and products available, and practical challenges to implement them on a large scale.

The conference will feature plenary sessions by high-level political representatives on financing sustainable energy, panel sessions by financial institutions on practical experiences and project bankability, and parallel sessions on solutions and projects implemented across Europe.

For more information, click here. To register, click here.Image copyright: Image (Flickr) by " GW Solar Institute" more   20 December 2016 UrbanWINS invites stakeholders to take part in surveys on waste managementUrbanWINS, an EU-funded project aiming at developing and testing eco-innovative waste prevention and management strategies in eight pilot cities, is inviting stakeholders to take part in two questionnaires that are designed to gain a better understanding of the state-of-the art of waste management and prevention in Austria, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Sweden, as well as the knowledge and possible interests of relevant actors. Local and regional governments, companies and civil society actors are encouraged to complete the surveys.

By taking part in Survey 01, participants are contributing to detect the most relevant local, regional and national innovative waste prevention and management strategies, including policies, regulations and plans (also available in Romanian and Spanish). Survey 02 aims to find out more about the role, interests and commitments of different stakeholders concerning consumption and production patterns, waste prevention, and participatory mechanisms in order to involve them in the future activities of UrbanWINS. (This survey is also available in German /Austrian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish).

Expected outcomes of the project include raising awareness on the limit of resources, lowering barriers for a circular economy by understanding waste as a resource, and connecting waste prevention and management with urban environmental resilience.

For more information, visit here.Image copyright: Image (Flickr) by " Francisco Gonzalez", licensed under CC BY 2.0 more

» Publication Date: 21/12/2016

» Source: Iclei Europe

« Go to Technological Watch