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The economic benefits of environmental policy – Final Report
Rayment, M., Pirgmaier, E., De Ceuster, G., Hinterberger, F., Kuik, O., Leveson Gower, H., Polzin, C. & A. Varma (2009)
Executive summary:
The European Union aspires to become the most dynamic and competitive economy in the world. The Lisbon Strategy, launched by EU leaders in 2000 and subsequently revised and simplified in 2005, emphasises the need to [...]
Klimafreundlicher Genuss!
This entry is available in German here.
BOKU-Bäuerinnentag zu “Welche Höfe brauchen Frauen?”
This entry is available in German here.
International workshop on “Material Use Indicators” in Berlin
Stefan Giljum is participating in an international workshop on “Material Use Indicators for Measuring Resource Productivity and Environmental Impacts”, which takes place in Berlin, 25th and 26th of February.
The German government intends to assess the applicability of indicators measuring the use of resources by the German economy. At the workshop, new studies further developing resource [...]
“money.makes.happy”
Yesterday and today (23.-24.2.2010), Friedrich Hinterberger attended the 8th Austrian Armutskonferenz (poverty conference) in Salzburg. His 2-page input to a discussion forum on “a good life for all” (in German language) can be downloaded here.
Summer School 2010 on “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services”
The ALTER-Net Summer School will be held from 5 – 14 September 2010, in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France and is now open for applications (deadline 15 April)!
The Summer School shall contribute to durable integration and the spread of excellence within and beyond the network, with a view to promoting interdisciplinary approaches.
The 2010 Summer [...]
2010 ISIE Asia-Pacific Meeting and ISIE MFA-ConAccount Meeting
We are pleased to recommend two jointly organized meetings of International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) in Tokyo in November 2010:
1. ISIE Asia-Pacific Meeting “Strengthening industrial ecology for the Asia-Pacific region”
2. ISIE MFA-ConAccount Meeting “Material Flow Analysis (MFA) for the future”
- Date: 7-9 November 2010
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Deadline of abstract submission: [...]
Wie kann man Wohlstand und Wachstum messen?
This entry is available in German here.
SERI calculated carbon rucksacks of the Austrian foreign trade
Within the GRAM CO2 project, funded by the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund, a data base of CO2 emissions embodied in the Austrian foreign trade (imports and exports), so called carbon rucksacks, was created. The project was completed recently.
Climate change is a global problem that needs global action. National policy measures addressing the reduction of [...]
SERI published guide on environmental and social indicators
The guide, written by six SERI scientists, provides a quick, hands-on overview of selected environmental and social indicators for Civil Society Organisations to measure sustainable consumption and production. Indicators are valuable tools for Civil Society Organisations in order to achieve their targets as they create a sense of precision and attract interest making.
In addition the [...]
