Category Archives: Energy and Climate
Project BENE (citizen action for sustainable energy) completed
In the beginning of april, a workshop in the context of the project BENE [...] took place in the Eco-Region Kaindorf as the final project activity.
The project BENE (Citizen action for sustainable energy) consists of three parts: First, it assessed the potential of active citizen engagement in energy issues as a contribution to more energy-aware
New project: European Environmental Pressure Index
Content of the project “Environmental Pressure Index” is the construction of a composite indicator that describes the pressure for the environment on EU territory. It will comprise the major strands of European environmental policy: climate change and energy use, nature and biodiversity, air pollution and health impacts, water use and pollution, waste generation and use [...]
Kick-off event LebensKlima-Finkenstein
The project opening event “LebensKlima in Finkenstein” [...] attracted over 100 citizens, politicians and representatives from tourism and business. They gathered on January 19, in the Dorfhotel Schönleitn in Finkenstein.
From March onwards, 15 citizens from the community will be guided by SERI in a Citizens Forum, to develop a vision for a good life in
New study published: soy granule – how sustainable it really is?
[...]On Monday, 13.12.2011 a recent SERI study was presented at a press conference. The aim of this study was to enable a serious comparison between the environmental sustainability of dry soy products and meat. Starting point is the high level of meat consumption in the industrialized countries which makes a significant contribution to the climate
Fritz Hinterberger gives key note speech at UNIDO Round Table on Resource Efficiency
As part of this year’s annual conference of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Fritz Hinterberger [...] was invited to give a key note speech at a high-level workshop entitled “Promoting innovative industries and technologies for a sustainable future in the Europe and NIS region”, taking place on 30th of November at the UN centre in
Pilot Project Finkenstein: Exploring people‘s needs for a sustainable lifestyle
Finkenstein am Faaker See will serve as a pilot project community for the European research project InContext.
SERI will conduct one of the three pilot projects in the community of Finkenstein (Carinthia, Austria). The other two will take place in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and in Wolfshagen (Germany).
CAPITAL-ADAPT – first series of workshops started!
Für den Umgang mit dem Klimawandel und die Möglichkeiten der Anpassung spielen neben technischen Aspekten auch Wissen und Information, Bildung, Gesundheit, das Netz an sozialen Beziehungen und Engagement im Gemeindeleben eine bedeutsame Rolle. Diese Aspekte stehen im Zentrum des KlimaNetz Projekts (www.klimanetz.at), welches das Hauptaugenmerk auf die Rolle von Human- und Sozialkapital bezüglich Anpassung an und Umgang mit Klimawandel legt. Am 7. und 14.10.2011 fanden in den Projektgemeinden Virgen und Klosterneuburg die ersten Projekt-Workshops statt.
