19 February 2010
Cogen Europe has issued a report into the potential energy savings from widespread use of Combined Heat & Power (CHP)
18 February 2010
New rules strengthening the EU Ecolabel enter into force this month
18 February 2010
The EU’s flagship Emissions Trading System is failing to deliver vital green investment, after a collapse in carbon prices
17 February 2010
A German study has found that only 30% of German companies are currently investing in energy efficiency
19 January 2010
The Commission has sent a reasoned opinion – part of its enforcement process – to the UK, Portugal, Slovakia and Finland for failure to communicate the full transposition of the 2004 Directive on the promotion of cogeneration
19 January 2010
The Commission has sent a reasoned opinion – part of its enforcement process – to the UK, Portugal, Slovakia and Finland for failure to communicate the full transposition of the 2004 Directive on the promotion of cogeneration
18 January 2010
The European Commission has been consulting on how to achieve greener and socially-inclusive growth within Europe
14 December 2009
The Norwegian government, which launched its Building for the future environmental action plan for the housing and building sector in September, has now made it available in English.
10 December 2009
As the UN COP15 Climate Change Conference started in Copenhagen, the European Commission announced that the number of signatories to the Covenant of Mayors on sustainable energy had reached 1,000
14 October 2009
In an EU proposal, the Commission has estimated that an extra €50bn of investment in energy technology research is needed over the next 10 years.
09 September 2009
Swiss Bank Sarasin has named Land Securities and British Land as leading real estate companies for sustainability in a new research report
10 August 2009
Dr Peter Rügge, organiser of the Oldenburger Gastage, has announced that Norway will be the guest of honour and partner country at this year’s event.
04 August 2009
The Spanish property and construction industries will soon see a developed BREEAM scheme introduced, following a signed agreement between BRE Global and Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia.
13 July 2009
As it takes up the rotating presidency of the EU’s Council of Ministers, Sweden has prioritised climate change in its workplan of the policies it wishes to implement in the coming six months.
13 July 2009
The European Parliament has put in place an eco-management and audit scheme to determine what exactly can be done to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% by 2020, a target it set itself last November. It has 736 elected members but also some 6,000 staff in 27 countries.