| Energy and Environment in the New Member States |
| Energy and Environment in the European Union, EEA 2006
This report of the European Environment Agency (EEA) analyses trends in the environmental pressures of energy production and consumption, and the underlying societal drivers in the European Union based on a set of indicators. |
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Making EU Funds Work for People and the Environment - Case studies from Central and Eastern Europe, FoE & CEE Bankwatch Network 2004
This report is a joint study of Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network. It presents case studies from Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) on ISPA (Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession) project implementation and draws conclusions and proposes recommendations for improvement of EU funds appraisal and selection procedure in CEE. |
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Biofuels in the European Union - A vision for 2030 and beyond, European Commission DG Research, 2006
This report is published by the Biofuels Research Advisory Council (BIOFRAC). It outlines the current situation and presents a long-term view on how to overcome the technical and non-technical barriers for biofuel deployment in the European Union and worldwide. |
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Structural Funds for Renewables - Analysis of possible uses of Structural Funds for Development of Renewables for Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia, Joint NGO publication, 2004
This report, a joint publication of eight NGOs from CEE, provides a brief analysis of how the Structural Funds could stimulate the growth of use of renewable energy sources in the selected acceding countries; namely the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
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Good Energy Projects in Europe - Examples of projects suitable for Structural and Cohesion Funds, WWF, 2005
This report is prepared by Antony Froggatt for the WWF European Policy Office. It details a number of sustainable energy projects across the EU, some of which have received EU funds, and show that sustainable energy technologies can be developed using a variety of technologies to provide energy, income and jobs without significant impacts on the environment.
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| Renewable Energy Sources in the New Member States of the EU, Germany and Italy, CE Delft, 2004
This report, carried out by CE Environmental Solutions for the EU-Japan Center, describes the status of renewable energy in the new member states of the European Union, Germany and Italy. It also focuses on the European Emission Trading System (ETS), and analyses business opportunities for Japan that arise through RES projects in relation to the emissions trading system. |
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Small hydropower has much to offer - The situation in the new Member States and candidate countries, Renewable Energy World, 2005
This paper is published by the Renewable Energy World magazine, and gives an overview of the situation in the new Member States and candidate countries for electricity generation through the use of Small hydropower (SHP). |
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| EU Local Energy Action - Good practices 2005, European Commission, 2006
This brochure of the European Commission – DG Energy and Transport contains 12 examples of good practice from energy agencies across Europe. These case studies demonstrate a variety of approaches for the promotion of energy efficiency and/or renewable energy use, and the possibilities of replication elsewhere. |
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New Eastern EU Member States: Decoupling of Environmental Impact from Fast Economy Growth, Juknys, R., Miškinis, V., Dagiliute, R., 2005
This article is published by the scholars of Vytautas Magnus University and the Lithuanian Energy Institute. It focuses on a comparative analysis of the main development trends of New Eastern EU Member States during 1991-2002 year period, and analyzes the decoupling of use of natural resources from economic growth and decoupling of environmental pollution from the use of natural resources.
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| Are EU's environmental policies too demanding for new member states?, Pellegrini, L., Gerlagh, R., 2005
This paper, written by Pellegrini and Gerlagh, discusses the prescription of EU environmental regulations for the New Member States, and estimates the determinants of environmental policies' stringency. |
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An analysis of Acceding and Candidate Countries' participation in the 6th Framework Programme
by Prof. Manfred Horvat
BIT - Bureau for International Research and Technology Co-operation, Austria
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More participation of new Member States and candidate countries in Global Change and Ecosystems research is needed
The following documents help to understand better the research environment of some New Member States - source: Cordis |
| Jana Cejkova: Czech RTD landscape: Environmental issues |
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| Eduardas Budrys: Environmental research in Lithuania: Priority topics, infrastructures, trans-national collaborations (ppt) |
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| Moira Dillon: Environmental research capacity in Malta |
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| Joanna Basztura: Polish environment and research: Present state and enlargement challenges |
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| Viorel Vulturescu: Romanian RTD system and environmental research in Romania |
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| Ales Gnamus: Environmental and sustainable development research capacity in Slovenia |
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| SME Environment Newsletters |
| First issue of SME Environment Newsletter |
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Second issue of SME Environment Newsletter
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| Third issue of SME Environment Newsletter |
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| Fourth issue of SME Environment Newsletter (January 2007) |
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| Gender issues |
Gender report
by Regional Environmental Centre
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Women Enterpreneurs |
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Gender equality in FP6 |
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| Guides developed by SME Environment |
Guide for small and medium sized enterprises
The GUIDE FOR SMES gives practical assistance, a step by step guide on project proposal development, consortium building, and offers solutions for many potential problems.
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Guide for coordinators
The GUIDE FOR COORDINATORS helps coordinators understand better the problems that SMEs face in the region and describes the potential knowlegde base and benefits of involvement of the SMEs into research projects. The Guide also gives practical hints on how to overcome the problems and barriers of NMS/ACC SME participation. |
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| Global Change and ecosystems |
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FP6 Global Change and Ecosystems Project Synopses
Abstracts of related contracts on Global Change and Ecosystems (calls 1 - 2) and Scientific Support to Policies (calls 1 - 2)
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| Water cycle and Soil-related aspects. Water Technologies: results and opportunities - global changes and ecosystems |
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| FP7 documents |
| Work Programme in the field of Environment |
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| Work Programme in the field of Energy |
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| European Parliament and the Council decision of 18 December 2006 concerning the FP7 EC (2007-2013) |
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| Regulation laying down the rules for the participation to FP7 EC (2007-2013) |
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