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The future is green; Golden advice for pitching green start-ups

October 23, 2017

By Arthur Wyns   Business is turning green: innovation, and sustainability have become more and more entwined. In addition, a new generation of green entrepreneurs is emerging, with a growing number of people that are founding their own start-ups while, in the same breath, tackling the defining environmental problems of our time. There are, however,… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, English, Innovation & Enterprise

The youth is leading in Climate Action, and this great initiative proves it!

October 18, 2017

By Mostafa Darwish & Arthur Wyns Climate Action is necessary on all levels, from changing personal behaviour to promoting sustainable businesses & entrepreneurship. Climate-KIC – or the Knowledge and Innovation Community – does just that: as Europe’s largest public-private innovation network, it empowers young people to come up with new business ideas to challenge and… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise, Sustainable Dev.

Water’s role in meeting global climate goals and adapting to inevitable changes

October 11, 2017

  The Danish water sector is determined to meet global climate goals while effectively adapting to inevitable changes in weather conditions     An agenda for change driven by the water sector Water utilities today face a double and mutually dependent challenge of adapting to inevitable climate change and at the same time acting responsibly… » read more

  Posted by EurEau

blogactiv, Climate & Environment

No such thing as national sovereignty for energy

October 9, 2017

Guest post by Stuart Reigeluth, vice-president of Revolve Water Energy will flow fluidly across transnational grids, tapping into decentralized hubs everywhere, that are both interconnected all along the way by the digital technology of things. While the integration of the European energy systems is of paramount importance for the overarching project called ‘Europe’, geopolitically, the… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, development, Energy, Science & Policymaking

The Importance of Decentralized Solar Energy

October 4, 2017

The implementation of solar cookers across Moroccan communities is proving to be a great example of how decentralization of renewable energy is contributing to the energy independence of a country. By Lina Yassin & Arthur Wyns Morocco is being widely portrayed around the world as one of the leading countries in renewable energy deployment. The… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise

Road to reform

  Improvements in the Bulgarian water supply and sanitation sector are underway. However, more investment and further EU assistance is still required   The reform of the Bulgarian water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector has been an issue since the mid-1990s. The reform itself was partially prepared by different governments over the years but for… » read more

  Posted by EurEau

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Health & Consumers

CO2 from cars: European auto industry proposes steep reduction

September 29, 2017

Earlier this month, ACEA President Dieter Zetsche and I had the honour of hosting a press conference for international media at the Frankfurt Motor Show. At this occasion, we laid out the European automobile industry’s pathway to future CO2 reductions from passenger cars. Manufacturers are committed to reducing CO2 emissions from their vehicles, and our… » read more

  Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Transport

Jeunes innovateurs pour le climat – comment la jeunesse lutte contre le changement climatique.

Par Arthur Wyns et Llewelyn Buidin Le réseau d’innovation climatique le plus grand d’Europe donne la chance à des jeunes personnes de développer des idées d’entreprise qui lutte contre le changement climatique. Est-ce que une approche d’entreprise peut offrir des solutions pour le changement climatique à la génération suivante ? L’entrepreneuriat du changement climatique est… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.fr, Innovation & Enterprise

Revenue drains

September 27, 2017

Falling water consumption in many parts of Western Europe is impacting the business model of water suppliers. How do we deal with this drop in revenue? Why is the demand for drinking water decreasing? Evidence shows that in Europe, but more acutely in Western Europe, drinking water consumption per capita is falling.   This is… » read more

  Posted by EurEau

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com

Farming in the city: Europe’s role in spreading urban agriculture

September 26, 2017

Arthur Wyns & Mariah Sampson Cities are centres of action and innovation, where ideas blend and combine like exciting flavours in an exotic soup, they are centres of development and education, and now, with increasing urbanisation and exponential population growth, the role of cities is becoming increasingly important in the implementation and development of sustainable… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Sustainable Dev.

Showcasing the communities of the future

September 8, 2017

  Guest post by Eamon O’Hara, Executive Director and cofounder of ECOLISE On 22nd September, policy makers and representatives of the thousands of community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability in Europe will gather at a conference in the European Economic and Social Council (EESC), Brussels, to launch the first ever European Day of Sustainable… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, development, EU Priorities 2020

Mr Costa to Mr Macron: “cities must be at the centre of the discussions on climate change”

September 7, 2017

Last July 2017, Mr José Maria Costa, President of the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC), addressed a letter to the President of the French Republic, Mr Emmanuel Macron, about the Climate Change Summit that will be held next December 12 in Paris. Mr Costa praised this initiative and demonstrated the relevance of including a… » read more

  Posted by Atlantic Arc Cities

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com
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