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New Europe 2020 strategy calls for less carbon intensive industries

November 02, 2010

The EU manufacturing sector must speed up its transition to a low-carbon and resource efficient economy, the European Commission said last week as it unveiled a new industrial policy to deal with "intensifying globalisation". » Read more...

New Targets to halt loss of Biodiversity

November 02, 2010

At the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-10) environment ministers from almost 200 nations agreed to adopt a new United Nations strategy that aims to halt the loss of biodiversity. » Read more...

Latest edition of SWITCH-Asia Newsletter online

October 29, 2010

The latest newsletter editions covers the SWITCH-Asia Networking Event. 120 SCP practioners, project managers and policy makers met to explore synergies and to discuss ways how to scale up SCP across Asia. » Read more...

Why not 300 Million €?

October 15, 2010

Why does the EU in times of the economic crises invest 90 Million € into SCP in Asia? Chinese Journalist asked this question at the press conference during the SWITCH-Asia Networking Event. Confronted with the question at the closing ceremony of the event Michael Pulch, deputy head of Delegation of the EU to China and Mongolia, answered spontaneously: Why not 300 Million? » Read more...