Rotterdam 2012
EEAC / Rli conference, October 11 2012
'Keep moving, towards sustainable mobility'
11 October 2012, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The European Environmental and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) and the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli) organise the EEAC / Rli conference 2012 ‘Keep moving, towards sustainable mobility’ on Thursday 11 October 2012 in the Port of Rotterdam.
This conference will offer a selection of state-of-the art knowledge on sustainable mobility from a wide range of fields, particularly social and environmental sciences, economics, engineering, and planning. The conference will look at proposals for actions that enable governments to facilitate societal initiatives and influence consumer behaviour. Participants will be able to sample this knowledge on the plenary conference day, at the knowledge fair of the conference, and in the book afterwards. This special publication, which will be presented at the conference day, includes chapters by the conference speakers and other distinguished experts.
The conference will be held on board SS Rotterdam, the largest vessel ever built on Dutch soil and the former flagship of the Holland America Line, providing a very special backdrop to this conference on sustainable mobility.
UNCSD ► Rio20plus : The "Green Economy" Agenda in the context of SD and Institutional Framework for SD
EEAC Working Group Sustainable Development giving input on the 'zero draft'
Following previous input in the preparation process of the UNCSD 2012, the Working Group at its meeting on 8 February 2012 agreed on comments on the so-called 'zero draft', a document issued in January that serves as basis for the negotiations in the run-up to the Rio conference. Building on the experience of SD councils in national and sub-national SD processes, it proposes wording for the paragraphs 59 - 61.
Transitions to a Low Carbon Energy System in Europe
Workshop of the EEAC Working Group Energy
4 October 2011, Brussels, 10:00 - 16:00
Update 10 October 2011
The presentations of speakers from EEAC member councils are now available for download. Please click here to download them.
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Background
The Low Carbon Economy Roadmap of the Commission advocates a close to complete decarbonisation of the Power Sector, while relying on a portfolio of nuclear, fossil and renewable technologies. The Energy Road Map will be a frame for the policy mix, necessary for achieving the overall goals of the Low Carbon Road Map. It is evident, that the Energy Road Map needs to offer an integrated perspective on technology choices, market order and support schemes and infrastructure policy and planning beyond 2020.
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Download the discussion paper on the Commission’s Road Map Communication |
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Read more: Transitions to a Low Carbon Energy System in Europe
Conference proceedings
The proceedings of the EEAC Annual Conference 2011 on UNCSD ► Rio20plus are now available for download!
The conference participants have also received a hardcopy.
Click here to download the PDF version of the proceedings (3 MB).
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Stocktaking for Rio+20: SD Councils at national and subnational level
by Ingeborg Niestroy, article published by Stakeholder Forum in the SDG series (sustainable development governance).
http://www.stakeholderforum.org/sf/index.php/our-publications/governance-papers
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The “Green Economy” Agenda in the context of SD Institutional Framework for SD at national level
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