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Distributed Bio-Based Economy – Driving Sustainable Growth Gaia's recent scenario report on bio-economy describes the structures of distributed bio-based economy in 2050. It shows that there will be a demand for sustainable local bio-economic solutions designed to improve energy and nutrient self-sufficiency. The transition from industrial production thinking to the smart management of natural resources will be an opportunity for Finland as a whole.(Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, 2011). New EU-project: REACH contribution to development of emerging technologies. The focus of the study is on how REACH AND CLP foster the development, commercialisation and rapid time-to-market of products of emerging technologies. The EU regulatory framework is in principle technology neutral and forward looking. However, in some areas fragmented regulatory framework or regulatory uncertainties may be a reason for lack of private investments in early technologies, e.g. into uspcaling or market uptake. This may reduce the full potential exploitation of emerging technologies as a means of addressing the EU 2020 challenges. The focus of this work is to analyse how emerging technologies can be smoothly and effectively introduced on the market within the given legislative framework, and whether the legislative framework can capture specific issues potentially raised by a new technology. Specific attention will be paid to the potential for enhancing success of spin-offs and SMEs. (DG Enterprise and Industry, 2011-2012). With the support of Gaia, Citycon, the market leader in the Finnish shopping centre business, identified its climate impacts and environmental management principles as the first shopping centre owner in Finland. |
News
27.01.2012 SOLVED expert service aims to be the world's leading cleantech community The new portal integrates top cleantech companies – among them Gaia – customers and media as well as problems and solutions into a dynamic online expert service. ECO2-hankkeen, Vuores-projektin ja Tampereen Kaukolämpö Oy:n Gaialta tilaama selvitys Koukkurannan lämpöenergiaratkaisuista osoitti, että perinteinen kaukolämpö on kustannustehokkain ratkaisu Koukkurannan alueella. 23.12.2011 Finn Church Aid strengthens its work on climate change FCA’s new Climate Mainstreaming Approach and Tool, developed together with Gaia, improve the management of risks caused by climate change in developing countries.
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24.01.2012 Climate mainstreaming – our way out of the climate crisis? It is time to demystify climate change and provide concrete tools for decision makers on all levels. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and links of climate risks and interlinkages between mitigation and adaptation. We can´t afford random action – sporadic climate mainstreaming will not take us there. Search from Gaia Website |