http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 7 Nov 2009 20:29:50 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/energy-performance-buildings-directive/article-187130?Ref=RSSBuildings have an enormous role to play in the EU's attempts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, as they represent around 40% of all energy use. The EU addressed the problem by introducing minimum requirements for the energy performance of buildings, but having acknowledged that more needs to be done, it is now in the course of revising the legislation.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187130-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/eesc-boss-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187096?Ref=RSSThe drive to "green" the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income earners and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," according to Mario Sepi, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an EU advisory body.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187096-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/european-patent-office-study-green-innovation/article-186982?Ref=RSSThe European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The move comes ahead of the next month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen and as major industry players line up behind green technology.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186982-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/eu-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187099?Ref=RSSThe drive to 'green' the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income households and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," European Economic and Social Committee President Mario Sepi told EurActiv in an interview.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187099-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/accessing-credit-daunting-task-eco-innovators/article-186910?Ref=RSSCompanies are finding it difficult to get loans for eco-innovation projects because banks lack the technological knowledge to approve them, according to European businesses.Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186910-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/eu-us-summit-yields-energy-cooperation/article-187060?Ref=RSSThe EU and US have held the first meeting of a new transatlantic Energy Council, after the US President Barack Obama and EU leaders had agreed to establish the new energy forum for cooperation during a summit on Tuesday.Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMTtcm:29-187060-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/scholar-choose-clean-tech-winners-early/article-186853?Ref=RSSIn order to manage the huge task of transforming the current energy system to fit climate considerations, it is important to keep future ground-breaking technology options open while making the early emission cuts by using energy more efficiently, Franklin M. Orr, director of the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University, told EurActiv in an interview.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186853-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/eu-carbon-tax-new-commission-agenda-early-year/article-187029?Ref=RSSThe new European Commission will start work at the beginning of next year on a revision of EU energy taxation, designed to introduce CO2 as a fiscal element, a high-ranking EU official said today (4 November).Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTtcm:29-187029-16http://euractiv.com/en/climate-change/barcelona-climate-talks-turn-heat-us/article-187010?Ref=RSSPressure on the United States to define emission reduction goals and move on climate funding is mounting this week in Barcelona, where the UN climate negotiations are trying to make progress towards a post-Kyoto agreement.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-187010-16