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20 November 2009
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Brussels readies plans for EU '2020 strategy'  [FR] [DE]

The European Commission will propose plans for a wide-ranging strategy to lift the EU out of recession next week, inviting member states to lead Europe towards a green, knowledge-based economy by 2020, according to a draft paper seen by EurActiv.


Nature 'services' undervalued, EU report finds  

The cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission and published on Friday (13 November). 


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Towards a recycling society 

An EU strategy on preventing and recycling waste aims to pave the way towards a recycling society by decoupling economic growth from natural resource use. (read more)

Financing the low-carbon economy  [FR] [DE]

Political objectives to reduce CO2 emissions and transform the energy system are set to shape the EU's industrial and economic development in the coming decades, but the 'third industrial revolution' could be hampered by a financing squeeze as the world grapples with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. (read more)

Energy and climate change: Towards an integrated EU policy  [FR] [DE]

At a landmark summit in December 2008, EU leaders reached agreement over an energy and climate change 'package' to deliver the bloc's ambitious objectives of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions and boosting renewable energies by 20% by 2020. (read more)

 
Opinion & Analysis
'Green' taxation in a recession 
Veena Hudson & Chas Roy-Chowdhury, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The food crisis and land investment in developing countries 
Joachim von Braun & Ruth Meinzen-Dick, International Food Policy Research Institute
Towards a Transatlantic Green New Deal 
Hilary French, Michael Renner and Gary Gardner, Worldwatch Institute
Is Local Food Better? 
Sarah DeWeerdt, Worldwatch Institute
Securing water resources 
Dr. Mark Smith (et al.), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
 
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