1. Informal Environment Council
Eco-efficient innovations as opportunity for a competitive Europe
Green Spider Network, 2nd June 2004

2. Goals
Acknowledgement European leaders: eco-efficient innovations as important opportunities for a competitive Europe
Assessment policy strategies that stimulate eco-efficient innovations on the short and middle-long term
It should be a EUROPEAN project!
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3. Time Schedule
Spring Council 2004: options for win-win situations environment and economy
Informal Environment Council: Discussions (July)
Environment Council: Decision-making (Oct - Dec)
Spill-over to other Council formations (Competitiveness Council)
Spring Council 2005: Underline synergies
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4. Advisors Advisory Committee Director-general Environment: Mrs Day
Executive director of EEA: Mrs McGlade
President WBCSD: Mr. Stigson
High Level Expert Group
Professor Faucheux (University of Versaille, France),
Professor Meyer-Krahmer (Fraunhofer-ISI, Germany)
Professor Sistermans (AWT, Netherlands)
Mr Ruffing (OECD, USA)
Professor Moldan (Charles University, CZ)
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5. Research: Eco-efficient Innovations
1. Find striking Examples
Historic and potential
Various member states
Contribution to de-coupling
economic perspective (lead markets)
2. Find relevant strategy lines
Find Instruments
economic/financial instruments
National fiscal measures
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6. Regional Workshops Check and create support base other member states
Companies, research institutes and national government
North
South
East
West
London 19/05
Milan 17/05
Budapest 25/05
Paris 28/05
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Malta
Cyprus
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Turkey
Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
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7. Results Three prominent research reports
Official document containing analysis and conclusions
Presentation and discussion Informal Environment Council
A network of people spreading the word
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8. Message to European leaders
Investing in eco-efficient innovations is an opportunity
for the competitiveness of Europe because:
Cost-efficiency: more efficient use of natural resources, e.g. energy and raw materials
Quality improvement: profile for European companies
Creating new markets for European business: new products
Cost-effective way to solve problems for environment and public health, e.g. climate change
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9. Environment as an opportunity
cost-effective production
better product
less pollution
better image
Clean, Clever, Competitive Europe
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10. Towards Spring Council
Our ambition is to
Take the message outside the environmental field
Convince the Competitiveness Council
Convince the European leaders
How can we sell the message?
What kind of convincing evidence do we need?
What kind of terminology should be used to be convincing?
eco-efficiency
sustainable development
de-coupling
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