The challengeBusinesses have a huge potential to enhance their environmental performance but there is a need for coordinated programmes supporting the transition from old processes to the new improved...

The challengeMunicipalities in Finland increasingly face challenges with the building and maintenance of community infrastructures, as their economic situation continues to become more difficult. At ...

NISP was created to tackle the problem of knowledge and information gaps concerning resource efficiency and a circular economy in the business sector.It is tasked to reduce information market failure ...

The challenge:As of 2009, only six percent of Cambodia’s rural population were connected to the electricity grid. As an alternative, rural households commonly get their electricity from car ...

The challenge:Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, has set an ambitious CO2 emission reduction target of 48% by 2020, as part of its Low-Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) plan. This will require significant ...

The challenge:In Ireland there is considerable potential for the utilisation of bioenergy as a renewable energy source. The agriculture sector is very advanced, and the climate and soil conditions are...