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INFORSE-Europe's EU Policies and Press Releases:

30.06.2008 - INFORSE-Europe's Position on Off-Shore Wind Energy
Statement (pdf 54kB) --- Background

30.06.2008 - INFORSE-Europe's Position on Energy Performance of Buildings
Statement (pdf 34kB) --- Background

12.05.2008 - INFORSE-Europe's Position on Reduced VAT Rates
Statement (pdf 80kB) --- Background

20.02.2008 - INFORSE-Europe's Position on EU Climate and Energy Package
_ Position (pdf 188kB) (20.02.2008)
_ Press Release (pdf 76 kB) (23.01.2008)
Back ground on Renewable Energy and Emissions Trading


28.12.2007
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INFORSE-Europe Positions on directives on energy perfomance in buildings and Energy Service (implementation)
Statement (pdf 162 kB) - Background

27.12.2007 - Structural Funds - INFORSE-Europe Positions and updates
Positions and Background

21.12.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Position on Strategic Energy Research Plan (SET-Plan)
- Statement (pdf 204 kB)

21.12.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Proposal for EU Emissions Trading
- Statement & Background

20.12.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Proposal for Renewable Energy Support
- Statement (pdf 160 kB) Background

12.11.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Proposal for EU 3rd electricity market package
Press Release (pdf file 50 kB) -- Statement (pdf 96 kB) - Background

24.10.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Call for Moratorium on Support for and Import of Agrofuels - liquid biofuels from large-scale monocultures
Press release (pdf 170 kB) - Information and Statement

01.09.2007 EU Energy Consumer Charter - INFORSE- Europe Position
Response to Public onsultation. Statement (pdf 136 kB)

26.06.2007 Environmental State Aid - EU Guidelines, INFORSE-Europe Position
Statement (pdf 96 kB)

18.06.2007 EU Biofuel Consultation - INFORSE-Europe Response
Response (pdf 120 kB) Background

12.03.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Welcomes the Decision of the
EU Leaders to Increase Renewable Energy
INFORSE’s Vision for Implementation will be presented on March 20, 2007 in Brussels on a Seminar organised by INFORSE, EUFORES and EREF

(pdf 129kB)

10.01.2007 - INFORSE-Europe Calls for Higher Targets for Renewable and Energy Efficiency for EU: (pdf 129kB)

07.11.2006 - INFORSE Comments on IEA World Energy Outlook 2006
Download Press Release: (pdf 161kB)

20.10.2006 - EU Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Download Press Release: (pdf 138kB)

18.07.2006 - INFORSE Proposal for Global Collaboration on Energy Efficiency
Download Proposal: (pdf 75kB)

08.03.2006 - EU Green Paper on Energy Strategy and Policy
Download Press Release: (pdf 183kB)

22.06.2005 - EU Green Paper on Energy Efficiency.
Download Press Release: (pdf 226kB)
Read More at the EU Policy Update Section

16.12.2004 - VISION 2050 Launched for EU 25.
The enlarged EU can phase out fossil and nuclear energy.
Download Press Release: (pdf 243kB)
Read More at VISION 2050

15.11.2004 - VISION 2050 Launched for EU 15.
Phase out of Fossil and Nuclear Energy in EU 15.
Download Press Release:
(pdf 285kB)
Read More
at VISION 2050

01.12.2004 - EU Countries Must do More to Become Energy Efficient!
Download Press Release: (doc 99 kB)

Read More at the EU Policy Update section

INFORSE-Europe EU Positions
September 15, 2005 - INFORSE-Europe's Comment Sent to the European Commission, DG Competition - Proposed: "Block exemption" of Sustainable Energy Support Schemes. Position

March 2005 - New EU Climate Targets. Position

July 13 2004 - INFORSE-Europe's Welcome letter to the new EU Parliament (elected June 10-13, 2004). Letter

May 2001 - INFORSE-Europe´s Comments to the Green Paper on Security of Energy Supply. Position

2000 - INFORSE-Europe´s comments on EU's Dilemma Study on Nuclear Power and Climate Change (2000). Position

INFORSE's Positions to UN CSD: See more here.

2007
- INFORSE at UN CSD 15 & IPM, New York:
NGOs' critical comments & INFORSE Side Event


2006 - INFORSE at UN CSD 14, New York
Intervention & INFORSE Side Event

2005 -"Air Pollution/Atmosphere and Climate Change and Linkages to Energy for Sustainable Development" NGO speach of Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/Eco-Forum/92-group/CURES, December 15-16, 2005 UN Preparatory Meeting to CSD 2006-07, Geneva. (doc 36kB)

2005 -
INFORSE'S INPUT for CSD 14 to CSD Secretariat, Major Groups Program, Download Input: (doc 500kB)


INFORSE Joining Positions:

2007-2006 - INFORSE at UN CSD 14, UN CSD 15. See more here.

2005 - INFORSE signed the Joint Declaration from Civil Society for BIREC 2005, Beijing China (pdf 30kB) Read more here.

2005 - INFORSE-Europe Supports European Petition – 1 Million Europeans Demand the Exit of Nuclear Power. Read more: Anti Nuclear Section

2003 - INFORSE signed the CURES (Citizens United for Renewable Energy and Sustainability) Declaration in 2003, INFORSE is one of the Coordinator of CURES. Read more at www.cures-network.org