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Grants for carrying out ecodesign projects, circular economy demonstrations and eco-innovation
IHOBE – Public Society for Environmental Management of the Basque Government has convened the subsidies for the elaboration of Landscape Action Plans, aimed at entities belonging to the business sector of the Autonomous Community of Euskadi. Deadline for submission: until October 18, 2019
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Co-design workshop of the naturalization plan of eko parke de lezo
We have met with the agents and entities that make up the network of the Sagasti, Ipintza and Itturrin industrial estates to identify places likely to incorporate nature-based solutions. Linear arborizations, biocanals, draining pavements, natural pergolas, solar panels, and other technologies pursue the regeneration and revitalization of the environment from an approach of coexistence with…
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Climate change accentuates economic inequality between countries
Global warming not only has a negative impact on the climate, but also increases economic inequality worldwide. This is the main conclusion of a study from Stanford University published in April this year in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)’. Its lead author, climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh, claims that most The…
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Video: Berlin, sponge city
Berlin seeks to be a city resilient to climate change, replacing asphalt and concrete surfaces with permeable surfaces of grass and moss. It is a concept with cheaper implementation and maintenance costs than the construction of new sewage systems, and in addition to reducing the financial impact of extreme rainfall, it improves the quality of…
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Renewable energy in Europe. A slow revolution.
In 2009, the Directive on energy from renewable sources 2009/28/EC of the European Union established targets for the production of renewable energy. It did so both for the union as a whole and for all the countries of the European Union. This was also joined by Norway and Iceland. The objectives contemplated the production by…
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The 20 best cities in the world to get around by bike
The Copenhagenize Index compiles a biannual list of the twenty most bike-friendly cities in the world. Twenty cities with exemplary urban mobility policies, initiatives and solutions that promote the use of bicycles as a clean, practical and efficient means of transport. In the fifth edition of the index, in which 75% are European cities, Bogotá…
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Carbon footprint of the ikastola Begoñazpi
The Ikastola Begoñazpi, in the Txurdinaga neighborhood of Bilbao, has reduced its carbon footprint due to its commitment to the environment. There is still a lot to be done, but the effort to do things better, both in its facilities and in its educational programs, show the first results of improvement. The Ikastola has once…
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Aid to support the organizations that promote clusters
The Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government has called the support grants to the organizations that promote clusters in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. Deadline for submission: Until August 14, 2019.
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Subsidies for carrying out actions that promote sustainable development in the local environment
The Department of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Housing of the Basque Government has announced the subsidies to Town Halls, Associations, other Local Entities, Local Autonomous Bodies, Local Development Agencies and Local Mercantile Companies that carry out actions that promote sustainable development. Deadline for submission: Until September 14, 2019
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Aid program «pilotu» 2019
The SPRI – Basque Business Development Agency has convened the Aid Program “Pilotu” 2019, aimed at SMEs in the development of international public investment pilot projects that promote sustainable development through throughout the internationalization process. Applicant companies must have signed an agreement with a foreign public body. Deadline for submission: Until October 31, 2019