About: ETAP
Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP)
In January 2004 the Commission launched an action plan to stimulate the development and use of environmental technologies. The action plan aims at removing financial, economic and institutional barriers to the development of environmentally friendy technologies. The Commission sees it as a bridge between the EU's sustainable development strategy and the Lisbon agenda.Businesses and green groups rally for EU eco-tech funds
Small and medium-sized businesses, environmental technology suppliers and green campaigners join calls to maintain funding for eco-innovation in the 2007-2013 EU budget.
Energy issues dominate eco-innovation debate at European Business Summit
EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas exchanged views with top business leaders and academics on how to turn green investments into profits.
Eco-innovation and biodiversity environmental priorities for 2006
Commissioner Dimas has presented an optimistic annual environment policy review for 2005 and set out priorities for the coming twelve months. The real figures on environmental deterioration in the same report paint a less rosy picture.