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19/01/2010
Green technology leadership: the core to build a low-carbon economy
In line with the EU’s ambitious carbon reduction ambitions, EFCA issued a series of press statements, calling upon decision-makers to use the industry’s capabilities to implement Europe’s climate change policies.
In the run-up to the COP-15 conference in Copenhagen, EFCA President Panos Panagopoulos called on all his peers of the non-European associations to support the efforts of the conference, taking into account the ambitious EU climate-change policy.
At the same time, and with invaluable contribution of its Danish, Dutch and Swedish members, EFCA issued press statements to put pressure on decision-makers at national and regional level to speed up the implementation of measures in favour of low-carbon growth.
These statements touched on our industry’s capacity and role in a rapid transition towards sustainability, ecological land and urban areas, efficient water supply options and halting the biodiversity loss.
They were intended for use by all national associations in their communications campaign.
In addition, and in the margin of the EFCA Board’s meeting in Copenhagen, a journalist of the weekly magazine ‘Ingeniøren’ (The Engineer), a specialized media for the engineering industry, interviewed Panos Panagopoulos on EFCA’s opinion on the EU emissions reduction targets, the major challenges for European engineering consultants, and European strategies in the current geopolitical context.
In the article, Panos Panagopoulos demands total openness in publicly funded projects.
Reducing carbon emissions in Europe by 80 percent in 2050 is such a massive task that we have to have full access to all knowledge, he argued. He referred to the US where publicly funded research is accessible.
There will still be a great incentive for private companies to take part in publicly funded projects, since the participating companies always will have a head start in expertise of the new solutions, argued Panos Panagopoulos.
Interview with Panos Panagopoulos on Danish "Engineer" website