Month: September 2017

Bringing sustainable mobility to life on campus

To mark EU Mobility Week, we visited Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands), one of the partners in U-MOB LIFE, a project that is promoting sustainable mobility on university campuses through a new knowledge-exchange network. Sustainable mobility policies have typically been oriented to what cities can do, with some more recent

Eurostat clarifies how to record energy performance contracts in national accounts – Questions and Answers

European Commission – Fact Sheet Brussels, 19 September 2017 Eurostat is publishing today a guidance note on the accounting consequences for governments of energy performance contracts. What is an energy performance contract (EPC) and why is it important? An energy performance contract (EPC) is a contractual agreement between a private…

Eurostat clarifies how to record energy performance contracts in national accounts

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 19 September 2017 Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Commission, has published today an updated guidance note on the recording of energy performance contracts (EPCs) in government accounts. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Faster testing for deadly Ebola

EU and industry-funded researchers have developed a portable device to test in the field whether a person has caught the deadly Ebola disease. It gives reliable results in 75 minutes, which can help contain outbreaks and save lives. Powered by WPeMatico