February 13, 2012
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Mediterranean Blue Economy, UK Solar Tariff Revamp, Energy Dept. Loans
Delegates from 22 Mediterranean and EU countries have called for the creation of a “blue economy” initiative to safeguard the Mediterranean environment, mirroring the UNEP’s green economy initiative. The delegates hope to see a strategic policy framework adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) in Brazil this June.
The UK government has announced its plans for a revamp to its feed-in tariffs (FITs). The proposals, if implemented, would introduce a new tariff for solar PV schemes up to 4kW in size of 21.0p/kWh – down from the current 43.3p/kWh. The….
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The creator of the term “Blue Economy”, Prof. Gunter Pauli, is delighted that UNEP and the Mediterranean countries have adopted his term Blue Economy for an undoubtedly positive initiative to protect a clean, healthy and productive Mediterranean environment.
However, we should not forget that the Report to the Club of Rome “The Blue Economy” which features a hundred examples and envisions the possibility of creating 100 million jobs, is setting an even more challenging objective.
The key is a holistic view of things, it is about intelligent synergies and connections of different levels (cascades) within (eco)systems which might not be visible at first sight. We hope to promote a holistic understanding of an interrelated world of production, integrating the basic resource of water as a pillar for plants, animals, algae and bacteria.
In the sense of a partnership between ecologically oriented initiatives worldwide before the Rio+20 Summit, we offer the attractive term Blue Economy as a basis for a commonly and mutually consistent communication.
Get in touch via institute@blueeconomy.de
Further details, please see here:
http://www.blueeconomy.eu/m/imagenews/view/Blue-Economy-calls-for-joint-strategy-with-UNEP
Blue Economy Institute | April 18th, 2012