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OPEN:EU Action Plan for EU and EU National Governments [Posted: 11 November 2011] OPEN:EU Action Plan for EU and EU National Governments The following actions have been generated by participants in the OPEN EU project online debate and webinars between June 2011 and September 2011. Read more. >>

EUREAPA Tool Technical Report [Posted: 26 October 2011] This technical report describes the methodology used by the EUREAPA Engine which powers the EUREAPA Tool, a web-application for exploring footprints. Read more. >>

Final OPEN: EU Debate Webinar Outputs [Posted: 29 September 2011] The final OPEN:EU Webinar took place on the 20th September to agree an Action Plan on how the EU is to achieve a One Planet Economy by 2050. Read more. >>

OPEN:EU Scenario Storyline Report [Posted: 21 September 2011] This report provides an overview of the methodology that was used by the project team in the development of the scenarios, and an illustration of how life would be in 2050 in each of the scenarios. Read more. >>

OPEN:EU Scenario Quantification Report [Posted: 8 September 2011] This report assesses the usefulness of the EUREAPA tool for policy makers in terms of, firstly, its capability in integrating the Footprint Family of indicators and a multi-regional input-output (MRIO) model of the global economy. Read more. >>

EUREAPA Tool: Summary Evaluations [Posted: 10 August 2011] This report assesses the usefulness of the EUREAPA tool for policy makers in terms of, firstly, its capability in integrating the Footprint Family of indicators and a multi-regional input-output (MRIO) model of the global economy. Read more. >>

OPEN:EU EUREAPA Tool Workshop [Posted: 10 August 2011] The One Planet Economy Network was launched at Green Week 2011. After the launch event, the tool development team ran a EUREAPA workshop with many of the attendees. Read more. >>

OPEN: EU Debate Webinar Outputs [Posted: 25 July 2011] The OPEN:EU Debate Webinar took place on Wednesday 20 July 2011. It unveiled for the first time a set of future scenarios developed as part of the OPEN: EU project. Read more. >>

New Report by OPEN:EU Project Partner [Posted: 19 July 2011] OPEN:EU project partner Alessandro Galli PH. D. has co-published a Footprint Family paper - Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water footprint into a “Footprint Family” of indicators: Definition and role in tracking human pressure on the planet. Learn more. >>

OPEN:EU Launch & Workshop Event [Posted: 21 June 2011] The European OPEN:EU project was officially launched at the Residence Palace in Brussels at the end of May. In an event hosted by WWF-UK, key stakeholders from around Europe were invited to literally shape the future. Read more. >>

EUREAPA Online Demo now available [Posted: 09 June 2011] An online video demonstration of the EUREAPA Tool is now available online. The Tool is in its second stage of development and enables users to compare the footprint of different countries and view - in detail - the impact of products. View online demo. >>

Scenarios and Narratives [Posted: 07 April 2011] One of the principal aims of the OPEN:EU project is to describe how we could move towards a one planet economy by 2050. An important part of the project will be the development of future scenarios for consumption in the EU. Read more. >>

Footprint Family Technical Report: Integration into MRIO model [Posted: 04 April 2011] This report contains a detailed description of the integration of the footprint family into an environmentally extended multiregional input-output framework. Read more. >>

OPEN:EU workshop Outputs - Sustainability Indicators for Policy Making [Posted: 17 February 2011] Presentations and outputs from the recent OPEN:EU event organised by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Ecologic Institute Berlin. Read more. >>

Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water Footprint [Posted: 04 February 2011] Defining the “Footprint Family” and its Application in Tracking Human Pressure on the Planet. This report will serve researchers of all Work Packages (WP) to more accurately represent the linkages and differences among the indicators. Read more. >>

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