European Institutions

• European Union's server

• European Commission Homepage, Overview of Directorates

• European Environment Agency, EEA

• European Parliament, Committees

• General Directorate - Research, Main page

• General Directorate - Energy, Main page

• General Directorate - Enlargement, Main page

• General Directorate - Environment, Main page

• Presidency of the European Union, Press Room

• Presidency of the European Union. Swedish Presidency (2001, first half )

• Eurostat

European Programmes

• 5th Framework Programme for RTD, General information on the research funds and programmes

• 5th Framework Programme for RTD, Calls and practical information

• Register to receive regular information on EU 5th Framework Programme, Rapidus

• ALTENER, Description

• ALTENER, Call for proposals 

• CARNOT, Description

• European Environmental Agency, EU´s environmental guardian

• PHARE, Focus on CEE - incl. energy issues

• Regional funds, Of increasing importance in energy matters

• SAVE, Energy Efficiency programme

• SYNERGY, Finances energy co-operation with third countries

• TACIS, Support programme for the New Independent States and Russia

Information Centres and Databases on District Heat, Cold, CHP - Technology and Legislation

• CHP in the UK Government's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme, CHP Club

• CORDIS, EU´s news server

• Commission Database on Environmental Taxes in EU countries, DG Environment Taxation

• DG 17 - Energy, Energy statistics

• District Heating Library (USA), of Rochester University

• District Energy - World-Wide Guide

• IEA database - energy efficiency, CADDET - EE

• IEA database - Renewable energy, CADDET - RE

• EURlex, European legislation database

• European Institute of Environmental Energy, 
  EIEE - manager of EuroHeat´s East West Exchange Programme

• European Marketing Group for District Heating & Cooling, Promotor DHC throughout Europe

• Eurostat, The European Union´s statistical service

• Fernwärme International, Monthly magazine on DHC in English and German

• Finnish Energy Issues, Useful links and info

• IEA Greenhouse Gas Technology Enformation Exchange, Greentie

• CADDET - energy efficiency database, http://www.caddet-ee.org/

• Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government

International organisations

• EuroHeat & Power

• European Biomass Association, AEBIOM

• European lobby organisation for gas companies, Eurogas

• European Standardisation Organisation, CEN

• European Network of Regional Energy Organisations focusing on sustainable development, FEDARENE

• International Association for Co-generation, Cogen Europe 

• Economic Commission for Europe, Energy Efficiency 2000

• Energy Charter Treaty Organisation, Energy Charter Website

• European Electricity Association, Eurelectric

• IEA, International Energy Agency home page

• International Energy Agency, District Heating and Cooling site

• International Energy Agency, Energy Efficiency site of IEA

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, OECD

• UN´s Climate Change Organisation, UNFCCC

• UN`s industrial organisation, UNIDO

• Renewable Energy Certificate System - Website for "Green trading issues", RECS
  WEC, World Energy Council

• World Trade Organisation, WTO

International energy networks

• European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, ECEEE- Important library on Energy Efficiency topics

• IEA Implementing agreement on DHC, Practical informations & reports on DHC

• Network of European Energy Agencies, EnR

• EU Network for Dissemination of Technology, OPET/FEMOPET

- of which focusing on Baltic Sea issues

• Baltic Energy Task Force, Initiative of the European Commission

• Baltic Council of Ministers, Energy Committee

• Baltic Sea Area (11 countries), Co-operation on energy

Climate Change and Flexible Mechanisms

• The text of the Convention on Climate Change (1992) and the Kyoto protocol (1997), Documents

• European Commission Green Paper on Emission Trading, choose document "COM 2000/87 final"

• European Environment Agency, Climate Change publications

• Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, FIELD publications

• Center for Clean Air Policy, Publications:"Tradable Carbon Allowance Auctions: How and Why to Auction"

• International Network of NGO´s in the field of Climate Change, "Climate Voice"

• International Emissions Trading Association, IETA.ORG

• Joint Implementation - American experiences, Environmental Protection Agency USIJI

• Clean Development Mechanism - what is it, CDM

International Financing Institutions

• European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EBRD

• European Investment Bank (EU), EIB

• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (under World Bank), IBRD

• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank Group), ICSID

• Nordic Investment Bank, NIB

• World Bank, WB

• World Bank, Policy statement for the CEE energy sector

International Financing Institutions for district heating - projects

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Projects 1999

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Annual reports 1995-98

• World Bank Energy projects, WB projects 1997-2000