Speech - Developing innovative solutions to our water challenges2013-05-24
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - 3rd meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Water Brussels, 24 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining me again today at the third meeting of the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership...

Speech - The importance of a holistic approach to key resources2013-05-16
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - President of the General Assembly - Thematic Debate 'Sustainable development and climate change: practical solutions in the Energy-Water nexus' UN, New-York, 16 May 2013 Mr President of the General Assembly, Mr Under-Secretary-General, Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Excellencies, Distinguished guests,...

Speech - "Shale gas in Europe – being consistent with a low carbon economy, managing health and environmental risks"2013-05-14
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech - European Economic Congress in Katowice/Poland 14 May 2013 Mr Chair, Distinguished guests, Since the first industrial revolution, our economies have grown and expanded on the basis of abundant and cheap energy.

SPEECH - Towards Green Growth: Seizing Business Opportunities2013-04-23
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment SPEECH - Green Economy Forum (Dublin Chamber of Commerce) Dublin, 23 April 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, People in Europe are looking for ways to recover from the devastation of the economic and financial crisis. Governments are searching to create jobs and growth.

Speech: The only way forward is a sustainable economy2013-04-17
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech: Debate on Green Economy (at the Graduate Institute Geneva) Geneva, 17 April 2013 Good day, everybody … Just two weeks ago I shared some of my thoughts about the green economy in an event organised by Sciences Po and Ecolo Ethik...

Speech 'Cities will define our future'2013-04-17
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech 7th European conference on sustainable cities & towns Geneva, 17 April 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here today. Just a few years ago the theme of "cities" would have been jealously reserved to discussions...

Speech 'Let’s Free our Oceans from this Plague'2013-04-12
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas", Berlin, 12 April 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, Let me start by welcoming the ‘Message from Berlin’ and expressing my appreciation for your work.

Speech 'A throw away economy cannot be competitive’2013-04-04
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Speech UNEP meeting "Towards a Sustainable Economic Paradigm: from Labour to Resource Productivity" Paris, 4 April 2013 Thank you for inviting me to participate in this discussion.

SPEECH - "The private sector and the environment need each other"2013-04-04
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment SPEECH - Annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (OECD) Paris, 4 April 2013 It is a pleasure to be here this morning, for this the second annual conference of this Platform. The platform is needed, because action is needed.

Speech ‘Environmental priorities’2013-04-04
Description:European Commission Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment ‘Environmental priorities’ Hearing with the Committee for European Affairs and the Committee for Sustainable Development (Assemblée Nationale) Paris, 3 April 2013 Dear Ms Auroi, Dear Mr Chanteguet, Honourable Members, Thank you for inviting me.