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# 91998E1367

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1367/98 by Graham WATSON to the Commission. Zero Emissions Research Initiative** 
  
*Official Journal C 050 , 22/02/1999 P. 0031*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1367/98

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(7 May 1998)

Subject: Zero Emissions Research Initiative

The Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) Foundation aims to design corporate strategies and industrial policies based on the principle of sustainable social and economic development.

Does the Commission intend to send a representative to the forthcoming ZERI conference in Geneva?

Joint answer

to Written Questions E-1363/98, E-1364/98, E-1365/98, E-1366/98 and E-1367/98 given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(6 July 1998)

The Japanese ZERI (zero emission) research project was launched in 1994 by the "Institute for Advanced Studies" of the Tokyo United Nations university. The Commission does not participate in the project and has no detailed information on its work programme or on the existence of a corresponding ZERI schools initiative.

In the Community research aiming at reducing emissions is carried out within the 4th Research technology and development (RTD) framework-programme(1). This research is accomplished within various specific research programmes "Environment and Climate", "Non-nuclear energy", "Industrial technologies", "Transport".

The Commission is not aware of any specific overlap between the Community programmes and the ZERI project.

In the absence of any active involvement in the ZERI project the Commission does not intend to send a representative to the forthcoming ZERI conference in Geneva.

(1) OJ L 117, 8.5.1990.

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