The EUSEW is hosted by the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign (SEE), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, the European Institutions, the Slovenian Presidency and others concerned with sustainable energy.

The program focuses on bringing together government, private and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss strategies to work together toward the common goal of reducing energy use and carbon emissions across the EU

To give the conference some context, only about 25% of European countries have strategies to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, with Britain taking the lead in setting a target of zero-emissions by 2016. Problem is, say some analysts, Britain has no infrastructure or strategy to meet these goals.

The conference covers broad topics, like sustainable energy solutions, policy topics, as well as technical and marketing forums focused on sustainable building.

What do you think about other nation's efforts toward green building? Are there any initiatives that stand out from the rest, in your opinion?