The aim of this work is the presentation of current EU issues
on eco-innovations in the light of its role for economic growth and natural
environment protection. Within the EU economic and environmental climate,
eco-innovations can be the key to Europe’s competitiveness in the future.
However, in many EU countries, including Poland, the market
of eco-innovations is developing too sluggishly and faces a number
of obstacles. Moreover, there are many differences between the EU countries
in the field of eco-innovations. Although at the European level numerous
support tools are currently applied, there is a growing necessity
to gear them towards making eco-innovations commonplace on the market.
This paper makes an attempt at answering a few questions crucial
for finding optimal solutions for the development of an integrated support
system for ecological innovations, in particular: what are the potential
benefits of the implementation and development of innovations for the
economy and natural environment, what are the current eco-innovation
support tools and the main issues in their development, and what is the level
of eco-innovation in the EU countries including Poland, seen through the
available data.Preparation and printing funded by the National Agency for Research and Development under project “Kreator Innowacyjności – wparcie dla Przedsiębiorczości akademickiej
