http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/economy/multimedia/which-steps-will-bring-us?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Concepts such as Green Economy, Resource efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production are currently discussed as pathways to reduce environmental pressures in Europe and beyond. The European Environment Agency has interviewed some selected key stakeholders - from government, business, non-governmental organisations and academia - and asked them which steps will bring us forward on the road to a Green economy. No publisher jaeglmar resource efficiency sustainable consumption and production green economy sustainable consumption employment 2011-05-31T15:50:09+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/economy/multimedia/3KeyStakeholders.FLV?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Concepts such as Green Economy, Resource efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production are currently discussed as pathways to reduce environmental pressures in Europe and beyond. The European Environment Agency has interviewed some selected key stakeholders - from government, business, non-governmental organisations and academia - and asked them about their views what benefits a Green economy entails for Europe. No publisher jaeglmar resource efficiency green economy sustainable consumption 2011-10-11T10:50:06+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/economy/multimedia/what-are-the-benefits-of?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Concepts such as Green Economy, Resource efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production are currently discussed as pathways to reduce environmental pressures in Europe and beyond. The European Environment Agency has interviewed some selected key stakeholders - from government, business, non-governmental organisations and academia - and asked them about their views what benefits a Green economy entails for Europe. No publisher jaeglmar green economy sustainable consumption and production employment sustainable consumption resource efficiency 2011-05-31T15:50:16+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/water-management-in-europe-faces?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Water pollution and excessive water use are still harming ecosystems, which are indispensable to Europe’s food, energy, and water supplies. To maintain water ecosystems, farming, planning, energy and transport sectors need to actively engage in managing water within sustainable limits. No publisher girliar ecosystem services green economy climate change water resource efficiency nitrate water pollution flooding 2012-11-26T09:00:00+01:00 Press Release http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/water-exploitation-index-based-on?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic WEI calculations based on: 2009 for Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia; 2008 for Hungary, the Netherlands, and Spain; 2007 for Sweden, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, and Slovakia; 2006 for England and Wales, and Switzerland; 2005 for Iceland; 2001 for Turkey; 1999 for Austria and Finland; 1998 for Italy and Portugal; 1985 for Norway. No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). water water exploitation index green economy 2012-06-12T13:40:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/water-abstractions-by-water-use?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). irrigation green economy industry energy 2012-06-12T14:05:01+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/value-of-eu-internal-and?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic (*) The 2010 values are based on amounts and values for only the first half of 2010 because figures for the second half of the year were not available at the time of writing. Precious metals include silver, gold and platinum. 'Other metals' includes lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, niobium, rhenium, gallium, indium and cermets. No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). waste generation recycling2011 packaging waste recycling green economy waste 2011-12-09T08:55:00+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/using-resources-more-efficiently-green?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Rethinking the way we use and manage resources is the subject of this year's Green Week, the European Commission's annual conference on environmental policy from 24-27 May, 2011. No publisher girliar soer2010 green economy natural resources resource efficiency Environmental policy green week resources 2011-05-24T10:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/unep-report-maps-the-pathways?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The EEA welcomes the publication today of UNEP's report 'Pathways to a green economy'. It represents a valuable contribution to the current debate on moving the world to a sustainable path in the 21st century. No publisher stanhibe soer2010 ecosystem resilience green economy natural resources global megatrends sustainability resource efficiency 2011-02-21T01:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/trends-in-the-use-of?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Change 2000 to 2009 in EU-15/EU-12: Total DMC (– 9.9/+ 28.4 %); Biomass (– 2.4/+ 5.8 %); Metals (– 35.9/– 22 %); Non-metal minerals (– 13.5/+ 82.4 %); Fossil fuels (– 5.6/– 5.1%). EU-15 includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. EU-12 includes Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). green economy ecological footprint 2012-06-12T14:22:12+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/total-turnover-of-recycling-of?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 'Precious metals' include silver, gold and platinum. 'Other metals' include lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, niobium, rhenium, gallium, indium and cermets. * The 2009 calculation is based on the values for only the second half of 2009. Despite the huge decline in commodity prices at the beginning of 2009 due to the economic downturn, the total turnover of recyclables recovered markedly in the second half of 2009. No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). waste generation recycling2011 packaging waste recycling green economy waste 2011-12-09T09:05:00+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/total-and-sea-freight-transport?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). green economy transport demand transport freight 2012-06-12T11:45:23+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/the-search-is-now-on?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic How green is your city? That’s the question being asked by the European Green Capital Award (EGCA), which is now searching for an exemplary city for 2014. The competition was launched by the European Commission on 14 June. No publisher girliar city green economy urban environment 2011-06-20T10:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/the-future-we-want-2013declaration?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The Future We Want is the declaration on sustainable development and a green economy adopted at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio on June 19, 2012. The Declaration includes broad sustainability objectives within themes of Poverty Eradication, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Cities, Health and Population and Promoting Full and Productive Employment. It calls for the negotiation and adoption of internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals by end 2014. It also calls for a UN resolution strengthening and consolidating UNEP both financially and institutionally so that it better can disseminate environmental information and provide capacity building for countries. No publisher pajnagab green economy Rio +20 None Policy Document http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The SOER 2010 Synthesis provides an overview of the European environment's state, trends and prospects, integrating the main findings of SOER 2010. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts european neighbourhood climate change consequences climate change recycling marine ecosystems trade social inequalities soil functions Kyoto protocol global consumption resilience overfishing consumption pattern old-growth forest decoupling emissions from agriculture land use Kyoto targets water quantity ecological footprint water resources human health health forest quality of life life expectancy freshwater ecosystems environmental footprint waste waste management resource use ecosystem services greenhouse gas emissions climate change and health nature state of the environment biodiversity loss REACH policy integration global warming life-cycle thinking farmland temperature increase conservation of biodiversity pollutant SOER2010 biodiversity green economy natural resources long-term perspective air pollution megatrends ecosystem land conversion natural capital global trade road traffic climate change adaptation green urban areas water demand wastewater treatment grassland waste disposal terrestrial ecosystem pesticide 2010-11-29T18:23:46+01:00 Publication