http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 8. http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/rio-20-agreement-a-modest?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic At last week’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, delegates did not agree to any ambitious treaties or deadlines for dealing with pressing issues such as climate change, food and water scarcity. However, there were many positive signs for the future global environment. No publisher girliar sustainable consumption and production green economy Rio conference Rio +20 2012-06-27T10:05:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/rio-20-2013-time-to?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This week the Rio de Janeiro summit on sustainable development will open. Rio+20 is an opportunity to look back at changes in our environment since the first Earth Summit in 1992, and also a time to look to the future, re-evaluating the way our economies and our societies depend on the environment and natural resources. No publisher girliar planet re:think green economy Rio conference Rio +20 sustainable development 2012-06-18T15:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/consumption-and-the-environment-2012?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Update to the European Environment State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010) thematic assessment No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) Rio conference green tax bicycle mobility energy Rio +20 trade social inequalities sustainable housing soil sealing household consumption technology ecological footprint textile industry consumption public transport housing green purchasing thematic assessment biodiversity loss policy environmental footprint population SCP well-being infrastructure food energy efficient buildings price income global warming environmental taxes tourism eco-label SOER2010 sustainable consumption air pollution Climate change pricing policy demography car water pollution ecolabel sustainable consumption and production 2012-06-14T13:05:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/material-resources-and-waste-2014?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Update to the European Environment State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010) thematic assessment No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) technological progress Rio conference imports recycling Rio +20 economic growth waste incineration consumption hazardous waste thematic assessment production resource efficiency fuel waste burning waste material resources waste management illegal waste shipment lubricant raw material SOER2010 green economy landfill waste disposal 2012-06-07T09:30:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/europe2019s-demand-for-resources-reaching?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Demand for materials is so intense that between 20 and 30 % of the resources we use in Europe are now imported. With the boom in international trade, EU consumption and production damage ecosystems and human health far beyond Europe’s borders, according to a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). No publisher girliar imports Rio conference recycling Rio +20 resource efficiency 2012-06-07T10:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/do-we-live-in-a?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Despite progress in some areas, Europe must do more to create the 'green economy' needed for the continent to become sustainable, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). No publisher girliar green economy Rio conference ecosystem resilience Rio +20 resource efficiency 2012-05-16T12:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/water-how-can-we-account?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The world is entering a period of growing water scarcity: by 2030, global demand for fresh water could outstrip supply by more than 40 % if water is used in the same way that it is today. These stark figures are the background to a new report from the International Resource Panel, a group of natural resources experts hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme. No publisher girliar resource efficiency sustainable development Rio +20 water consumption United Nations 2012-05-10T11:20:00+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