http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 3. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/resource-efficiency-in-europe?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This report provides an overview of resource efficiency policies and instruments in 31 member and cooperating countries of the European Environment Agency network (Eionet). A detailed survey was conducted during the first half of 2011 to collect, analyse and disseminate information about national experiences in developing and implementing resource efficiency policies, and to facilitate sharing of experiences and good practice. The report reviews national approaches to resource efficiency and explores similarities and differences in policies, strategies, indicators and targets, policy drivers and institutional setup and information gaps. It concludes with some EEA considerations for future policies on resource efficiency which could be considered in developing future resource efficiency policies at the EU and country levels. The analysis is illustrated with short examples of policy initiatives in the countries, described in more detail in the country profile documents available below. No publisher EEA Rio conference decoupling material resources sectors energy resource efficiency policy raw materials material flows Waste 2011-10-11T08:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/selected-raw-materials-world-use?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic For the graph: 2006 and projected 2030 world use of neodymium, germanium and tantalum. The technologies responsible for the growth in use of these materials by 2030 are indicated in red. For the map: The bars show estimated reserves of rare earth elements, germanium and tantalum. No publisher skovvann 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). SOER2010 competition for resources material resources global megatrends mining materials innovation economic megatrends world resources raw materials 2010-12-17T13:06:15+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/policy/multimedia/50-years-of-protecting-europes-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Today the European Union has the most environmentally friendly arsenal of rules in the world and has done more to tackle pressing ecological problems, such as climate change, than any other major power. But it has not always been like this. Caring for the environment did not feature in the Treaty of Rome, the document that gave birth to the modern day EU. Yet environmental problems were never far away. Europe’s love affair with the car was moving into top gear, industry was busy belching out pollutants and raw sewage was being pumped into our rivers and seas. No publisher ghicaale first environmental policies electronic waste Rhine emission trading scheme climate change recycling acid rain Stavros Dimas natura2000 sea natural parc air quality begining of environmental policy hazardous waste nature REACH river basin management bathing water smog waste Kyoto protocol 2010 biodiversity target waste management asbestos biodiversity loss fine dust global warming coast ultrafine particle biodiversity rubbish freshwater pollution green economy recycled material chemicals low-carbon economy fossil fuel raw materials river EU ETS 2008-02-27T18:02:38+01:00 File