http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/how-to-measure-the-environmental?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The consumption and production of goods and services is currently unsustainable in Europe, with ‘decoupling’ of environmental pressures from economic growth insufficient to date. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) describes methods for quantifying environmental pressures caused by European consumption patterns and economic production sectors. These methods can help target decoupling actions. No publisher girliar air pollutant emissions greenhouse gas emissions methodology resource efficiency natural resources 2013-03-04T13:30:00+01:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/growth-in-the-productivity-of-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This figure shows the development of labour productivity, energy productivity and materials productivity in the EU No publisher Dominic Wittmer, Wuppertal Institute 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: Wuppertal institute for climate, Environment and energy. waste natural resources material resources labour productivity energy productivity material productivity synthesis 2012-08-21T13:59:09+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-municipal-waste-landfilled-1?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). waste synthesis green economy municipal waste natural resources 2012-06-13T09:53:57+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/environmental-indicator-report-2012/environmental-indicator-report-2012-ecosystem/part3.xhtml?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar ecosystem resilience resource efficiency natural resources landscape spatial planning 2012-06-07T14:11:06+01:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/environmental-indicator-report-2012/environmental-indicator-report-2012-ecosystem/part1.xhtml?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar indicator ecosystem resilience green economy natural resources sustainable resource management global impacts 2012-06-07T14:10:58+01:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/europe-needs-to-use-water?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Inefficient water use impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people, both vital assets for European productivity and security. No publisher girliar green economy natural resources water use resource efficiency groundwater freshwater agriculture 2012-03-13T13:00:00+01:00 Press Release http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/natural/theme_image?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic (c) Serge Grosclaude | flickr.com No publisher vincisas natural resources None Image http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/priority-resources-by-a-broad-category?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). resource efficiency natural resources policy instruments 2011-10-11T14:55:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/selected-examples-of-resource-efficiency?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). resource efficiency natural resources policy instruments economy 2011-10-11T12:25:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/from-efficient-water-use-to?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Resource efficiency is a policy priority for Europe. However, across the region there are many different approaches to ‘doing more with less’, as shown by a survey of countries’ policies, carried out by the European Environment Agency (EEA). No publisher girliar green economy natural resources Resource Efficiency Roadmap natural resource conservation resource efficiency Janez Potocnik country policy 2011-10-11T09:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/big-potential-of-cutting-greenhouse?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic There is a big potential to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) from municipal solid waste management, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, 'Waste opportunities – Past and future climate benefits from better municipal waste management in Europe', covers the EU-27 (excluding Cyprus), Norway and Switzerland. It estimates that these countries could make GHG savings of up to 78 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) by 2020, or 1.53 % of Europe's emissions in 2008. No publisher stanhibe GHG emissions climate change recycling waste policy GHG GHG emission emission reduction biodegradable waste greenhouse gas emission landfill directive waste greenhouse gas emissions municipal waste management greenhouse gas life-cycle thinking municipal waste CO2 natural resources landfill CO2 emissions life cycle 2011-08-29T10:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/eyewitness-the-boy-chance?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Bisie is the biggest mine in the area. It is located approximately 90 kilometres inside dense forest and reaches 100 metres underground. The mines are often little more than a hole in the ground. Dozens of men and boys crowd each mine and conditions are atrocious. No publisher kobosnic resource use natural resources global signals2011 poverty resource efficiency globalisation 2011-07-05T15:15:55+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/living-in-an-interconnected-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic '…the sheer weight of the combined aspirations and lifestyles of 500 million Europeans is just too great. Never mind the legitimate desires of many other billions on our planet to share those lifestyles.... We will need to change the behaviour of European consumers. To work on people's awareness and to influence their habits.' Janez Potočnik, European Union Commissioner for Environment (March 2010). No publisher jaeglmar natural resources consumption sustainable development global globalisation signals2011 poverty minerals mineral 2011-07-05T15:15:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/consuming-unsustainably?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Key message: A major reason why consumption negatively affects the environment and causes over-use of resources is because the costs to society of environmental and resource degradation are not fully reflected in the prices of goods and services. Many goods are cheap even though they harm the environment, ecosystems or human health. (SOER 2010) No publisher jaeglmar natural resources consumption global consumer behaviour signals2011 sustainability resource efficiency sustainable global consumption sustainable consumption 2011-07-05T11:58:57+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/sharing-natures-riches?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Of the 8.2 billion tonnes of materials consumed in EU-27 Member States in 2007, minerals accounted for 52 %, fossil fuels for 23 %, biomass for 21 % and metals for 4 % (SOER 2010) No publisher jaeglmar resource use biodiversity natural resources ecosystem global forests signals2011 nature capital resource efficiency forest ecosystem ecosystems globalisation 2011-07-05T11:40:24+02:00 Article