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Consumption and the environment - SOER 2010 thematic assessment: The consumption of goods and services in EEA member countries is a major driver of global resource use and associated environmental impacts. Growth in global trade is resulting in an increasing share of environmental pressures and impacts from European consumption taking place beyond Europe. Food and drink, housing, mobility and tourism are responsible for a large part of the pressures and impacts caused by consumption in the EU. Achieving significant reductions in environmental pressures and impacts will require changing private and public consumption patterns, to supplement gains achieved through better technology and improved production processes.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Thematic assessments
Percentage change of weekly salmonella cases by 1 oC temperature increase: The figure shows the percentage change of weekly salmonella cases 1 degree Celcius temperature increase
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Food consumption projections, 2005 to 2015: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Food as a share of household budget, and place of purchase, Belgrade: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Food purchase by place of sale in Ramenskoye: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
EEA Report 2/2006 - Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy - the IRENA indicator-based assessment report: This report aims to provide a fair reflection of the progress, the achievements and obstacles in the integration of environmental concerns into EU agriculture policy, based on indicators developed in the IRENA operation (see Section 1.3). It also tackles limitations to successful policy implementation at Member State level, and challenges ahead.
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EEA Briefing 1/2006 - Assessing environmental integration in EU agriculture: Located in Publications
Patterns of food consumption: Located in Environmental topics › Household consumption › Multimedia
Food consumption patterns: (Transcription of audio on video) Industrialised countries have made significant improvements to their energy and resource efficiency, but some of the gain has been offset by more widespread consumption. Some of this is to do with our food production. It takes approximately 1,000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of wheat, over two and a half times that to produce 1 kg of eggs, and a massive 13 and a half times that amount of water to produce 1 kg of beef. If the entire global population were to adopt a western-style diet, about 75% more water would be needed for food production. Source: SOER 2005
Located in Environmental topics › Household consumption › Multimedia
Sustainable use and management of natural resources: Located in Publications