Consumption

Consumption

This section of the zero pollution monitoring assessment presents available knowledge and trends on pollution associated with consumption, and assesses progress towards achieving relevant zero pollution targets and policy objectives.

Title Consumption
Description This section of the zero pollution monitoring assessment presents available knowledge and trends on pollution associated with consumption, and assesses progress towards achieving relevant zero pollution targets and policy objectives.
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The EU\u2019s material footprint, expressed in millions of tonnes of raw material equivalent, 2010-2020", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Figure 16. The EU\u2019s material footprint, expressed in millions of tonnes of raw material equivalent, 2010-2020" } ], "type": "h3-light" } ] }, "1adbcdcd-0e52-4e37-821d-23b9386fdcee": { "@type": "group", "data": { "blocks": { "0c8fccf2-c1ab-4414-944d-a258110918ec": { "@type": "item", "assetType": "icon", "description": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Europe\u2019s consumption patterns are unsustainable. 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Indicator analysis \u2014 consumption", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Figure 18. Indicator analysis \u2014 consumption" } ], "type": "h3-light" } ] }, "38407828-17bb-497c-80d9-6bfab3512c01": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "Chemical consumption offers a proxy for assessing the pollution potential of European consumption. Overall, chemical consumption \u2014 of chemicals hazardous to both human health and the environment \u2014 is now nearly 9% lower than in 2004 (also affected by a sudden drop in 2009 due to the global financial crisis of that time). However, since 2016, consumption has been rising (Figure 17), except for a decrease noted in 2020 which is likely to be related to COVID-19 impacts.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Chemical consumption offers a proxy for assessing the pollution potential of European consumption. 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The demand for products and services is not only shaped by consumers but also dictated by the available production systems. Consumption patterns significantly affect the amounts, types and characteristics of the products and services produced or offered \u2014 as well as how they are managed when they become or generate waste. They are therefore directly linked to production and waste management processes, which are primary sources of pollution within the EU and abroad.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Europe\u2019s production and consumption systems are closely integrated. The demand for products and services is not only shaped by consumers but also dictated by the available production systems. Consumption patterns significantly affect the amounts, types and characteristics of the products and services produced or offered \u2014 as well as how they are managed when they become or generate waste. 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Summary analysis: consumption", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Figure 14. Summary analysis: consumption" } ], "type": "h3-light" } ] }, "691de9a2-626c-4550-837c-b9e7b296bc8f": { "@layout": "6a6e3a2a-54dd-4065-81bb-cccc84dc6320", "@type": "layoutSettings", "block": "197f1b8a-316e-4a08-9471-8c223b496584", "layout_size": "narrow_view" }, "6c9518f8-f69b-473c-9987-fa526553f526": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "The EU\u2019s consumption footprint, illustrated in Figure 15, showed a broadly stable trend over the period 2010-2020. However, the impacts of this footprint are not sustainable: they already significantly exceed Europe\u2019s share of various planetary boundaries ( EEA, 2020 ) [LINK] (see the zero pollution \u2018Signal\u2019 on planetary boundaries ).", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "The EU\u2019s consumption footprint, illustrated in Figure 15, showed a broadly stable trend over the period 2010-2020. However, the impacts of this footprint are not sustainable: they already significantly exceed Europe\u2019s share of various planetary boundaries (" }, { "children": [ { "text": "EEA, 2020" } ], "data": { "url": "https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/is-europe-living-within-the-planets-limits" }, "type": "link" }, { "text": ") [LINK] (see the zero pollution \u2018Signal\u2019 on\u00a0" }, { "type": "link", "data": { "url": "../../../../../../resolveuid/e8d25740fa09454f905ef519b54d3194" }, "children": [ { "text": "planetary boundaries" } ] }, { "text": ")." } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "75f6f7ff-2309-4254-a541-b67f351a1fb1": { "@type": "dividerBlock", "hidden": true, "spacing": "s", "styles": {} }, "7cad613f-8d0d-4170-b21d-06686ee3ab93": { "@type": "accordion", "collapsed": true, "data": { "blocks": { "98c57858-ae35-4283-bb28-1f52a92addc5": { "@type": "accordionPanel", "blocks": { "21879978-077f-41ac-a4be-21a768491267": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "The distance to target is based on an assessment of the recent trend, current status and expert judgement.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "The distance to target is based on an assessment of the recent trend, current status and expert judgement.\u00a0" } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "462d3b02-64d2-45ef-af85-c71c48f917a0": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "This indicator analysis is in line with the approach taken by the EEA for its seventh environment action programme monitoring .", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "This indicator analysis is in line with the approach taken by the EEA for its\u00a0" }, { "children": [ { "text": "seventh environment action programme monitoring" } ], "data": { "url": "https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/environmental-indicator-report-2018" }, "type": "link" }, { "text": "." } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "85000f2e-1e0f-4b78-8292-9bfacbf53a17": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "Further detailed analysis of the future outlook for meeting certain zero pollution targets is included in the zero pollution outlook 2022 , completed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre ( JRC, 2022 ).", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Further detailed analysis of the future outlook for meeting certain zero pollution targets is included in the\u00a0" }, { "children": [ { "text": "zero pollution outlook 2022" } ], "data": { "url": "https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/zero-pollution-outlook-2022_en" }, "type": "link" }, { "text": ", completed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (" }, { "children": [ { "text": "JRC, 2022" } ], "data": { "url": "https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/zero-pollution-outlook-2022_en" }, "type": "link" }, { "text": ")." } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "d36e1a8a-9776-48e3-869e-3464e71a6112": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "Past trends are based on assessment of the trend over the last 10 years (or since the relevant zero pollution baseline year where appropriate) with green, yellow or red being applied based on the criteria as outlined in the figure legend. Expert judgement is also applied, for example in cases where indicators are more qualitative and/or uncertain.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Past trends are based on assessment of the trend over the last 10 years (or since the relevant zero pollution baseline year where appropriate) with green, yellow or red being applied based on the criteria as outlined in the figure legend. 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