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Monday October 1st 2012
An overview of Europe’s ecological balance sheet and prospects for a 7th EAP
Prof. Jacqueline McGladeExecutive Director, EEA
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August 2012 – 100% of Greenland's surface ice melting
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Our diagnosis: this is not sustainable
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20th Century
Population 4X
Global freshwater withdrawals 3X
Economic Output 22X
Fossil fuel consumption 14X
OECD
Green Growth -- more growth in Quantity?From less is more to do more with lessRESOURCE EFFICIENCY
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Towards a 7th EAP
6th EAP 7th EAP
2002 - 2012 2012 – 2020s
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EU27 imports and exports of materials
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Europe and the environmental debt
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Share of imports in EU-27 materials consumption for selected materials
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Europeans consume...
10 % of world apparel output
13 % of world energy output
17 % of world meat output
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Enerdata; FAO
...whilst having a 7% global share of population
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Food and drink, housing and mobility create the greatest pressures on the environment: the European picture
Eating and drinking
16 % of GHG emissions
34 % of material use
Housing and infrastructures
31 % of GHG emissions
22 % of material use
Mobility
26 % of GHG emissions
14 % of material use
Source: EEA
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The successes and failures of policy so far
Greenhouse gas emissions are falling…
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The successes and failures of policy so far
…but global temperatures continue to rise
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The successes and failures of policy so far
Emissions are falling, showing an improvement in resource efficiency...
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The successes and failures of policy so far
…but the conservation status of many ecosystems is still poor
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The successes and failures of policy so far
Particulate matter and nitrogen compounds are declining…
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The successes and failures of policy so far
…but many people are still exposed to high concentrations of pollutants
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The successes and failures of policy so far
Progress has been made in water efficiency….
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The successes and failures of policy so far
….but water stress is still a problem in Europe
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Pathways for the future
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An economy in which policies and innovations enable society to use resources efficiently, enhancing human well-being in an inclusive manner, while maintaining the natural systems that sustain us.
A green economy
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Managing natural capital and ecosystem services: improving resource efficiency and ensure resilience
Human well-being(social and human capital)
goal: enhance social equity and fair burden-sharing
Ecosystem(natural capital)
goal: ensureecosystem resilience
Economy(produced capital)
goal: improveresource efficiency
GREENECONOMY
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• Stiglitz-Fitoussi-Sen Commission
(2009) and EC’s ‘Beyond GDP’
initiative indicates that it is
feasible to measure progress
across the economic, social and
environmental domains by using
a basket of interlinked, coherent
indicators.
• National initiatives like the
Gross National Happiness
Index of Bhutan
Beyond GDP - progress
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Wellbeing and happiness a new paradigm
UN report of the high-level meeting on well-being and happiness 2nd April 2012
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Natural Capital
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Social and Cultural Capital
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Human Capital
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Building capital
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Imaginative capital
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Thoughts on a 7th EAP
• By and large, European environmental policies appear
to have had a clearer impact on improving resource
efficiency than on maintaining ecosystem resilience.
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Thoughts on a 7th EAP
Implementation
Better implementation and
further strengthening of
current environmental
priorities
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Thoughts on a 7th EAP
Implementation
Better implementation and
further strengthening of
current environmental
priorities
Integration
Coherent integration of
environmental
consideration across the
many sectoral policy
domains
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Thoughts on a 7th EAP
Implementation
Better implementation and
further strengthening of
current environmental
priorities
Integration
Coherent integration of
environmental
consideration across the
many sectoral policy
domains Inter-linkages
Dedicated management of
natural capital and
ecosystem services
(increasing resource
efficiency and resilience)
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Thoughts on a 7th EAP
Implementation
Better implementation and
further strengthening of
current environmental
priorities
Integration
Coherent integration of
environmental
consideration across the
many sectoral policy
domains Inter-linkages
Dedicated management of
natural capital and
ecosystem services
(increasing resource
efficiency and resilience)
International
dimension
Transform to a green
economy to manage
natural capital sustainably
within Europe … and
beyond