European Sustainable Development

In the European Union the Marrakech process has led to a renewed European Sustainable Development Strategy, which identifies Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) as one of the key objectives to be achieved in the context of the European Union s commitment of sustainable development. SCP aims to promote sustainable consumption and production by addressing social and economic development within the carrying capacity of ecosystems and decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation. ... 

Following the revision of the European Sustainable Development Strategy in 2006, Member States reaffirmed their determination to promote sustainable transport with a series of measures concerning ... 

The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe s environment by providing timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public. The home page of EEA has links to environmental agencies in 26 European countries. 

Commission of the European Communities (COM) (2004) Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Stimulating Technologies for Sustainable Development An Environmental Technologies Action Plan for the European Union. 38 final. http //ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/ pdfs/com 004 etap en.pdf. (Accessed May 2010). 

EISA European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture... 

In view of the finiteness of fossil energy products, accompanied by growing environmental problems, it is necessary to establish new, sustainable and future-oriented concepts for energy generation. The goal of sustainable development inevitably involves the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Therefore, the European Union (EU) aims to double the proportion of renewable energy from 6% to 12% by 2010. Currently, around 4% (69 MtOE = 69 x 1061 of oil equivalents) of the EU s total... 

European Commission Directorate-General JRC (Joint Research Centre), Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Technologies for Sustainable Development, European IPPC Bureau (2000) Integrate Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Reference Document on Best Available Techniques in the Chlor-Alkali Manufacturing Industry. IPTS, Seville, 2000. 

Oertel, D. and Fleischer, T. (2003). Fuel Cells. Impact and Consequences of Fuel Cells Technology on Sustainable Development. Technical Report Series EUR 20681 EN. Seville European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS). 

POL. 13.1. Prigogine, European science and technology for sustainable development, in respect to the values of life, Presidenza Italiana CE, 1990. 

To conclude, research, applications and expectations with regard to emulsions are permanently evolving. Changes in the macro-economic context along with various political decisions (e.g., sustainable development. Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) directive for the European Union) are factors which influence the conditions in which emulsion-based products are fabricated and used. It is probable that these changes will motivate technological developments and new advances in emulsion science. 

Danish research communities are well represented in European research and demonstration projects in the area of fuel cells. In the period 1999-2002, 43 projects were supported by the EU s Fifth Framework program on Energy Environment and Sustainable Development (EESP). Overall, Danish partners have participated in EU-sponsored 13 fuel cell projects (For more information see the Nordic programmes). 

Giljum S, Hak T, Hinterberger F, Kovanda J (2005) Environmental governance in the European Union strategies and instruments for absolute decoupling. International Journal for Sustainable Development 8(1/2) 31-46 Hafner G, Jakl T, Loibl G (2002) Conference conclusions by the chairs. In Freytag E, Jakl T, Loibl G, Wittmann M (ed) The role of precaution in chemicals policy. Favorita Papers, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna... 

The Revolution of 1974, and the subsequent entrance of Portugal into the European Union (EU), brought about significant developments in the Autonomous Region of Madeira RAM - Madeira Island and which had an impact in its vitivinicultural sector. The reinforcement of quality control became one of the priorities of the RAM government, promoting a sustainable development of the wine industry. 

Hori, M. (2007b), Nuclear Carbonization and Gasification of Biomass for Removing Atmospheric C02 , 2007 American Nuclear Society /European Nuclear Society International Meeting, Washington, DC, November (Transactions of American Nuclear Society, Vol. 97, Contributions of Nuclear Science and Technology to Sustainable Development, pp. 17-18). 

This work has been funded by the European Commission under the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development programme, contract No. EVK1-CT-2000-00077. 

In the Asia-Europe context, the conference 1/3 of Our Planet What Can Asia and Europe Do for Sustainable Development, held in Jakarta in November 2005, was the largest ever multi-stakeholder event between the two regions on sustainable development. This demostrates that the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) as a forum built to promote better mutual understanding between the peoples of the Asian and European regions can have a key role here in facilitating a better exchange of views on options for a safer use of chemicals and in supporting SAICM. 

The ENVforum is advised by a steering committee of representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Environmental Agency (EEA), Earth Council Asia-Pacific, the Regional Institute of Environmental Technology, the International Climate Policy Research Group, Zurich University, DG Environment of the European Commission and KEHATI-the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation. The Research Centre for Sustainable Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) joined the steering committee in 2005. 

In the Priorities for Action of the IFCS in the year 2000, the target year 2008 was set for implementation of a harmonised system, and this was endorsed by the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. The system adopted in late 2002 was revised in 2005 and 2006 (UNECE 2007). Responsibility rests with the United Nations Economic and Social Council Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The target of full GHS implementation by 2008 has not been reached, but implementation is well underway. Major actors have set deadlines, such as the United States (transportation 2010) and the European Union (2010 for classification of substances and 2015 for mixtures). 

P. Eder and M. Sotoudeh, Innovation and Cleaner Technologies as a Key to Sustainable Development The Case of the Chemical Industry, Report for the European Commission, Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Seville, Spain, 2000. 

FIGURE 10.1 European policies for sustainable consumption and prodnction. (Adapted from Mont, O. and Dalhammar, C. 2006. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 8(4) 258-79.)... 

Pallemaerts, M. 2006. The EU and snstainahle development An amhignons relationship. In The European Union and Sustainable Development Internal and External Dimensions. M. Pallemaerts and A. Azmanova (Eds). Brnssels VUB Press. 

Studies conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations show that there are around 100 000 tonnes of obsolete pesticide stocks in developing countries. Africa alone probably accounts for up to 48 000 tonnes. Obsolete pesticides cannot only be found in developing countries in Africa, the Near East, Asia and Latin America, they are also an environmental problem in many Central and Eastern European countries. The main hazard, however, is the acute toxicity of these pesticides. They present an acute and potential risk both for the community and the environment. These obsolete pesticides are not only a barrier to sustainable development in emerging countries, they arc also a hazard for the global environment. The countries concerned are not in a position to solve the problems on their own. They have neither die technical expertise, the facilities nor the necessary financial means. For this reason, it is essential that the OECD countries provide support. 

Fleischer, T., Oertel, D. (2003). Fuel cells - impact and consequences of fuel cell technology on sustainable development. Report EUR 20681 EN, European Commission JRC, Sevilla. 

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