Marrakech process

The Marrakech process is a global process to support regional and national initiatives to promote the shift towards Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) patterns. In the European Union, the Marrakech process is leading the development of an EU SCP Action Plan that entails amongst other things the Integrated Product Policy (IPP) and Green Public Procurement (GPP). 

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. ... 

The Marrakech Accords, agreed to at COP-7, finalize how the Kyoto Protocol should work, lay the groundwork for ratification by different countries and mark the conclusion of a process begun at COP-4 in Buenos Aires. 

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