The European environment - state and outlook 2015 - Linking current knowledge and policies to future ambitions
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Mar 04, 2015
00:00 - 00:00
This conference, jointly organised by the EPC and the European Environmental Agency (EEA), was held on the occasion of the launch of the EEA’s fifth state of the environment report. The report shows that well designed and implemented environmental policies have brought progress in the EU. But it insists that this isn’t enough, that the challenges the region, and the world, face today, are systemic and can only be tackled by a fundamental transition to a sustainable society. The conference brought together experts to discuss emerging trends and environmental challenges, what they mean for EU policy-making and how it can support the transition to a more sustainable economy.
The Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPfE) Programme explores the foundations and drivers for achieving a sustainable, resilient and competitive European economy.
Prospering within the planetary boundaries requires rethinking our economic model, including our production and consumption patterns, as well as our energy, mobility and food systems. It requires addressing the climate emergency and environmental degradation, as well as becoming smarter with the resources we have. The transition to the world we want must bring both businesses and people along, if it is to succeed.
The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Agenda provide the direction for travel globally and in Europe, and the SPfE Programme engages in a debate on the drivers and the means for achieving our goals. The Programme focuses on areas where working together across the EU can bring significant benefits to the member states, citizens and businesses and can ensure sustainable prosperity within the limits of this planet.
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