Resource efficiency in Europe. : Europe

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Ce rapport sur l'efficacité de l'usage des ressources dans l'Union européenne examine les approches nationales, les indicateurs, les cibles et les outils mis en place par 31 Etats membres de l'Union européenne ou coopérant au réseau de l'Agence européenne de l'environnement (AEE). Cette synthèse des politiques nationales doit aider à l'élaboration des futures politiques communautaires. L'AEE présente de nombreux exemples puisés dans les profils nationaux des 31 pays et salue notamment la France, jugée exemplaire pour ses mesures en matière d'affichage environnemental.
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EEA Report

No 5/2011

Resource efficiency in Europe

Policies and approaches in 31 EEA member and cooperating countries

ISSN 1725-9177

EEA Report

No 5/2011

Resource efficiency in Europe

Policies and approaches in 31 EEA member and cooperating countries

Cover design: EEA Cover illustrations © EEA Left photo © EEA Right photo © EEA Layout: EEA/Pia Schmidt

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Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... 5

Executive summary .................................................................................................... 8 1 Background and scope of work .......................................................................... 13

2 Definitions of resources' and 'resource efficiency' ............................................ 16 '

3 Resource efficiency in economy-wide strategies or action plans ........................ 18

4 Resource efficiency in sectoral policies .............................................................. 21

5 Product-oriented resource efficiency initiatives ................................................. 26

6 Priority resources .............................................................................................. 28

7 Strategic objectives and targets......................................................................... 32

8 Indicators .......................................................................................................... 40

9 Institutional set-up ............................................................................................ 44

10 Main drivers for resource efficiency policies ...................................................... 48 11 Examples of policy instruments and initiatives to promote  resource efficiency ............................................................................................. 51 12 Information needs and knowledge gaps ............................................................ 56 13 Some EEA considerations for future European policies on  resource efficiency ............................................................................................. 58

References ............................................................................................................... 61

Annex 1 Countries that responded to the survey..................................................... 62

Annex 2 Survey questionnaire ............................................................................... 63

Annex 3 Economy-wide policies with resource efficiency components .............. .... 64 ..

Annex 4 National targets related to resource efficiency .......................................... 66

Annex 5 Policy instruments presented by countries as good practice  for promoting resource efficiency.............................................................. 73

Annex 6 Overview of information needs and knowledge gaps reported  by countries .............................................................................................. 77

Annex 7 Economy-wide material flow accounts and derived indicators................... 79

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Acknowledgements

This report would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of Eionet staff and other national experts in the thirty-one EEA countries that provided information on their resource efficiency policies and instruments.

EEA thanks its national reference centres on sustainable consumption and production and resources, and its national focal points for their support and contributions.

Prepared by:

Acknowledgements

Paweł Kaźmierczyk, Mikkel Stenbæk Hansen, Jens Günther, David McKinnon, Christian Loewe, Fredrik Lingvall, Tamas Kristof Kallay, Jozsef Szlezak, Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak, Marton Herczeg, Dominic Wittmer.

ETC/SCP Task Managers:

Mikkel Stenbæk Hansen and Jens Günther.

EEA Project Manager:

Paweł Kaźmierczyk.

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Selected examples of resource efficiency policies, instruments or targets presented in the country profiles

- National Programme on  Natural Resources - 100 % sustainable public  procurement target

- Waste & Resources Action  Programme (WRAP) - Product Roadmaps

- National Raw Material Strategy  Mandatory CSR reporting fo r - 2050 Energy Action Plan on  -  a fossil fuel free Denmark  cor ma al      -     a T n ar d g  e e n ts e   r o g n y     d p o r u o b d l u in ct g i   vy teri etmS sycilaitts StauntsAcco   ritemaw sal retaw no ar   dna  por nd anv Eonirntme oita  - sn nocEcimo it - Green taxation  a l

- Sustainable Materials  Management Strategy (Flanders) - Marshall Plan 2.green  (Wallonia)

- Local Authority Prevention  Network (LAPN) on resource  efficiency and waste prevention - SMILE Resource Exchange

- Resource Efficiency Action  Plan (forthcoming) - Raw Materials Plan

- Green Economy Programme - Masterplan Cleantec h

- Second National Program for  Efficient Use of Water - Plan for municipal wast e  prevention

- Sustainable Economy Law - Law on the Natural Heritage  and Biodiversity

- Grenelle de l’environnement  (Environment Roundtable)

- Strategic Metals Plan

- Action Plan on Recycling -Concrete in Public Buildings - Agenda 2020

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- Fair Purchasing Groups - Target to reduce Italy’s TMR  by 25 % by 2010, 75 % by  2030 and by 90 % by 2050

- National developmen t  programme - National Forest Programme