Environment fact sheet

European Commission Directorate-General For The Environment

Description

A vital EU R&D programme for sustainable development
Environment policy and protection of the environment
Target audience: General public

Sujets

• Sustainable development
• Research and development
• Environmental movement
• Sciences et techniques

Informations

• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-ENVIRONMENT
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Environment fact sheet: A vital EU R&D programme for sustainable development

•and development are key to Research achieving sustainability by helping us understand and evaluate unsustainable patterns, by providing tools to analyse the effectiveness of different policy options, and by developing and demonstrating cleaner technologies.

• Since the early 1980s, the European Union has financed R&D aimed at enhancing sustainability, putting sophisticated impact assessment and monitoring tools as well as state-of-the-art research findings at the disposal of policymakers and stakeholders in and beyond Europe.

• TheEU's renewed and strengthened sustainable development strategy will further focus research efforts to achieve greater sustainability in the EU and globally. The EU is determined to continue to break new ground, moving society forward while protecting the natural world and its resources.