Author : European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789279259371
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (593 download)
Book Synopsis Life Cycle Indicators Framework by : European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Download or read book Life Cycle Indicators Framework written by European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable development is an underlying objective of the European Union treaties. An important part of sustainable development is its environmental aspect, as reflected in the Europe 2020 strategy and its Resource-efficient Europe flagship initiative. For quantifying and monitoring our progress towards sustainability in terms of the environmental performance, indicators are needed. These indicators should provide an integrated view on the links between consumption, production, resource depletion, resource use, resource recycling, environmental impacts and waste generation. One of the approaches that facilitate such integrated view is life cycle thinking. This integrative approach underlies the development of life cycle indicators for quantifying and monitoring progress towards the sustainable development of the European Union. This report outlines the framework, methodology, data basis and updating procedure for three indicator sets: 1) resource indicators (resource efficiency, decoupling and impact indicators), 2) basket-of-products indicators, and 3) waste management indicators.