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This report describes the opportunities for Europe to become a leader in the global transformation to an eco-efficient economy. It discusses the imperative for this transformation, examines achievements and on-going efforts, and advances a set of agenda items for political discussion.
The report suggests a set of actions and agenda items to step up Europe’s (and in particular the EU’s) efforts to foster an eco-efficient economy.
Increased technology development and stronger horizontal coordination.Three areas are considered to be strategically crucial for the development of a greener economy: resource systems efficiency, new technology markets and global carbon pricing. To achieve this, current institutional and political structures and processes also need reform.
First, it is necessary routinely to establish better knowledge systems and evidence gathering for policies and impacts in the policy making process.
Second, policy making must be better integrated, vertically and horizontally.
Third, it is necessary to develop governance arrangements that induce development and diffusion of specific technologies alongside more generic policies.
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See also the brief based on this report
Project / Together with UNCDF and ICLD, SEI is empowering African municipalities to access climate finance and build resilient communities.
Event on 11 June – 13 June in Glasgow / SEI York’s expert, Alison Dyke presents insights from the Branching Out project at the Future Treescape 2024 conference.
Feature / Trase maps the international trade in cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire revealing which trading companies and consumer markets are most exposed to deforestation.
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