Decoupling 2 : technologies, opportunities and policy options
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United Nations Environment Program |
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2014
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This report was produced by the Decoupling Working Group of the International Resource Panel. It explores technological possibilities and opportunities for both developing and developed countries to accelerate decoupling and reap the environmental and economic benefits of increased resource productivity. It also examines several policy options that have proved to be successful in helping different countries to improve resource productivity in various sectors of their economy, avoiding negative impacts on the environment. It does not seem possible for a global economy based on the current unsustainable patterns of resource use to continue into the future. The economic consequences of these patterns are already apparent in three areas: increases in resource prices, increased price volatility and disruption of environmental systems. The environment impacts of resource use are also leading to potentially irreversible changes to the world’s ecosystems, often with direct effects on people and the economy – for example through damage to health, water shortages, loss of fish stocks or increased storm damage. But there are alternatives to these scary patterns. Many decoupling technologies and techniques that deliver resource productivity increases as high as 5 to 10-fold are already available, allowing countries to pursue their development strategies while significantly reducing their resource footprint and negative impacts on the environment. This report shows that much of the policy design “know-how” needed to achieve decoupling is present in terms of legislation, incentive systems, and institutional reform. Many countries have tried these out with tangible results, encouraging others to study and where appropriate replicate and scale up such practices and successes. |
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United Nations Environment Programme |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/72633/1/72633%28pub-fulltext%29.pdf http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/Publications/AreasofAssessment/Decoupling/Decoupling2/tabid/133371/Default.aspx von Weizsäcker, Ernst Ulrich, de Larderel, Jacqueline Aloisi, Hargroves, Karlson, Hudson, Christian, Smith, Michael Harrison, Rodrigues, Maria Amelia Enriquez, Manalang, Anna Bella Siriban, Urama, Kevin, Suh, Sangwon, Swilling, Mark, Salem, Janet, Halada, Kohmei, Leuenberger, Heinz, Desha, Cheryl, Reeve, Angie, & Sparks, David (2014) Decoupling 2 : technologies, opportunities and policy options. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi. |
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Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #090799 Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified #120404 Engineering Systems Design #130103 Higher Education #140202 Economic Development and Growth |
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