ENN November 19, 2007
The growing economic strength of the European Union has doubled the ecological pressure on the planet in the past 30 years, according to a WWF report.
“Just a generation ago much of Europe was an ecological creditor, using fewer resources than it had,” said Tony Long, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office. "But today Europe lives beyond its means. If the world’s citizens lived as Europeans, we would need 2.6 planets to provide the necessary resources and absorb the waste.”
“Just a generation ago much of Europe was an ecological creditor, using fewer resources than it had,” said Tony Long, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office. "But today Europe lives beyond its means. If the world’s citizens lived as Europeans, we would need 2.6 planets to provide the necessary resources and absorb the waste.”
All but three EU Members — Finland, Latvia and Sweden — run an ecological deficit. Read more...
Download the report, Europe 2007 - Gross Domestic Product and Ecological Footprint,
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