Dr Hans Bruyninckx I 21 November 2016 I European Environment Agency Sustainable Development Goals EEA and EU engagement

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1 Dr Hans Bruyninckx I 21 November 2016 I European Environment Agency Sustainable Development Goals EEA and EU engagement Source illustration: United Nations

2 The key challenge for the 21st century Within environmental limits Source: Global Footprint Network, 2012; UNDP, 2014 good life

3 Rethinking sustainability? Social Environment Sustainable development? Of course not! Economy

4 Living well, within environmental limits ECOSYSTEMS Ecosystem services Policy SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS providing social needs and value Energy Food system system system Industry Environmental externalities Values, practices, culture system Mobility system Technology Urban system system Science Market Deposits Emissions Pollution

5 Environmental dimension of SDGs Source illustration: United Nations, edited by EEA

6 Vision of the 7th Environment Action Programme In 2050, we live well, within the planet's ecological limits. Our prosperity and healthy environment stem from an innovative, circular economy where nothing is wasted and where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected, valued and restored in ways that enhance our society's resilience. Our low-carbon growth has long been decoupled from resource use, setting the pace for a global safe and sustainable society.

7 7th Environment Action Programme Goals: to protect, conserve and enhance the Union s natural capital (SDGs 6, 14, 15); to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green, and competitive low-carbon economy (SDGs 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13); to safeguard the Union's citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and wellbeing (SDGs 2, 3).

8 EU SDG process Mapping EU policies to SDGs Communication: Next steps for a sustainable European future Publication: a first statistical glance at SDGs Develop an EU reporting and monitoring framework for the SDGs Possible EU reporting to UN High Level Political Forum 22 Nov 2016 July 2017

9 EEA involvement so far UN Global SDG indicators Contributions made through Eurostat Liaising with UNEP which acts as the custodian UN agency for many SDG indicators EU SDG monitoring and reporting framework Sharing our experience and knowledge with DG ENV, DEVCO, Eurostat, UNECE Mapping of EEA/Eionet information to SDGs Mapping of assessments, indicators and data flows to SDGs (ongoing)

10 EEA knowledge contributes to SDG monitoring EEA State of the Environment and Outlook (SOER) 2020 Thematic reports Assessments of systems Knowledge on transitions including evidence on: visions and pathways for sustainable systems; policies, governance mechanisms, competencies and institutions.

11 Transitions thinking is built into EEA medium-term planning Strategic area 1: Informing policy implementation Strategic area 2: Assessing systemic challenges Goal: To assess systemic challenges in the context of short-, medium- and longterm transitions, and to signal opportunities for (re)framing/recalibrating environmental policy to facilitate transition towards a more sustainable society in Europe. Strategic area 3: Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

12 An increasingly integrated, systemic policy setting Low Carbon Economy R e s i l i e n c e Decarbonisation Water Materials GHG Land Food Transport Energy Housing Resource efficiency W e l l b e i n g Circular economy

13 Next steps in building the knowledge base on sustainability transitions

14 Limits to efficiency and technological gains Source: Tesla

15 What is the circular economy? 11.5 tonnes of materials extracted in tonnes of material per person imported in tonnes of waste per person incinerated in tonnes of waste per person sent to landfill in 2012

16 Eco-industries have prospered despite the recession in Europe Eco-industry value added Eco-industry employment Total EU GDP Total EU employment Source: Eurostat, 2014.

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