Introduction on international and regional frameworks on Sustainable Consumption and Production

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1 Introduction on international and regional frameworks on Sustainable Consumption and Production Janet Salem Sustainable Consumption and Production, Resource Efficiency UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

2 Overview 1. What is SCP? 2.Statistics for Thailand 3.International frameworks? 4.Regional frameworks?

3 What is Sustainable Consumption and Production?

4 Definition of SCP Simplest and most comprehensive definition (UNEP 2011): SCP is a holistic approach to minimising the negative environmental impacts from consumption and production systems while promoting quality of life for all

5 What are natural resources? Materials Energy Water Emissions Biomass Fossil Fuels Minerals Metal ores Coal Renewables Oil Gas Groundwater Freshwater Rainwater Air Water Waste Nuclear Natural resources are the physical basis of our social and economic activities. How much can you use sustainably?

6 What are natural resources? Thailand s State of Environment reports will inform how much resources can be used sustainably. and what level of emissions the environment can absorb.

7 What is resource efficiency? Thailand s natural resource base

8 What is resource efficiency? Macroeconomic level Sector level Resource Efficiency is the ratio between natural resource use and the socioeconomic benefits derived Tonnes/$

9 Today s policy decisions will shape the future relationship between natural resource use and societal goals

10 Today s policy decisions will shape the future relationship between natural resource use and societal goals Societal goals Sector policy

11 Sustainable Consumption and Production some statistics for Thailand

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16 8.4.2/ Domestic material consumption Variable 1: Extraction (tonnes) Biomass 280,000,000 Fossil fuels 65,000,000 Metal ores 2,700,000 Non-metallic minerals 241,000,000 Extraction (Total) 589,000,000

17 8.4.2/ Domestic material consumption Variable 2: Imports (tonnes) Biomass 21,000,000 Fossil fuels 87,000,000 Metal ores 21,000,000 Non-metallic minerals 12,000,000 Imports (Total) 140,000,000

18 8.4.2/ Domestic material consumption Variable 3: Exports (tonnes) Biomass 47,000,000 Fossil fuels 27,000,000 Metal ores 11,000,000 Nonmetallic minerals 44,000,000 Exports (Total) 128,000,000

19 8.4.2/ Domestic material consumption DMC = Extraction + Imports - Exports Biomass 254,000,000 Fossil fuels 125,000,000 Metal ores 12,000,000 Non-metallic minerals 209,000,000 MC (Total) 601,000,000

20 8.4.1/ Material Footprint Import Footprint (tonnes) = Raw materials needed to make the imports Biomass 46,000,000 Fossil fuels 96,000,000 Metal ores 58,000,000 Non-metallic minerals 139,000,000 Import Footprint (Total) 339,000,000

21 8.4.1/ Material Footprint Export Footprint (tonnes) = Raw materials needed to make the imports Biomass 106,000,000 Fossil fuels 16,000,000 Metal ores 2,000,000 Nonmetallic minerals 53,000,000 ExportF ootprint (Total) 178,000,000

22 8.4.1/ Material Footprint Material Footprint (tonnes) = Raw materials needed Biomass 221,000,000 Fossil fuels 144,000,000 Metal ores 59,000,000 Nonmetallic minerals 326,000,000 Material Footprin t (Total) 750,000,000

23 SCP in sectors? 1. Cleaner production in manufacturing 2. Energy efficiency and renewable energy 3. Water efficiency and integrated water management 4. Sustainable transport 5. Sustainable buildings 6. Sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems 7. Eco-labelling and consumer information 8. Sustainable lifestyles 9. Sustainable tourism (including this hotel!)

24 The SDGs

25 SCP in the SDGs Access to natural resources for energy, food, water Sustainable food systems Chemicals in air/water pollution Education for sustainable lifestyles Reduce water pollution Water efficiency Renewables Energy efficiency Resource efficiency Sustainable Tourism Sustainable infrastructure, industry Environmentally sound technologies Sustainable urbanisation, transport Resource efficient cities Climate change mitigation Sustainable fisheries, tourism Need to apply SCP to trade

26 SCP as its own goal Goal 12 Linkage to sustainable resource management and SCP Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production Achieve sustainable efficient natural resources use Halve food waste and food Achieve environmentally sound management of chemicals Reduce waste generation Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and to report Promote sustainable public procurement Ensure awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature Strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards SCP Develop and implement tools for sustainable tourism Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies

27 SWITCH-Asia Create enabling conditions and factors to strengthen or initiate policies that efficiently mainstream resource efficiency Develop institutional knowledge, skills and capacities for effective design and implementation of policies and activities that accelerate the shift to Sustainable Consumption and Production. SWITCH-Asia Projects Network Facility Policy Support Component

28 UNEP SWITCH-Asia Policy Support - Overview

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