Tag Archives: Giljum S.
A life in abundance at the cost of evermore agricultural land outside Europe
As fertile land areas to produce agricultural and forestry products are only available in a limited amount on our planet it is very important to use this resource thoughtfully. A number of conflicts are coupled with the global land use. In developing countries conflicts arise on the issue whether arable land should be used for [...]
European Commission adopts SERI suggestion on resource use indicators
On Tuesday, 20th of September, the European Commission presented its new “Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” [...]. It is the detailed EU policy implementation plan in the area of resource efficiency for the coming years. In this document the EU adopts the suggestion of SERI and Friends of the Earth (FoE) to monitor European
SERI @ the World Resources Forum (2): First results from new SERI study on global material flows
Together with our German colleague Monika Dittrich, SERI researcher Stefan Giljum [...] presented the first results of the upcoming new study “Green economies around the world? Implications of resource use for the environment and development”. The study analyses patterns of material extraction, trade, consumption and resource productivity for all countries world-wide during the past 30 years.
UNIDO invites SERI to present work on „sustainable resource use“
Since more than 2 years, SERI has a successful cooperation with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) [...] in the area of resource use and resource efficiency. On 14th of September, UNIDO organised a dedicated workshop, in which SERI was invited to present its work on “sustainable resource use”.
Around 20 participants from different UNIDO units
Modelling scenarios towards a sustainable use of natural resources in Europe
Giljum, S.;Behrens, A.;Hinterberger, F.; Lutz, C. and Meyer,B. (2008)
In: Environmental Science Policy, Vol. 11, Issue: 3, pp. 204-216
Abstract
Issues related to the unsustainable use of natural resources are currently high on the policy agenda both in Europe and in other world regions. A large number of studies assessed past developments of material use [...]
The Raw Material Equivalents of International Trade: Empirical Evidence for Latin America
Muñoz, P.; Giljum, S.; Roca, J. (2009)
In: Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 13, Nr. 6, pp. 881-897
This article aims at estimating the raw material equivalents (RMEs)—the upstream used material flows required along the production chain—of imports and exports for some Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Furthermore, the United States [...]
SERI at the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
As part of the Annual Meeting 2011 of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) a workshop entitled “Poverty – Environment – Economy: “Green” is not enough” took place in Vienna on 25th of August. SERI researcher Stefan Giljum [...] was invited as external expert and asked to present SERI’s work in the area of global natural resource
Eco-Innovation Observatory publishes first annual report: “The Eco-Innovation Challenge”
The Eco-Innovation Observatory recently published its first annual report “The Eco-Innovation Challenge. Pathways to a resource-efficient Europe”. SERI contributed several chapters to this flagship report of the Observatory. [more]
