Smarter, Greener, more Inclusive? – 2017

Indicators to Support the Europe 2020 Strategy

Publication: Book Section
Citation: Markus Hametner et al. 2017: Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

On 19 July 2017, Eurostat published its most recent flagship publication "Smarter, greener, more inclusive?". The report assesses the EU's progress in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy. Commissioned by Eurostat, Katharina Umpfenbach of Ecologic Institute edited the chapter on climate change and energy. It discusses progress towards the so-called 20-20-20 targets which aim at cutting EU greenhouse gas emissions, increasing renewable energy supply, and improving energy efficiency. The publication is available for download.

Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2018 Overview

Overview of Progress Towards the SDGs in an EU Context

Year 2018

Publication:Book

This publication is the second of Eurostat's regular reports monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an EU context. The monitoring report provides a statistical presentation of trends relating to the SDGs in the EU over the past five years ('short-term') and, when sufficient data is available, over the past 15 years ('long-term'). Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The publication is available for download.

Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2018

Monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context

Year 2018

Publication:Report

EUROSTAT has issued its 2017 edition on Sustainable Development in the European Union. The report provides an updated snapshot of the current situation concerning a selected number of indicators related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This 'lite' version of the 2017 monitoring report makes use of the universal language of visuals, offering a shortcut to the essence of the messages delivered through the full version of the monitoring report. It thus provides a snapshot of the key trends related to sustainable development in the European Union. Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land) SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The publication is available for download.

Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2017 Overview

Overview of Progress Towards the SDGs in an EU Context

Year 2017

Publication:Book

EUROSTAT has issued its 2017 edition on Sustainable Development in the European Union. The report provides an updated snapshot of the current situation concerning a selected number of indicators related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Over the past five years, the EU has made significant progress towards five goals and moderate progress towards eight SDGs. Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land) SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The publication is available for download.

Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2017

Monitoring Report on Progress Towards the SDGs in an EU Context

Year 2017

Publication:Book

Ecologic Institute co-authored the guideline "Relevance of Indicators for Policy Making" which is the third and final publication in the Eurostat's series. This guideline takes a closer look at how indicators, which take up an increasingly prominent role in the political sphere, can improve policy making by providing examples from theory and practice. It also puts forward recommendations for researchers and experts on how to create indicators that are relevant, and points out the potential stumbling blocks of using indicators to guide political processes. The guideline is available for download.

Towards a Harmonised Methodology for Statistical Indicators – 2017 Edition

Part 3 – Relevance of Indicators for Policy Making

Year 2017

Publication:Book

This publication has been issued by EUROSTAT and provides a snapshot of the current situation concerning a selected number of SDG-related indicators and accompanies the European Commission Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future (22 November 2016). Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life below water), SDG 15 (Life on land) SDG 17 (Partnership for the goals). The publication is available for download.

Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2016

A Statistical Glance from the Viewpoint of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Year 2016

Project

Sustainable development is an established long-term objective of the EU. The European Commission (Eurostat) regularly tracks the progress of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy and the Europe 2020 Strategy by using sustainable development indicators (SDIs). In a consortium with the Vienna University of Economics and Business, INFRAS and the Haymarket Media Group, Ecologic Institute has been drafting the monitoring reports for the strategies since 2008.

Monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Europe 2020 Strategy

Nov 2015 - Nov 2018

Language: English
Authorship: Katharina Umpfenbach

Simon Johannes Bley (Eurostat)

Markus Hametner (WU Vienna)

Asya Dimitrova (WU Vienna)

Renate Ruech (WU Vienna)

Ariane De Rocchi (INFRAS)

Eva Gschwend (INFRAS)
Credits: Co-editors: Fritz Gebhard, Barbara Margarethe Kurkowiak, Nicola Massarelli, Christine Mayer, Irina Schön, Anton Steurer, Lisa Waselikowski (Eurostat, Unit E2 — Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development), Carolyn Avery (ENDS, Haymarket Media Group Ltd)
Funding: European Commission, Eurostat (Eurostat), International
Published by: Publications Office of the European Union (Publications Office), International
Year: 2017
Dimension: 194 pp.
ISBN: 978-92-79-70106-1 (print), 978-92-79-70105-4 (pdf)
ISSN: 2363-2194
DOI: 10.2785/760192 (pdf)
Project: Monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Europe 2020 Strategy
Project ID: 2579
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

Contents 3
Foreword 4
Acknowledgements 6
Executive summary 7
Introduction 13
1. Employment 25
2. R&D and innovation 55
3. Climate change and energy 81
4. Education 107
5. Poverty and social exclusion 129
Country profiles 155
Abbreviations and acronyms 187
Keywords: Climate

Energy

EU

EU 2020 strategy, sustainability, climate, energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency

Europe

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