Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2018
Monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context
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Bley, Simon Johannes, et al. (ed.) 2018: Sustainable Development in the European Union. Monitoring Report on Progress Towards the SDGs in an EU Context. [eurostat Statistical books 2018 edition]. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
This publication is the second of Eurostat’s regular reports monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an EU context. The analysis in this publication builds on the EU SDG indicator set, developed in cooperation with a large number of stakeholders. The indicator set comprises 100 indicators and is structured along the 17 SDGs. For each SDG, it focuses on aspects which are relevant from an EU perspective. 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’). The indicator trends are described on the basis of a set of specific quantitative rules. Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG 2 (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 is firmly anchored in the European Treaties and has been at the heart of European policy for a long time. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, have given a new impetus to global efforts for achieving sustainable development. The EU is fully committed to playing an active role to maximise progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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English
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Editor-in-chief:
Simon Johannes Bley (Eurostat, Unit E2 — Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development)
Editors:
Markus Hametner, Mariia Kostetckaia, Renate Ruech (WU Vienna); Katrina Abhold, Nick Evans, Christiane Gerstetter, Doris Knoblauch, Ina Krüger, Keighley McFarland, Katriona McGlade, Andreas Prahl, Ulf Stein (Ecologic Institute); Ariane De Rocchi, Eva Gschwend, Anik Kohli, Bettina Rüegge, Gina Spescha, Myriam Steinemann, Remo Zandonella (INFRAS)
Co-editors:
Fritz Gebhard, Nicola Massarelli, Christine Mayer, Anna Sabadash, Irina Schön, Anton Steurer, Lisa Waselikowski (Eurostat, Unit E2 — Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development), Carolyn Avery, Nicole Schroeder (ENDS, Haymarket Media Group Ltd)- Funding
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European Commission, Eurostat (Eurostat), International - Published by
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Publications Office of the European Union (Publications Office), International - Year
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- 354 pp.
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978-92-79-88744-4 (print), 978-92-79-88744-4 (pdf)
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10.2785/221211 (print) 10.2785/401485 (pdf)
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- Keywords
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Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, indicator set, trends, 2030 AgendaEuropemonitoring
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