Pre-modelling Analysis of the Footprint Family of Indicators in EU and International Policy Contexts

Publication: Report
Citation: Doris Knoblauch, Alexander Neubauer (with contributions from Nataliya Stupak) 2010: Pre-modelling analysis of the Footprint Family of indicators in EU and international policy contexts. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

Doris Knoblauch and Alexander Neubauer of Ecologic Institute analyse which EU and international policies can be informed by the three Footprint Indicators (Ecological, Carbon, and Water Footprints). Furthermore, the report uses the RACER and SWOT analysis to evaluate the indicators’ robustness, their usefulness for assessing progress towards the policy objectives and the possibilities for their integration into policy making.

The report was elaborated within the OPEN:EU project and serves

To evaluate the usefulness of the Footprint Family of indicators for policy-makers; and
To improve integration of the indicators into policy-making processes and government reporting (EU and international).

The analysis pursues the following objectives:

To summarise the EU and international policy objectives in the field of sustainable development and environmental policies (with a focus on resource use, water policy and climate change policy);
To evaluate the robustness of the Footprint Indicators (i.e. regarding their methodology) and their usefulness for assessing progress towards the policy objectives (RACER analysis);
To assess the benefits of using the Footprint Family of indicators in the decision making of the European Commission and possibilities for their integration into policy making (SWOT analysis).

The report [pdf, 1.4 MB, English] is available for download.

EUREAPA Tool Launched

Year 2011

Publication:Conference Paper

Stoessel, Susanah; Samuela Bassi; Leonardo Mazza et. al. 2011: IN-STREAM and OPEN: EU Workshop – Sustainability Indicators for Policy Making. Report on the Workshop of 8-9 February 2011. Ecologic Institute/IEEP: Berlin/London/Brussels.

IN-STREAM and OPEN: EU Workshop – Sustainability Indicators for Policy Making

Report on the Workshop of 8-9 February 2011

Year 2011

Publication:Report

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Scenarios for a One Planet Economy in Europe

Study for the European Commission

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Publication:Report

The OPEN:EU project team assesses the usefulness of the EUREAPA tool for policy makers at various stages in the policy cycle and across relevant policy areas. The report is meant to help users who are new to EUREAPA understand what is behind the tool and what they can use it for. The report is available for download.

Summary Evaluation of EUREAPA as a Tool for Informing EU Policy Decisions on the Basis of the Footprint Family of Indicators

Year 2011

Event:Workshop

This joint event was part of two FP7 projects: OPEN:EU and INSTREAM and was organised by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Ecologic Institute Berlin. It brought together experts, statisticians, policy makers and representatives of civil society organisations to discuss and share experiences on how to improve the use of indicators to assess progress on economic and sustainability goals.

OPEN:EU Workshop on the Footprint Family of Indicators & IN-STREAM Workshop on Sustainability Indicators (focus on biodiversity)

8 - 9 February 2011
Brussels, Belgium

Project:FP 7

<p>As the world's largest economy, Europe must embark upon an immediate and major transformation to avert dangerous climate change and prevent ecosystem collapse. Currently, the impact of the European economy is nearly three times larger than what is required for a sustainable world. The goal of the One Planet Economy Network: Europe (OPEN: EU) Project therefore was to help transform the EU economy to a One Planet Economy by 2050.</p>

One Planet Economy Network: Europe (OPEN: EU)

Sep 2009 - Aug 2011

Language: English
Authorship: Doris Knoblauch

Alexander Neubauer
Year: 2010
Dimension: 83 pp.
Project: One Planet Economy Network: Europe (OPEN: EU)
Project ID: 1925
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

Introduction
EU policy objectives
Methodology for evaluating Footprint Indicators
RACER Analysis of the Footprint Indicators
SWOT Analysis of the Footprint Indicators
Conclusions
Keywords: Indicators

Carbon Footprint, Ecological Footprint, Water Footprint, Footprint Family, EU policies, sustainability, sustainable development, one planet economy

RACER analysis, SWOT analysis

Further Links

Project website: OPEN: EU