In the long term, existing economic activities and consumption patterns will inevitably surpass planetary boundaries. The concept of absolute decoupling offers the potential to reduce the resource inputs and environmental impacts associated with economic growth. Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers discussed whether absolute decoupling will be one solution and which challenges would be faced in the implementation of this concept with the participants of the FFU Berlin Sustainability Talk. The presentation slides are available for download.
Resource efficiency is key for a successful sustainable development.
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Berliner Nachhaltigkeitsgespräche
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Freie Universität Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Germany - Speech
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Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers
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- Berlin, Germany
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decoupling, resource use, resource efficiency, absolute limits
At the end of March 2016, the European Union FP7 research project DYNAMIX came to a close. DYNAMIX aimed at proposing policy mixes that can foster shifting the EU onto a pathway where its resource use and the associated environmental impacts decline in absolute terms... Read more
DYNAmic policy MIXes for Absolute Decoupling of Environmental Impact of EU Resource Use from Economic Growth (DYNAMIX)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
PublicationPolicy BriefSchlüsselfragen der Ressourcenpolitik in der kommenden Legislaturperiode: Ein Zwischenruf aus der Wissenschaft
The German Resource Efficiency Program (ProgRess) must be considered a milestone in national resource policy. However, scientific findings point to a need to further develop ProgRess in the next legislative period in order to enhance its effectiveness. The main focus of... Read more
Bienge, Katrin; Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers; Klaus Jacob et al. 2013: Schlüsselfragen der Ressourcenpolitik in der kommenden Legislaturperiode: Ein Zwischenruf aus der Wissenschaft.