and between the ambitious goals of the Europe 2020 project and the current fiscal restrictions; the growth of public support across Europe for a financial consolidation strategy based on cutting spending; the impact of the financial and macroeconomic crisis on several sectors; and the deficiencies of...
As debate over the successor to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) gathers momentum, the EU's Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs argued in favour of objectives applicable not only to the developing countries, but to every country in the world. As debate...
This is important when it comes to developing our region, contributing to the Netherlands and working in collaborations of equals with partners worldwide on the major challenges that have been set out in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. It is also logical that we should play ...
It's important to note that these commitments are ambitious; some initiatives may fall short of their goals. We also considered the impact of technological advances and consumer willingness to change. Shanghai The Liu family Future mobility Yu and Wang and their two children live in Shanghai. ...
That could also help explain why the number of companies with sustainability goals that are clearly defined — with measurable targets, timelines and other quantifiable benchmarks — has dropped. More than half (53%) of respondents had clear goals in 2019, but that figure fell to 41% in 2021...
the foresight methods used, specific goals for each method, and how each method contributed to achieving our main goal, which is to provide scenarios for the future of work in the 2050 horizon. Second, we introduce each method used and explain how they were used in the context of this work...
We outline ecosystem services provided by soils, the indicators used to measure soil functionality and their integration into informative soil-health indices. Scientists should embrace soil health as an overarching principle that contributes to sustainability goals, rather than only a property to measure....
Brazil and China have common ground on international issues, including fighting hunger, promoting peace, opposing unilateral sanctions and addressing climate change. Given the shared positions, strengthening ties with China aligns...
Climate is increasingly on the minds of business leaders, politicians, and consumers. Western countries are busy legislating for net zero emissions — the European Union has set ambitious goals and adopted legislation to implement international commitments whose impact on industry will be profound. ...
This threatens not only the steel industry and its workers but also the EU’s Green Deal goals and strategic autonomy. Right diagnosis, but measures neither radical nor urgent enough The European Commission, in its recent Clean Industrial Deal and Action Plan for Affordable Energy, h...