1. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Why ? Ensure high quality of the environment in the interest of humans, animals, plants. How ? Identify negative impacts and act upon pressures and drivers: use of resources. 1

2. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Resource use drives negative impacts How we use resources – judicious use can reduce emissions and waste How intensely we use renewable resources – need time to regenerate 2

3. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Focus on environmental Impact (Prodi, 2003) problem is not lack of resources but capacity to absorb emissions from their use Win-Win Approach (Barroso, 2005) need to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation Global Dimension (Töpfer, 2005) all life-cycle stages need to be considered 3

4. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use 25 years Environmental impact GDP Resource use The Vision Reducing impacts in a growing economy From protection to more improvement From effectiveness to more efficiency 0 4

5. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Strategic Approach Ambition Predictability Involvement Integration Efficiency 5

6. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Strategic Support Access to knowledge European policy dimension International policy dimension Progress monitoring 6

7. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Waste Strategy Objectives of waste management: Protect the environment? Supply materials and energy? Synergies! 7

8. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Waste Strategy From environmental objective: What is waste? What is R / D ? What is recycling? 8

9. Reducing environmental impacts in a growing economy 25 years Environmental impact Economic growth Resource use Waste Strategy Better use of means - more environmental benefit: Recycling Economic instruments Prevention Simplification 9