EU Institute Tables Resource-efficiency Indicators

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The European Commission's in-house research facility, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), has developed new product lifecycle indicators to assess the progress of the EU-27 towards achieving a greener economy. Because sustainable development is an underlying objective of the EU treaties, it is necessary to monitor progress to effectively steer the bloc's action and policies, the JRC notes, adding that so far, Europe has lacked the necessary tools to achieve such an ambitious goal. Read More