Lecturer
Dr. Eric Ponthieu
Head of Unit – European Economic and Social Committee
Unit “Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society” Brussels – Belgium
Abstract
Mitigation of climate change means that CO2 emissions must be drastically reduced in the long term (i.e. 2050). This implies a substantial reforming of the entire production and consumption pattern in order to decouple economic growth and carbon emissions. This transition to a low carbon economy will be a costly process requiring not only technological efforts but also profound organisational and cultural changes. The predominating model to achieve such a transformation, often referred as green growth, risks falling short because of its insufficient focus on the demand-side of the economy. Conversely, the model of sustainable consumption seems to be more suited for meeting 2050 climate objectives (i.e. -80-95% GHG emissions below 1990 level). The two models will be briefly compared and a special emphasis will be placed on outlining the model of sustainable consumption.
Venezia, Italy, Venezia - San Giobbe - Venezia - San Giobbe, Venezia, Italy -
8 May 2013 9 May 2013
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