Enhancing the achievement of the SDGs: lessons learned at the half-way point of the 2030 Agenda

Pattberg, Philipp; Bäckstrand, Karin

doi:10.1007/s10784-023-09615-9

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“…Research on the process of implementing the concept of sustainable development within the EU is a frequently discussed topic in the literature [11,15,21,23,27,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Currently, the effects of implementing actions for SD are verified within the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda [2,17,24,[37][38][39][40][41][42]. The European Commission is taking many steps with this program.…”

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Sustainable Consumption and Production in the European Union—An Attempt to Assess Changes and Convergence from the Perspective of Central and Eastern European Countries

Markowski,

Kotliński,

Ostrowska

2023

Sustainability

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The aim of this paper is to attempt to assess changes in terms of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the European Union (EU), with particular emphasis on the countries of central and eastern Europe (CEE). So far, relatively little attention has been paid to the analysis of SCP in countries at different levels of development in the literature in this subject area. Even less attention has been paid to the study of the similarity of economies in this respect and the signs of convergence. The basis for assessment is the analysis of dispersion measures, cluster analysis, variance analysis and the construction of a synthetic index. The authors conclude that CEE countries are characterized by a relatively low level of development in terms of SCP compared to the rest of the EU. The signs of σ-convergence and β-convergence can only be identified in terms of “Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars”. It is also the only indicator that significantly differentiates both analyzed clusters. In CEE countries, changes in other SCP indicators were mainly negative (increased adverse environmental impact), and the distance to other EU countries increased. The pandemic was conducive to σ-convergence in terms of “Generation of waste” and β-convergence in terms of “Circular material use rate”, but in 2021, the conditions of gradual easing of pandemic restrictions favored divergence in SCP indicators. The lack of convergence (while reducing the environmental impact) may be a serious problem in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the EU level. The above results were supplemented with a discussion on the causes of the observed situation and recommendations.

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