Sustainable development as a factor in the energy dependency of the European Union

Abstract

The main thesis of the author starts with the fact that the Sustainable Development Strategy of the European Union is one of the major long-term reducing instrument of energy dependency of the European Union. This paper gives an overview of the total energy consumption and production in the EU and its energy dependence on imports, mainly oil and gas. In order to meet the needs of sustainable development, the EU aims to cut consumption of crude oil, natural gas and solid fuels, and also to encourage the production and consumption of renewable energy, which would reduce the import of fossil fuels and contribute to energy efficiency. Despite numerous measures in order to achieve sustainable development, crude oil and natural gas remain the most important fuels in the EU, while its total energy dependency has increased over the past ten years. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. OI179029: Srbija u savremenim međunarodnim odnosima: Strateški pravci razvoja i učvršćivanja položaja Srbije u međunarodnim integrativnim procesima - spoljnopolitički, međunarodni, ekonomski, pravni i bezbednosni aspekti

Some Geographical Aspects of Sustainable Development with View on Montenegro: A Review

“…European Union monitors the implementation of the sustainable development strategy and their analysis published in the biennial report, covering 111 indicators divided into ten chapters. The most important and basic themes of the Strategy and its indicators, the European Union distinguishes the following 10: (1) socio-economic development -the main indicator: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, (2) sustainable consumption and production -the main indicator: resource productivity, (3) social inclusionthe main indicator: the risk of poverty, (4) demographic changes -the main indicator: the employment rate of older mines (5) Public Health -the main indicator: life expectancy, (6) Climate change and energy -the main indicator: emissions and consumption of renewable energy sources, (7) sustainable transport -the main indicator: energy consumption relative to GDP, (8) water, flora and fauna -the main indicator: an abundance of birds and fish (9) global partnership -the main indicator: by developing (10) good governance -the main indicator is not defined [19].…”