Transcript The recreational value of forests in a transition economy

Lisbon Strategy: the
environmental pillar
Tomasz Żylicz
www.woee.pl
2001: Environmental
aspects
1. Climate change; slowing
down the fossil fuel
consumption
• Conservation of natural
resources
• Mitigating the transport
pressure
• Improving public health
1. Climate change; slowing
down the fossil fuel
consumption
• Political leadership in the area
of the Kyoto Protocol
• Improving energy efficiency
• Financial support for renewable
energy
2. Conservation of natural
resources
• Expecting the deterioration of
biological diversity
• Improvement in the
effectiveness of waste
management
3. Mitigating the transport
pressure
No improvement
4. Improving public
health
No improvement
2005: Environmental
aspects
Guideline no. 14 (out of 23):
To encourage the sustainable
use of resources and
strengthen the synergies
between environmental
protection and growth
Details of the Guideline
no. 14:
• Internalising external costs
• Increasing the energy efficiency
• Support for environmentallyfriendly technologies („ETAP”)
Threats:
• Priority for freedom of the
Single Internal Market
• Emphasising the Best Available
Technique
• Incompatibility with Polish
environmental priorities
• Lack of the political will to
reform the European Union