Evidence of Absolute Decoupling from Real World Policy Mixes in Europe

Evidence of Absolute Decoupling from Real World Policy Mixes in Europe

In resource economics, decoupling from environmental impacts is assumed to be beneficial. However, the success of efforts to increase resource productivity should be placed within the context of the earth’s resources and ecosystems as theoretically finite and contingent on a number of threshold valu...

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Main Authors: Doreen Fedrigo-Fazio, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer, Patrick ten Brink, Leonardo Mazza, Alison Ratliff, Emma Watkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
absolute decoupling
aggregates
European Union
ex-post
fertilizers
fish stocks
plastics
policy mixes
productivity
resource efficiency
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/6/517

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