10-05-07TraduccionInformeIndicadores-RevisionLiliane

Friends of the Earth Europe asserts that the EU is economically vulnerable due to its high dependence on imported resources and a lack of measurement tools to track resource use. The report proposes four specific indicators—land, materials, water, and greenhouse gas emissions—to measure the EU's total resource footprint, including imported goods. It highlights the social and environmental costs of overconsumption, such as human rights abuses in Indonesia's palm oil sector and energy poverty within Europe, while criticizing the EU's Raw Materials Initiative for prioritizing resource access over efficiency.

• The European Union is more dependent on imported resources than any other global region, which increases its economic vulnerability to price fluctuations and availability.
• Europe is wasting approximately 5 billion euros worth of valuable resources annually through landfilling and incineration.
• The EU lacks a system to measure total resource use, set reduction targets, or evaluate if policies are actually improving resource efficiency.
• The EU's Raw Materials Initiative is criticized for focusing on securing access to resources in developing countries rather than increasing efficiency within Europe, potentially hindering poverty alleviation in those nations.
• Overexploitation of resources leads to human rights violations; for example, palm oil production in Indonesia has left indigenous communities without land or water and subjected them to violent tactics.
• To address these issues, Friends of the Earth and the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) propose four indicators to measure the EU's footprint: land (hectares), materials (tonnes), water (litres), and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent), including resources used outside the EU for imports.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). 10-05-07TraduccionInformeIndicadores-RevisionLiliane. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Medir_nuestros_recursos.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. 10-05-07TraduccionInformeIndicadores-RevisionLiliane. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Medir_nuestros_recursos.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalnd100507traduccioninformeindicadoresrevisionliliane, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{10-05-07TraduccionInformeIndicadores-RevisionLiliane}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Medir_nuestros_recursos.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }