No time to waste - Cohesion Funds for a resource-efficient Europe
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 26 pages, pdf
Description:
The European Commission has calculated that in reaching all the goals from the EU waste acquis across the EU, an additional 400 000 green jobs could be created, and if the goals from Resource Efficiency Roadmap are reached, an additional 526 000 new working places could be opened in the EU. This is the main reason why the European Union today sees the waste sector not only as an important environmental issue but also as a major potential for green jobs in European Union. Besides opening new working places, sustainable waste management (reusing, recycling and composting) increases the security of material supplies, increases the competitiveness of European industry, increases resource efficiency, cuts greenhouse gas emissions and supports the research and development goals of the European Union.