{"id":4341,"date":"2024-07-25T10:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ippo-engineering.eu\/?p=4341"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:35:36","slug":"environmental-sustainability-green-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ippo-engineering.eu\/en\/environmental-sustainability-green-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental sustainability between history, 2030 Agenda, Green Deal and the 15-minute city"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4341\" class=\"elementor elementor-4341 elementor-4310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da81c42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da81c42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1c8ce\" data-id=\"ae1c8ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c843202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c843202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Environmental sustainability <\/strong>is a key concept for our planet and those who will come after us; it refers to the ability to maintain the balance of natural ecosystems over the long term. How? By using the <strong>Earth&#8217;s resources <\/strong>consciously and responsibly and reducing, for example, greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p><p>But what does environmental sustainability mean specifically? How can we help promote it? Why should we do so? 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Compared to the Fordist era, it implies a paradigm shift, which can be translated into a continuous promotion of ecological practices.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7901653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7901653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is meant by environmental sustainability?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07eda0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07eda0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the <strong>1980s<\/strong>, economist <strong>Herman Daly <\/strong>said what the characteristics of a sustainable system should be. The theory, known as &#8216;<em>Herman Daly&#8217;s three rules<\/em>&#8216;, holds that:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a741c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a741c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>for sustainable use of resources, the <strong>rhythm<\/strong> of use should be less than the rate at which they regenerate;<\/li><li>the depletion of non-renewable resources should be offset by a shift to <strong>fully renewable resources<\/strong>;<\/li><li>for a sustainable emission rate of waste and scrap, the rate at which they are produced should not exceed the <strong>time <\/strong>it takes nature to dispose of them.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1b2182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concept of environmental sustainability history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f2925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1f2925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The concept of sustainability is not new but has much older origins. In one of his essays, <strong>Jacobus Du Pisani<\/strong>, Professor of History at the <strong>North-West University <\/strong>in <strong>Potchefstroom <\/strong>(South Africa), states that some philosophers (such as <strong>Plato <\/strong>and <strong>Pliny the Elder<\/strong>) were already talking about it between the 5th and 1st centuries BC. Philosophers were aware of the damage caused to the environment by human activities and, therefore, debated practices to protect its &#8216;<strong>eternal youth<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p><p>Rather, with the industrial revolutions, the idea spread that technological progress was leading humanity towards a mythical &#8216;<strong>golden age<\/strong>&#8216;. With time, however, certain doubts and concerns also emerged about the environmental and social consequences of <strong>uncontrolled development<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Examples of this are the essays dealing with these topics in the 18th century. Among many, we mention &#8216;<em>Sylvicultura Oeconomica<\/em>&#8216; written by <strong>Hans Carl von Carlowitz <\/strong>in <strong>1713<\/strong>, in which the term &#8216;<strong>sustainable use<\/strong>&#8216; appears for the first time, which the author uses to indicate the need to replace cut trees with new ones.<\/p><p>In those years, several publications touched on similar themes, such as <strong>Thomas Malthus&#8217; <\/strong>&#8216;<em>An Essay on the Principle of Population<\/em>&#8216; (<strong>1798<\/strong>). In this work, the English economist expounded on the problem of excessive population growth in relation to the resources available at the time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2770c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2770c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development cannot go on forever<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e720c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e720c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea that development should be regulated emerged in <strong>1969<\/strong>, when <strong>sustainable development <\/strong>was mentioned for the first time in an official document, signed by <strong>33 African countries<\/strong>.<\/p><p>That same year, the <strong>United States <\/strong>established the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>EPA<\/strong>), whose guidelines influenced the first environmental theories, globally.<\/p><p>In <strong>1992, <\/strong>however, at the <strong>UN Conference in Rio de Janeiro<\/strong>, the definition of environmental sustainability contained in the <strong>1987 UN Brundtland Report <\/strong>was expanded to include the concepts of <strong>social justice <\/strong>and <strong>equity<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c43a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c43a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-2-EN-1024x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4353\" alt=\"environmental sustainability\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-2-EN-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-2-EN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-2-EN-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-2-EN.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac2070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ac2070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From 21 Agenda to 2030 Agenda<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768582e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"768582e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The concepts already mentioned are enshrined in <strong>21<\/strong> <strong>Agenda<\/strong>, a document adopted in <strong>1992 <\/strong>by <strong>170 countries <\/strong>to define the guidelines for sustainable development in the early 2000s.<\/p><p>In <strong>2015<\/strong>, 21 Agenda was replaced by <strong>2030<\/strong> <strong>Agenda<\/strong>, a document signed by the governments of the <strong>193 UN member states <\/strong>and approved by the UN General Assembly.<\/p><p>The document outlines 17 sustainable development goals, also called <strong>Sustainable Development Goals <\/strong>(<strong>SDGs<\/strong>), to be achieved by <strong>2030<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The goals of 2030 Agenda are global and concern and involve all countries and all components of society, from public administration (PA) to private individuals and industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bcb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91bcb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goals pursued by environmental sustainability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ab3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010ab3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe main objectives that environmental sustainability aims at are:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bb816 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"85bb816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">conservation of natural resources;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">the protection of biodiversity;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">climate change mitigation;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">long-term sustainable development.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09551bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09551bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn summary, environmental sustainability seeks to balance human needs with environmental protection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e936c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e936c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Green Deal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f7331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77f7331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>European Union <\/strong>has also revised its growth strategy, adopting a policy to accelerate the <strong>ecological transition<\/strong>. These policies are called the <strong>Green Deal<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The aim of the Green Deal, adopted by the European Commission on <strong>14 July 2021<\/strong>, is to rebuild the post-pandemic European society from a green perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96f5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a96f5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green Deal in short<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfff65c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfff65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Europe would like to become the first <strong>climate neutral <\/strong>continent; the deadline is set for <strong>2050<\/strong>. By <strong>2030, <\/strong>it aims to <strong>reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55%<\/strong>. To do so, it will make use of administrative and non-administrative tools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joconsulting.eu\/en\/journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incentives<\/a> and targeted actions.<\/p><p>However, the objective remains very broad: the Green Deal also aims to create new jobs, directly related to ecology, health and the well-being of citizens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06b8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f06b8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">'15 minutes city' model, an alternative way of experiencing the city<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2053ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2053ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Making cities green will also require a new way of thinking. There is talk, in this regard, of &#8216;<strong>15-minutes cities<\/strong>&#8216;, so called because ideally everything you need is a maximum of a 15-minutes walk away from you.<\/p><p>It is an urban planning model in which each neighbourhood is a completely autonomous cell; a model that allows for the enhancement of the area and the creation of links with other citizens in their area of residence.<\/p><p>In Italy, the first experiments were conducted in <strong>Milan<\/strong>, <strong>Naples<\/strong>, <strong>Rome <\/strong>and <strong>Catania<\/strong>, where pilot urban regeneration projects were launched, revitalising entire suburbs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f4e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94f4e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Sustainability Indicators<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c377640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c377640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 1990, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (<strong>OECD<\/strong>) developed the first <strong>environmental sustainability indicators<\/strong>. Since then, with the help of member states, these indicators have been continuously updated and improved. Here they are:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eedd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eedd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core environmental indicators (CEI)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4661c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4661c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Benchmark environmental indicators <\/strong>are used to monitor progress in the area of environmental sustainability.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df5958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df5958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key environmental indicators (KEI)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aaf0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63aaf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCore environmental indicators are selected to help guide environmental policies and inform citizens.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e96dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1e96dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sectoral environmental indicators (SEI)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5173720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5173720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEach sectoral <strong>environmental indicator <\/strong>focuses on a specific sector, with the aim of integrating environmental concerns into sectoral policies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df05ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df05ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indicators derived from environmental accounting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960e976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"960e976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Indicators derived from environmental accounting <\/strong>optimise the management of economic and financial resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b831a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b831a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decoupling environmental indicators (DEI)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c316f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c316f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Decoupling environmental indicators <\/strong>assess the intensity of pressure in relation to economic growth.<\/p><p>Each indicator refers to certain key elements, such as climate change, air quality, fresh water resources, material waste, biological resources and biodiversity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f277da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f277da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will AI save the planet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67112cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67112cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Artificial intelligence <\/strong>(<strong>AI<\/strong>) can be a valuable ally in environmental sustainability. For example, in finding resources for the <a href=\"https:\/\/joeducation.eu\/smart-cities-catania-secesta-viasafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>smart cities of the<\/strong> <strong>future<\/strong><\/a> or in reducing waste in today&#8217;s cities.<\/p><p>A study published in the scientific journal <strong>Nature Communication <\/strong>deals with this very topic. According to the group of researchers, AI could play a key role in achieving 93% of the goals set by the 2030 Agenda.<\/p><p>However, as we all know, using AI also entails risks; therefore, a regulatory effort will be needed with a view to supervising the technology. &#8216;<em>Otherwise,&#8217; <\/em>the scholars point out, &#8216;<em>there could be gaps in <strong>transparency<\/strong>, <strong>security <\/strong>and <strong>ethical standards<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5942a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5942a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippo-engineering.eu\/en\/#contact\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-3-EN-1024x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4365\" alt=\"environmental sustainability\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-3-EN-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-3-EN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-3-EN-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.ippo-engineering.eu\/ippo-engineering.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Environmental-sustainability-3-EN.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47273ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47273ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Develop a green project with us, be part of the change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b28aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b28aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippo-engineering.eu\/en\/\"><strong>IPPO Engineering<\/strong><\/a>, a subsidiary of <strong>IPPOCRATE AS<\/strong>, has been fighting climate change for years. With our research centre <strong>PMF Research<\/strong>, we fight every day to keep the planet in balance.<\/p><p>There are many challenges to overcome, but together we can do it. <strong>Contact us <\/strong>to devise a project concerning environmental sustainability. Call now <strong>(+390954683879<\/strong>) or send us an <strong>e-mail <\/strong>via the form below.<\/p><p>Environmental sustainability requires immediate action, be part of the change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental sustainability is a key concept for our planet and those who will come after us; it refers to the ability to maintain the balance of natural ecosystems over the long term. How? By using the Earth&#8217;s resources consciously and responsibly and reducing, for example, greenhouse gas emissions. 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