Importance of global and local policies to foster sustainable consumption and production
2011
Dzene, S., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Economics | Eglite, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Economics
Changes in consumption processes have been recognised as important steps towards sustainable development. In Europe Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is increasingly seen as a broad and important tool with which to tackle today's environmental challenges. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of importance of global and local policies to foster sustainable consumption and production. A special focus is given to the policies of the European Union and Latvia, and targeted production-consumption areas of highest environmental impact: food and drink, and housing and mobility. The paper describes types of instruments for implementing SCP policy and global sustainable consumption governance as well as it provides a suggestion for a logical structure for framing SCP policies. The main conclusion of the paper agrees with the previous findings that (global) sustainable consumption governance is highly necessary, but individual governments by themselves have limited control over influences on the consumption patterns of their populations. Therefore, the governments should more active use mixes of instruments which stimulate collective action and engage producers, consumers, and civil society in facilitation of SCP.
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