Carl Dalhammar
Senior lecturer
Addressing resource efficiency through the Ecodesign Directive: a review of opportunities and barriers
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Summary, in English
The European Union has initiated a number of initiatives to improve resource efficiency in Europe. The Ecodesign Directive is one of the policy instruments that could aid the transition towards a more resource efficient economy. This paper examines the potential benefits and disadvantages in applying the Directive for this purpose, and reflects on the potential to apply certain types of standards. The research builds on literature studies and interviews. A main conclusion is that some types of legal requirements are more feasible than others, and that the type of product and user patterns are of high importance when legal requirements are assessed.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Publication/Series
LCM conference proceedings
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Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
LCM 2013
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- Ecodesign
- resource efficiency
- resource use
- resource policies
Conference name
LCM 2013
Conference date
2013-08-25 - 2013-08-28
Status
Published