Factor X

Discusses the scientific challenges of the topic of a sustainable resource use in the context of current developments in society and politic

Complements the two previous Factor X publications and presents about 20 concrete examples to increase resource efficiency and reach a Factor X (good and best practice)

Benefits researchers, policy makers and politicians who work in the field of resource efficiency and sustainable resource use

Autorentext

Harry Lehmann, General Director, Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

A physicist, Dr. Harry Lehmann has been General Director of Division I Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies of the German Federal Environment Agency since 2004. He was an early member, and is now the President, of the Factor 10 Club for resource productivity and sustainable use of natural resources. He is one of the founders of Eurosolar, the European Association for Renewable Energy. In 2011 he became Executive Chairman of the World Renewable Energy Council. He has published several books. Since 1985, Harry Lehmann has lectured at various universities, most recently at the Leuphana University of Luneburg.

Inhalt
Degrowth.- Circular Economy.- Justice, Equitable Access to Resources, Topic of Refugees.- Financial System.- Educational System.- Repair, social innovation.- Planetary boundaries revision.- International challenges for a resource efficient world.- Necessities for a resource efficient Europe.- Megatrends.- UBA Resource Commission.- Data, indicators, targets (material, water, land) .- Critical resources.- India (National Resource Panel) .- Implementing resource efficiency in Europe.- Circular economy (package) .-Nexus.- The resource efficiency agenda in Germany (incl. German regions) .- NL-Regional Examples.-International, Good Examples (Resource EfficienzY -Atlas).- Finland Households.- Austria Life Cycle Tower.- Examples from the European Network of Resource Efficiency Agencies (ERF 2014, Focus: cleaner production) .- Resource Panel Indien, Gebäude Beispiel New Dehli.- Factor X housing (system-approach, regional solutions) .- Resource efficient design.- Product Service Systems, Design.- Urbaner Umweltschutz mit Schwerpunkt Stoffströme/Metabolismen in der Stadt.- Sustainable Chemistry, Chemistry-leasing.- Additional: Statements in in Laudato si (Pope's Environmental Enzyclica) concerning resources.