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Ageing population, emerging technologies and fiscal sustainability can influence EU’s path to sustainable future

News Published 24 Jun 2020 Last modified 01 Jul 2020

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Environmental policies must be better integrated across all government work if Europe is to stay on target toward a sustainable, carbon-neutral future. This will be crucial amid the profound changes which are expected to happen as a result of an ageing European population, a widespread technological change, and the competing allocations of public budgets. Tackling these complex challenges with sustainability in mind will require clear, bold, long-term and future-proof policies, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today.