Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD, Overview

Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption? What ...

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Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD Countries

Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption?

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• Executive Summary - Towards Sustainable Household Consumption?: Trends and Policies in OECD Countries

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