1. Concept of sustainable development
1.1 Meaning
"Our house is burning and we're looking the other way. Nature, mutilated and overexploited, can no longer replenish itself, and we refuse to admit it. Humanity is suffering. It suffers from maldevelopment, in the North as in the South, and we are indifferent. The earth and humanity are in peril, and we are all responsible". These were the words of Jacques Chirac at the Johannesburg World Summit in September 2002.
It's true that our planet is in a bad way. Global warming, due in part to human activity, is now recognized as a global threat. Water is scarce and polluted. Soil, too, is polluted. Toxic waste is spreading. Forests have shrunk by 2.4% since 1990. Wildlife is dwindling. And more than a quarter of mammal species and 12% of bird species...
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Bibliography
Websites
ADEME http://www.ademe.fr
GHG and Carbon Footprints http://www.bilans-ges.ademe.fr/
Controlling fuel consumption in road transport http://www.energeco.org
Standards and norms
- AFNOR Greenhouse gases – Part 1: Specifications and guidelines, at the organization level, for quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and removals - NF EN ISO 14064-1 - 2018
- AFNOR Méthodologie pour le calcul et la déclaration de la consommation d'énergie et des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) des prestations de transport (fret et passagers) - NF EN 16258 - 2012
IATA RP 1678...
Regulations
Law no. 2001-420 of May 15, 2001 on new economic regulations.
Constitutional law no. 2005 – 205 of 1 March 2005 on the Charter of the Environment.
Regulation no. 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 18, 2009 (Euro VI standard).
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