Measurement of Progress in the Environmental Area: Poland against the Countries of the European Union.

ABSTRACT: The initiatives taken by the European Union (EU) and the strategies it adopts aim to achieve sustainable development in a long-term perspective. This, however, requires continuous and consistent efforts to minimise the pressure on the natural environment. By obliging and encouraging Member States to take action in the environmental area, the EU wants to be a leader in conducting the green energy transformation. The main aim of the article is to assess the level of advancement of the EU countries (taking into account their division into two groups: EU-13 and EU-15) in making efforts to preserve the natural environment, with a particular emphasis on the position of Poland among the EU countries. An environmental index (EI) was used to make comparisons between EU countries. This index was des

SUBMITTER: Mazur-Wierzbicka E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9819835 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature