ENVIRONMENT REPORT
April 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union countries are still achieving economic growth at the cost of exhausting the world's natural energy and mineral resources, a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) has claimed.Based on data for years up to 1997, the agency concludes that: "EU countries have made little progress towards preventing economic growth from translating into higher natural resources use. This is despite a recognition by world leaders that more efficient use of resources is one of the changes needed to make economies more environmentally ...
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