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II. PATTERNS OF RESPONSE
How do governments face the sustainable issues of
the 21st century?
Bousquet Audrey Lebargy Aurélie Bérat
Christel Barbier Delphine Gaspar Thomas

Maréchal Julie
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GENERAL TRENDS

• International trends from governments to
  implement national sustainable policies.
• 4 different groups
• - Western Europe, Japan and Canada the first
  ones to develop strong strategies.
• - The US weak involvement
• - Developing countries difficulties to balance
  a necessary economic growth and a sustainable
  commitment.
• Under-developed countries hardly no action

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Governments actions

• Tools
• Regulation laws, charters, policies, creation
  of sustainability ministries, control, respect of
  multilateral agreements
• Prevention education, information
• Taxation tax advantages, overtaxes for
  contamination
• Sanctions penalties, fines

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Environmental responses

• Tools
• Regulation
• Clean Air Act (US) the sustainable development
  water program of action (NZ)
• Management of natural resources
• Creation of 15 objectives about environmental
  quality EQO (Sweden)
• Prevention
• Creation of a database of 300 products (Japan)
• Teaching at school public awareness campaign
  (France)
• Taxation
• creation of the green tax model (Sweden)
• Sanctions
• The polluter pays principle

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Social responses

• Tools
• Regulation
• Surveys about evolution of population(NZ)
• Financial aids for association involved in SD
  (Brazil)
• Report about social responsibility (France)
• Train local employees for qualified jobs
  (Thailand)
• Prevention
• Awareness campaign about sexuality, education
  (All around the world)
• At school
• In some communities
• Taxation
• To promote employment and integration for
  minorities

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Economic responses

• Tools
• Integration of sustainability concept in economic
  development
• Regulation
• regional planning ?difficulties in
  distinguishing between SD and economic expansion
• Support medical access (France)
• Prevention
• Incite the consumption of fair trade goods and
  patterns of sustainable development
• Taxation financial help
• Development of rural isolated areas
• Eco tourism (NZ, Brazil, France)
• Subsidies given to firms for green investments
  and reduction of waste (France)

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Conclusion

• Each country has its own conception of SD
• Governments are conscious about sustainable
  issues (policies, treaties)
• Nowadays it is difficult to asses concretely the
  impact of these policies

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Sources

• www.oecd.Org
• www.novethic.fr
• www.wwf.com
• www.cite-science.fr
• www.ddinsitu.org
• www.ecoresponsabilite.gouv.fr
• Website of governments