Janez Potočnik Delivers The 2010 Jean Jacques Rousseau Lecture

Janez Potočnik, European commissioner for the environment, delivered The 2010 Jean Jacques Rousseau Lecture and used the occasion to make a compelling call to make resource efficiency one of its cornerstones. His speech on Resource Efficiency as a Driver of Sustainable Growth and Jobs made the case for a new “environmental contract” and argued for the development of new indicators to measure progress and performance on resource efficiency.

Watch The 2010 Jean Jacques Rousseau Lecture Part I
Watch The 2010 Jean Jacques Rousseau Lecture Part II
Watch The 2010 Jean Jacques Rousseau Lecture Part II

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