Appendix II
Sectoral Changes in the Pursuit ofSustainability: A Dutch Scenario
In Table II.1 scenarios are constructed which reflect the effects of certain forms of sustainability policy on a number of macroeconomic variables in The Netherlands in the long term (2030). The results of this SEDS study are summarized briefly below.1
Environmental technological developments and economic structures are central to this study. Only the supply side of the economy is examined; a structural change in consumption patterns is not included. The central question is what a sustainable Netherlands will look like in 2030. Four scenarios, ‘Strong Together’ (strong sustainability policy with the rest of the world), ‘Strong Alone’, ‘Weak Sustainability’ and ‘Balanced’ ...
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