Ecological debt

Module: Energy/Climate

Bernard Mazijn - Gert Goeminne

Center for Sustainable Development – Ghent University, http://cdonet.UGent.be

Side event at UNFCCC-SB20 (Bonn, Germany)

“Climate Change and The Concept of Ecological Debt” 19 June 2004

The ecological debt of Belgium consists of (1) The ecological damage caused over time by Belgium in other countries or in an area under jurisdiction of another country through its production and consumption patterns, and/or (2) the ecological damage caused over time by Belgium to ecosystems beyond national jurisdiction through its consumption and production patterns; and/or (3) the exploitation or use of ecosystems and ecosystem goods and services over time by Belgium at the expense of the equitable rights to these ecosystems and ecosystem goods and services by other countries or individuals  

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