Facing the future: time
for the EU to meet
global challenges
Authors:
Mark Boden, Cristiano Cagnin, Vicente Carabias,
Karel Haegeman, Totti Könnölä
2010
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European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
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JRC55981
EUR 24364 EN
ISSN 1018-5593
ISBN 978-92-79-15786-8
DOI 10.2791/4223
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Facing the future: time for the EU to meet global challenges
I. Executive Summary
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II. Acknowledgements
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III. Main Report
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1. Introduction
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2. Methodology
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3. Main challenges for the EU
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3.1 Challenge 1: Need to change the current ways in which essential natural
resources are used
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3.2 Challenge 2: Need to anticipate and adapt to societal changes
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3.3 Challenge 3: N