Sustainable Development Background indicators Presentation at meeting of Scottish Sustainable Development Advisory Group February 2005

Sustainable Development Some indicators Context Population Scientists’ and public concerns Climate change & energy CO 2 /GDP Renewables Sustainable communities Crime Employment Life expectancy Income distribution Sustainable consumption & production Municipal waste Cars & traffic, Air traffic Natural resources & environmental protection Air quality Bathing waters Fisheries

Projected Population Change in Selected EU Countries Source: GROS & Eurostat

Projected Percentage Change in Scotland's Population by Age Group Source: GROS

Perceptions on environmental problems Source: UNEP Survey of 200 scientists in 50 countries % of scientists saying (in 2000) that an issue would be a major environmental problem

Source: SE Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment 2002 Public Attitudes

Car Licenses and Ownership Number of Cars per '000 Population 2001 Motor vehicles licensed, 000s Source: Scottish Transport Statistics

Source: Eurostat, DEFRA and Accounts Commission Note: 2001 data for other countries 2002/ /4 2000/1 Municipal Waste Recycling Rates - %

Vehicles in thousands per km of road for the year 2001 Source: Scottish Transport Statistics

Air Passengers at Scottish Airports Source: Scottish Transport Statistics

Renewable Electricity– as a share of Total Electricity Consumption – 2000, 2001 & 2002 Source: Eurostat/DTI

Index of Carbon Dioxide Emissions divided by GDP 1990 = 100 Source: Scottish Executive, UN & NETCEN

Nitrogen Dioxide – Urban Stations Urban background stations, annual average, The maximum UB station in each city with data, relative to EU limit value (LV) and upper and lower assessment thresholds (UAT, LAT). LV: 40 µg/m3, UAT: 32 µg/m3, LAT: 26 µg/m3. Source: EEA Low High

Compliance with the EC Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC): 2003 Source: SEPA and EUROSTAT

Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits Source: Fisheries Research Services and ICES

2000 International Crime Victims Survey: percentage of population who were victims of at least one crime in 1999, by country Source: International Crime and Victimisation Survey

Annual Average Employment Rate Source: Eurostat

Income Distribution – Ratio of top 20% to bottom 20% Source: Eurostat

Long-Term Life Expectancy in Scotland at year of birth Source : GAD and OECD health data rd edition Note : Some figures are based on three year averages and others on single year