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

2. 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

3. Projected Population Change in Selected EU Countries 2000-2020 Source: GROS & Eurostat

4. Projected Percentage Change in Scotland's Population by Age Group 2003 - 2028 Source: GROS

5. 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

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

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

8. Source: Eurostat, DEFRA and Accounts Commission Note: 2001 data for other countries 2002/3 2000 2003/4 2000/1 Municipal Waste Recycling Rates - %

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

10. Air Passengers at Scottish Airports Source: Scottish Transport Statistics

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

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

13. Nitrogen Dioxide – Urban Stations Urban background stations, annual average, 2000. 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

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

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

16. 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

17. Annual Average Employment Rate 1990 - 2003 Source: Eurostat

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

19. Long-Term Life Expectancy in Scotland at year of birth - 2001 Source : GAD and OECD health data 2003 3rd edition Note : Some figures are based on three year averages and others on single year