Title: New environmental technology options in France
Abstract: Since the 1980s and the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the environmental, or ''ecological,'' dimension has become the basis for a strategic orientation among industries and economies. France in 1992 allocated nearly 100.5 billion French francs ($19 billion)--1.4 percent of its gross domestic products--to environmental protection. If drinking water production facilities, natural resource conservation, urban amenities and waste recycling are included, France's expenditure on the environment is almost 140 billion francs ($26.4 billion), or 1.8 percent of GDP. Despite a recessionary period, environmental expenditures increased about 2.4 percent in 1992, while industrial investment remained constant. Traditional industry's share in this national expenditure has reached 30 percent.
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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