A comparison of environmental and energetic performance of European countries: A sustainability index

摘要: Recently, European countries agreed on a new 2030-pact establishing challenging levels for set of climate and energy indexes in order to achieve more competitive, safe sustainable system. In evaluate current sustainability performances from the environmental energetic perspectives, this research proposes Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) that, starting both Eurostat data Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), allows direct comparison nations. To aim, multiple are taken into account (e.g. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Government expenditures protection, Recycled reused waste electric electronic equipments (WEEEs), end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), materials Municipal Solid Wastes (MSWs), Share renewable (RE) electricity, RE transport, heating cooling Primary consumption). This assessment model provides value each country related ranking with average. Results show as, even nowadays, twelve out twenty-eight have greater than average 2013. Top four nations (Sweden, Denmark, Finland Austria) high Sweden is best perspectives.